The new year is a great time for quiet reflection and looking ahead with hope and aspirations. One new children’s book can help with that, and could serve as a new family read aloud tradition.
Wendy Henrichs Books Jan. 15, 2022 7:00 am1419d ago
The new year is a great time for quiet reflection and looking ahead with hope and aspirations. One new children’s book can help with that, and could serve as a new family read aloud tradition.
Laura Farmer Books Dec. 30, 2021 7:00 am1435d ago
Husband and wife duo Craig Campbell and Priscilla Steele joined forces to create a quirky children’s book about orthodontics, “The History of Orthodontics Through Time and Space.”
The Gazette Books Dec. 26, 2021 6:00 am1439d ago
"Read for a Better World" encourages readers of all ages to explore diversity, empathy, and action through literature.
Diana Nollen Books Dec. 25, 2021 7:00 am1440d ago
Cedar Rapids author turns therapy dog’s journey into children’s book, “Meet Mali the Therapy Dog.”
Kristine Olsen Books Nov. 27, 2021 7:00 am1468d ago
Fortunately, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” isn’t the only work that’s slated to get the adaptation treatment this year, particularly in the streaming world.
Laura Farmer
Books Nov. 27, 2021 6:00 am1468d ago
Chuy Renteria wears many hats. He’s a key figure in the Iowa dance scene, a teacher, a father, husband, mentor, and leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion and now he can add author to that list.
Rebecca Christian
Books Nov. 21, 2021 3:26 pm1474d ago
From pork tenderloins to The Wave, Iowa poet captures state’s 175 years
Books Nov. 23, 2021 1:16 pm1472d ago
Find these seven titles for young adults by Latinx authors at Cedar Rapids Public Library that readers will want to dive into all year long.
Sam Edsill
Books Nov. 2, 2021 8:00 am1493d ago
Each issue, we ask Judy Ryan, who retired after working more than 20 years at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Cedar Rapids, to share her book suggestions with our HER readers.
Books Oct. 21, 2021 7:00 am1505d ago
The founder of the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program and professor emeritus at the University of Iowa has written “The Ninth Decade” that chronicles eight years of Klaus’ life after 80, with each essay covering a six-month time period.
Wendy Henrichs
Books Oct. 9, 2021 7:00 am1517d ago
Sidekick Coffee and Books in Iowa City has announced its first KidLit Pizzazz Festival featuring 15 children’s authors and illustrators from Iowa from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 14 who will sign their books.
Retail Oct. 8, 2021 7:41 am1518d ago
Local bookstores brace for supply chain challenges
Rob Cline
Books Sep. 25, 2021 6:30 am1531d ago
The seed for LaTanya McQueen’s latest novel, “When the Reckoning Comes,” was planted while she learned more about her great great grandmother who was a slave on Southern plantation.
John McGlothlen
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