Lately, Dan Brown has been writing his thriller novels under the forbidding eye of Zeus, the king of gods. Which …
By Richard Chin, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Books Aug. 19, 2018 11:37 am2606d ago
Lately, Dan Brown has been writing his thriller novels under the forbidding eye of Zeus, the king of gods. Which …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Aug. 19, 2018 9:00 am2607d ago
Rebecca Makkai’s new novel, ‘The Great Believers,” started as a much different book. ‘I actually started with what’s now a …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Aug. 19, 2018 7:00 am2607d ago
In mid-1980s Chicago, Yale Tishman finds his longtime relationship crumbling in the face of the AIDS crisis, turning a moment …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent Books Aug. 18, 2018 1:36 pm2607d ago
In ‘Too Close to Breathe” by Olivia Kiernan, Eleanor Costello, a Type-A science professor has committed suicide by hanging. Her …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Aug. 18, 2018 1:34 pm2607d ago
Epic comics events often attempt to bridge the gap between longtime readers and new readers. They can be used to …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Aug. 18, 2018 11:46 am2607d ago
‘The Occasional Virgin” by Hanan al-Shaykh is a fine literary novel wrapped inside a summer read. Poignant reflections about family, …
Heidi Lauritzen, Iowa City Public Library
Books Aug. 11, 2018 1:27 pm2614d ago
When we read, we usually do not pay much attention to the vehicle that brings us the stories or facts …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Aug. 11, 2018 1:25 pm2614d ago
The latest novel by Bernice L. McFadden, ‘Praise Song for the Butterflies,” takes place in the fictitious West African country …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Aug. 11, 2018 1:24 pm2614d ago
Richard Powers is an adventuresome, humane, erudite author whose novels explore the frontiers of science, the stunning richness of the …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Aug. 4, 2018 4:09 pm2621d ago
‘Speak No Evil,” the follow-up to Uzodinma Iweala’s multiple award-winning novel ‘Beasts of No Nation,” centers around Niru, a talented …
By Jaqueline Briggs Martin, Contributor
Books Aug. 4, 2018 6:34 pm2621d ago
We are into high summer – a time to enjoy hikes, bike rides, trips to a park or playground. And …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Aug. 4, 2018 12:06 pm2621d ago
Iowa City author Jeff Biggers takes readers on a brisk trip through American history in ‘Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition.” …
By Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
Books Jul. 29, 2018 11:59 am2627d ago
CHICAGO – ‘The Great Believers,” the new novel by Rebecca Makkai, describes the AIDS epidemic in Chicago in the 1980s …
Grace King
Olivia Cohen
Vanessa Miller
The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years. Support our award-winning, independent journalism with a subscription today.
Subscriber Services
Our Journalists
Sports Desk
Our Columnists
Our Writers
Our Writers
Our Photojournalists
Data
More Gazette
Other Links