Kyle Garlett will read from his inspiring memoir, Heart of Iron, at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12, in a free Prairie Lights reading streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Garlett was diagnosed with lymphoma as a teenager, resulting in chemotherapy that destroyed his joints and weakened his heart. Garlett spent five and half years on the organ transplant waiting list and, after receiving a new heart, embarked on a challenge of his own making: to compete in the Ironman Triathlon. His miraculous recovery is recounted along with the story of how he became an Olympic torch bearer, a devoted Lymphoma & Leukemia Society spokesperson, a motivational speaker, and an author.

For more information or special accommodations to attend this reading, call Jan Weissmiller at Prairie Lights, 319-337-2681.