Christopher Rice conjures up a new superhero in his latest novel, ‘Bone Music.” Let’s give her a proper superhero introduction: …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Feb. 25, 2018 11:25 am2782d ago
Christopher Rice conjures up a new superhero in his latest novel, ‘Bone Music.” Let’s give her a proper superhero introduction: …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent Books Feb. 25, 2018 11:26 am2782d ago
Insightful and curious, Douglas Trevor’s second collection of short stories, ‘The Book of Wonders,” is a meditation on the many …
N/A Books Feb. 18, 2018 3:35 pm2788d ago
Recent sunny skies and warmer than normal temperatures might make you think spring has come early to Eastern Iowa, but …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Feb. 18, 2018 3:35 pm2788d ago
Tom Miller’s debut novel, ‘The Philosopher’s Flight,” introduces us to Robert Weekes, a young man determined to overcome the limits …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Feb. 18, 2018 3:35 pm2788d ago
Kaethe Schwehn studied poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, earning her second of two MFAs in the art form. She’s …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Feb. 18, 2018 3:34 pm2788d ago
The world undergoes a radical, inexplicable change in Kaethe Schwehn’s novel, ‘The Rending and the Nest.” In a twinkling, much …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Feb. 18, 2018 3:34 pm2788d ago
The star of Norwegian author Hanne Orstavik’s arresting novel, ‘Love,” is 8-year-old Jon, a child who is both average and …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Feb. 11, 2018 7:56 pm2795d ago
‘Hotel Silence,” the latest novel from Icelandic author Auour Ava Olafsdottir, is a quirky, uplifting book about suicide and depression. …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Feb. 11, 2018 7:56 pm2795d ago
In early 19th century America, Anne Royall used the power of her pen to castigate those with whom she disagreed …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Feb. 11, 2018 7:56 pm2795d ago
The search for the origin of a word led Jeff Biggers to Anne Royall, a sharp-tongued, quick-witted satirist of early …
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Books Feb. 7, 2018 10:44 am2800d ago
University of Iowa graduate Tayari Jones’ new book ‘An American Marriage,’ is the newest selection for Oprah’s Book Club. The …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Feb. 3, 2018 11:36 pm2803d ago
Joe ‘King” Oliver, the lead PI in Walter Mosley’s welcome new novel Down the River Unto the Sea, is a …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Jan. 28, 2018 12:41 pm2810d ago
When Iowa native Nate Staniforth mastered his first coin trick at age nine, he learned a powerful lesson: a bit …
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