What started as a school assignment quickly developed into a passion for Margeaux Nall, a Fort Madison teen with a …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Living Aug. 7, 2016 5:00 am3415d ago
What started as a school assignment quickly developed into a passion for Margeaux Nall, a Fort Madison teen with a …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent Living Aug. 7, 2016 1:00 am3416d ago
I have read many books set during this turbulent time in our history, but nothing that has tackled the delicate …
Staff report Living Aug. 3, 2016 2:48 pm3419d ago
Roxane Gay has been named the fifth recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent Books Jul. 30, 2016 3:57 pm3423d ago
I love finding out about Iowa authors and sharing their books with my readers. Michelle Schlicher lives near Des Moines …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Jul. 30, 2016 3:55 pm3423d ago
‘Resthaven,” Iowa City author Erik Therme’s second novel, is a suspense tale featuring a group of bickering junior high girls …
Books Jul. 30, 2016 3:52 pm3423d ago
David Housewright just might be the best mystery writer you haven’t heard of. Well, maybe you have. He did, after …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Jul. 30, 2016 3:49 pm3423d ago
We all need heroes who are truth-tellers: those bold and brave enough to make us face reality. In his debut …
News Jul. 30, 2016 3:29 pm3423d ago
Lesley M.M. Blume chalks up several necessary and irrefutable points about Ernest Hemingway and his first novel in her fascinating, …
Living Jul. 24, 2016 11:00 am3429d ago
Morgan Reeves vividly remembers the day her elementary school librarian handed her ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.’ The year …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living Jul. 24, 2016 9:00 am3429d ago
Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Kodi Scheer explores the dark side of female friendship and rivalry in ‘Midair,” …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living Jul. 23, 2016 9:00 am3430d ago
Kodi Scheer’s new novel, ‘Midair,’ is a dark tale of four teenaged girls on a trip to Paris. The narrator, …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living Jul. 23, 2016 9:00 am3430d ago
James Magruder introduces us to a group of Yale graduate students living and loving in Helen Hadley Hall in the …
Living Jul. 17, 2016 9:00 am3436d ago
I won’t say C.J. Box is the most eloquent writer around, but I will say this: While reading about Wyoming …
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