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By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Jul. 20, 2020 5:57 pm
June 24 was author Lawrence Block’s 82nd birthday. It was also the release date for ‘Dead Girl Blues,” his latest …
Katie Mills Giorgio Books Jul. 18, 2020 5:14 pm
For years, Patricia Prijatel has been spending her summers in a tiny, peaceful cabin on a picturesque mountainside in southern …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Living Jun. 26, 2020 11:00 am
Jennifer Habel’s Iowa Poetry Prize-winning collection ‘The Book of Jane,” published by University of Iowa Press, is filled with arresting …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Living Jun. 23, 2020 10:30 am
In William Fargason’s poetry collection ‘Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara,” there is much faith and failure and …
By Wendy Henrichs, correspondent Books Jun. 13, 2020 3:59 pm
With our lives upended by COVID-19, keeping children reading is an enjoyable pastime for families to give and receive. Here …
Books Jun. 7, 2020 8:00 am
Beth Cody didn’t always have a passion for gardens, but she remembers well how it started. ‘I came across a …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books May. 30, 2020 5:18 pm
One of the biggest compliments an author can receive is a clear and urgent demand from their fans for more …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books May. 16, 2020 7:45 pm
Maggie Kennedy-O’Keefe was a teenager when she found her friend Eve Knox dead in a cave near their small-town Iowa …
Books May. 9, 2020 6:02 pm
David Bluder has been a lot of things. His limited bio at davidbluder.com lists banker, politician, business owner and investor. …
By Jacqueline Briggs Martin, correspondent
Books May. 2, 2020 7:46 pm
What to do as we are schooling at home, sheltering at home, being with each other at home, remembering daily …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books May. 2, 2020 7:24 pm
Narrated by a quartet of siblings (though centered on a pair of twin sisters), Tola Rotimi Abraham’s debut novel, ‘Black …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Apr. 25, 2020 6:24 pm
Many baseball fans – including myself – are missing baseball during the current public health crisis. Fortunately, a number of …
By Candice Smith, Iowa City Public Library
Art Apr. 18, 2020 5:27 pm
It’s a trying time, and day-to-day living has changed in various ways for pretty much everyone. People are experiencing stress, …