You would think that a novel about a woman recently widowed by her much-too-young husband’s horrific accident and her sudden …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent Books Jul. 16, 2017 10:10 am3113d ago
You would think that a novel about a woman recently widowed by her much-too-young husband’s horrific accident and her sudden …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Jul. 8, 2017 4:33 pm3121d ago
I don’t mind admitting that books about why baseball matters written by professors of philosophy may appeal only to a …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Jul. 8, 2017 4:30 pm3121d ago
Two people struggling to move forward in the face of crippling loss come together in Bianca Marais’ new novel, ‘Hum …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent Books Jul. 9, 2017 8:42 am3120d ago
‘What We Lose,” Zinzi Clemmons’ moving debut novel about identity, adulthood and sexuality, centers around Thandi, an African American woman …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Jul. 9, 2017 8:45 am3120d ago
Siobhan Fallon’s husband is in the military, and her new novel, ‘The Confusion of Languages,” was sparked by the family’s …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Living Jul. 2, 2017 1:05 am3127d ago
Some personal tragedies are so sudden and so devastating that those left behind simply can’t process the complete story – …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Jun. 25, 2017 9:48 am3134d ago
Chuck Klosterman’s writing is an engaging combination of style and substance. Sometimes the style seems to be Klosterman’s dominant concern, …
By Erin Horst
Living Jun. 25, 2017 9:58 am3134d ago
If you’re used to running into the library to pick up your holds and head out the door, you’re missing …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent
Books Jun. 24, 2017 6:00 pm3135d ago
Loretta Ellsworth grew up in Mason City and attended many events at the famous Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake while …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent
Books Jun. 25, 2017 9:56 am3134d ago
Most of the World War II stories I read are set in Europe. A few are set in the United …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Jun. 25, 2017 9:50 am3134d ago
When Iowa City writer Rebecca Entel first traveled to San Salvador, Bahamas, for an academic workshop, she learned about small …
Books Jun. 17, 2017 1:00 pm3142d ago
Debbie Macomber is a big name author and a fan favorite. Calling from her home in the Pacific Northwest – …
By Melia Tatman, correspondent
Living Jun. 17, 2017 9:22 am3142d ago
Anne Perry, in her recent appearance at an Out Loud! Author series program, described the essential emotional support a chaplain …
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