The mission of The History Press is to explore and unearth "the story of America, one town or community at a time."
Hillel Italie - Associated Press Books Aug. 18, 2025 2:13 pm157d ago
The mission of The History Press is to explore and unearth "the story of America, one town or community at a time."
Megan Woolard Business News Jul. 14, 2025 1:23 pm192d ago
Currently Booked is a Solon-based bookstore that doesn’t stay in one place for too long. The mobile bookstore is a trailer that’s been outfitted to serve as a bookstore with the mission to literally bring books to more people across Eastern Iowa and the Midwest.
Megan Woolard Books Jul. 7, 2025 11:09 am199d ago
A North Liberty father has published his first children’s book, “The Oohs and Ahhs or Parenting,” which was inspired by his parenting journey and is meant to appeal to adults and children alike.
Mary Sharp Books May. 28, 2025 9:54 am239d ago
Carole Gauger credits John and Sandra Hudson of Iowa City and her late friend, author Anneliese Tisdale of Cedar Rapids, …
Mary Sharp Books May. 20, 2025 11:17 am247d ago
Cedar Rapids resident Carole Gauger trained, rode, bred and sold more than 450 horses, first at stables in Iowa and then in Michigan, where she devoted herself to training, breeding and selling the magisterial Lipizzans, the breed developed by Austro-Hungarian nobility in the 16th century. Gauger, now 88, details her career and horses in her book “Livery to Lipizzans.”
Arts & Entertainment Mar. 21, 2025 2:15 pm307d ago
John Green, author of “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Looking for Alaska,” will join Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar on Saturday at the Englert Theatre to discuss his new book, "Everything is Tuberculosis," and answer audience questions.
Books Feb. 19, 2025 8:52 am337d ago
The family friendly event inclues cartoon screenings, author events and poetry workshop for middle-schoolers
Books Feb. 17, 2025 9:59 am339d ago
From baseball player Roberto Clemente to writer Toni Morrison, read about these superheroes
Community Dec. 26, 2024 7:18 am392d ago
A brand-new bookmobile is opening a new chapter for the Marion Public Library as it hits the streets in December. The new vehicle, which can hold about 3,000 books, brought the service back to Marion for the first time in several decades as it started twice-weekly stops on Dec. 17.
Books Dec. 19, 2024 7:35 am399d ago
Measuring 20 feet wide by 24 feet tall, stained-glass window commission influenced new artistic directions for designer Grant Wood
Books Dec. 9, 2024 8:13 am409d ago
With a collection dating back to the 1500s, there’s plenty to feast on at the Szathmary Culinary Manuscript Collection at the University of Iowa — one of the top five collections in the country. Thousands of books, manuscripts and pamphlets all seem to have one common theme: We are what we eat.
Books Nov. 17, 2024 5:00 am431d ago
As this glorious fall winds down, we know what comes next and my friend Claudia McGehee has illustrated a book that reminds us of the beauty and joys of that cold and snowy season.
Books Nov. 13, 2024 8:52 am435d ago
For Kueter, it was fun to picture what life may have been like for Jesus when he was growing up. While the New Testament provides some highlights, “there’s about 30 years where he’s a mystery.”
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