In Cervantes’ classic novel, a student tells the knight-errant Don Quixote, ‘The greater the fame of the writer, the more …
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In Cervantes’ classic novel, a student tells the knight-errant Don Quixote, ‘The greater the fame of the writer, the more …
The 11th annual Iowa City Book Festival set for Oct. 1 to 6 will feature a mix of authors, panel …
Lori Erickson’s travels have taken her all over the world. Little did she know when she started writing decades ago, …
Ruth Ware’s latest suspense novel has a lot to measure up to. Its predecessor, ‘The Death of Mrs. Westaway,” was …
’An American Sunrise” If you read only one book of poems this summer, make it ‘An American Sunrise” (Norton) by …
Gymnastics is an exercise in cognitive dissonance. A linebacker’s grit is packaged in a sparkly, spangly leotard. Adult demands are …
Seventy years from now, how will the migrant children detained at our southern border describe what happened to them? What …
In 1888, astronomer Simon Newcomb proclaimed, ‘We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know.” At the time, …
Earlier this month Andrew Shaffer and Joe Biden were in Des Moines at the same time. The former was promoting …
Any devoted audiobook listener can attest: Spending nine hours (or more) in the company of a terrible reader – a …
During a 40-year career, J. Michael ‘Joe” Straczynski has been a playwright, journalist, novelist, radio host, TV showrunner, comic book …
August is traditionally a ‘dead month” in publishing, a time when every agent, editor and production director takes vacation, filling …
Imagine how you would feel if almost no one understood you. In your head, your thoughts make sense, but words …
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