On this episode of Talk of Iowa, author and poet Mario Duarte joins host Charity Nebbe to share his new collection of micro-poetry, To the Death of the Author. They also discuss his short story collection My Father Called Us Monkeys: Growing Up Mexican in the Heartland. Duarte is a Mexican American writer and an Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate.
Later in the hour, book enthusiast Bob Manson joins the program. Manson has visited 601 independent bookstores. He updates his travels on the blog, The Indie Bob Spot.
Guests:
- Mario Duarte, author, poet and Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate
- Bob Manson, retired teacher, blogger, Indie Bob Spot