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UI Press publishes Anderson memoir

cover image for Gathering Noise from My Life

A new memoir by Donald Anderson will be available Sept. 1, 2012, from the University of Iowa Press. Story

Writing University streams feature 'Iowa Review'

The annual reading from the 'Iowa Review' will take place at Prairie Lights Books and live online via the UI Writing University website, on of three readings Aug. 27-30. Story

Writing alumna Schmidt is interviewed

Published
2012.08.05

Heidi Jon Schmidt, an alumna of the University of Iowa Iowa Writers' Workshop, is interviewed about her new novel. Story from: Cape Cod Times

Cape Cod Times

Strayed will open fall Prairie Lights readings

Cheryl Strayed, best-selling author of Wild, will launch the fall Live from Prairie Lights readings on the Virtual Writing University website with Tiny Beautiful Things, Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Story

Memoir describes Iowa rural boyhood

The Farm at Holstein Dip: An Iowa Boyhood by Carroll Englehardt will be available Aug. 15, from the Bur Oak Books series of the University of Iowa Press. Story

Making sense of human differences

The University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University will carry a live stream when Paul’s Book Club discusses David Malouf’s novel "Remembering Babylon" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15. Story

UI writers attend African book fair

Published
2012.07.29

Five award-winning writers are representing the University of Iowa International Writing Program at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair. Story from: All Africa

All Africa

Songwriter and novelist Earle reads Aug. 7

Roots rocker, "new country" songwriter, and author Steve Earle will read from his new novel at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 in Prairie Lights Books, with a live stream on the University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University. Story

Poets and pioneers, writers and rivals

Archival photo of Robert Frost and Paul Engle with Iowa Writers' Workshop students

English faculty member Loren Glass talks about the personalities—and, sometimes, the personality conflicts—that built the University of Iowa community's international standing as a "City of Literature." Story

Summer Writing Festival authors to read from their work

Sample four novels, including three by instructors from the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the University of Iowa, in free readings July 16-18 at Prairie Lights Books, or through the UI Virtual Writing University website. Story

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