Dale Kuetter of Cedar Rapids retired from The Gazette more than two decades ago, but he’s still writing stories. He recently published his fourth novel, “Ma Bremer’s Boys,” a historical fiction novel with ties to the Cedar Rapids area.
The best children’s books are appreciated by all ages. Perhaps they appeal to the child within us all. Perhaps they tell stories we all want and need to hear. Those are the books I want to share here.
New book releases for July that you should check out at the library.
Debra Marquart to use fellowship to merge two of her passions - creative writing and the environment.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library offers a variety of young adult book recommendations featuring proudly bisexual characters for Pride month.
All proceeds from “Fishtastic: A Tale of Magic and Friendship” will benefit Hancher Auditorium.
Cedar River Academy students worked together to create a story that would not only be made into a book, but also be translated into a story walk in Reed Park, which is connected to the schoolyard of Cedar River Academy at Taylor Elementary.
‘How Other People Make Love’ chronicles the lives and choices of people questioning the heteronormative institution of marriage.
Michelle Kehoe of Coralville slashed her sons’ throats in 2008, killing one and wounding the other. In her debut book, a Solon writer tries to answer the question of why.
Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.
New children’s book explores the life cycle and importance of the rusty patched bumble bee, the first bee in the United States to be placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list.
Comedian Nathan Timmel of Iowa City uses himself as inspiration for the bad guy in police thriller
Novel tackles passing on family history from one generation to another
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