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During this Talk of Iowa segment, host Charity Nebbe speaks with Fmr. U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins about his latest work and his writing style. He…
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Iowa-born author Robert James Waller has died in Texas at the age of 77. He wrote “The Bridges of Madison County,” which topped the New York Times…
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For most of us middle school is the most awkward time of life. Kevin Brockmeier has plunged back into this difficult years with his new memoir, A Few…
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Laura Ingalls Wilder completed the original draft of her autobiography, Pioneer Girl, in the spring of 1930. It was never published, but it led to one of…
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In her best-selling novels, Amy Tan has explored mother-daughter relationships that resonate across all cultures.In her latest novel, The Valley of…
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Laura Ingalls Wilder completed the original draft of her autobiography, Pioneer Girl, in the spring of 1930. It was never published, but it led to one of…
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Billy Collins has been called "America's favorite poet," and the former Poet Laureate will be visiting Iowa. It's been said that Billy Collins, the U.S.…
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Benjamin Percy's novel Red Moon is a coming of age story, with razor sharp political commentary, an inventive rewriting of human history, the science of…
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Iowa is a destination for many aspiring writers from around the world, but the state has also been the origin of many gifted authors.Iowa Week continues…
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A clerihew is a four-line biographical poem invented by Edward Clerihew Bentley. Paul Ingram, who buys books for Prairie Lights Book Store in Iowa City,…