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Latest Articles by Laura Farmer
Books Dec. 19, 2024 7:35 am350d ago
Measuring 20 feet wide by 24 feet tall, stained-glass window commission influenced new artistic directions for designer Grant Wood
Books Nov. 13, 2024 8:52 am386d ago
For Kueter, it was fun to picture what life may have been like for Jesus when he was growing up. While the New Testament provides some highlights, “there’s about 30 years where he’s a mystery.”
Books Sep. 29, 2024 5:00 am431d ago
In her new memoir, “Love is My Favorite Flavor: A Midwestern Dining Critic Tells All” (University of Iowa Press), Wini Moranville reflects on how her time as a server laid the foundation for her career as an international food writer.
Books Sep. 11, 2024 8:09 am449d ago
Nina Lohman has lived with chronic pain for more than 15 years, and after experiencing a few “rather traumatic medical experiences” Lohman started writing as catharsis.
Books Jul. 28, 2024 5:30 am494d ago
Iowa City poet, playwright and artist Jen Rouse was recently selected to participate in an international poetry fellowship focused on literary translation and cultural exchange held in Bulgaria.
Books Jul. 21, 2024 5:00 am501d ago
In her third picture book, Charlotte Gunnufson takes young readers on a gentle adventure under the sea, where they are introduced to a variety of sea creatures performing their bedtime routines.
People & Places May. 25, 2024 4:45 am558d ago
The Baranowski family hit their goal of 1,000 hours outside in 2023, and they’re pursuing the challenge again this year.
Books Apr. 25, 2024 6:00 am588d ago
Donnelly siblings launch ‘Triplets’ series with lessons from meeting the new kid
Books Apr. 1, 2024 4:31 pm612d ago
“From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America” is part personal memoir, part case study, part history book.
Books Mar. 28, 2024 10:52 am616d ago
Author and Iowa native Heather Gudenkauf found inspiration for her latest thriller, ‘Everyone is Watching,’ in an unlikely place -- reality TV.
Books Mar. 11, 2024 8:42 am633d ago
In her latest book, “This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life,” Lyz Lenz blends extensive research with her own story to explore the role marriage plays in our society.
Books Sep. 17, 2023 6:00 am809d ago
Celebrated travel writer and Iowa native Lori Erickson has crossed the globe for years, writing about spiritually significant places. But when preparing to write a book about holy sites right here in the United States, the COVID pandemic hit.
Books Aug. 14, 2023 7:58 pm843d ago
UI grad participated in the Sozopol Seminars in Bulgaria
Books Jul. 26, 2023 7:55 am862d ago
‘I am Home’ explores what home means to the narrator as she returns to Key West, Iowa.
Books Jul. 17, 2023 11:45 am871d ago
The competitive scholarship pushes winners to step out of their comfort zone, travel and write poetry.

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