Talk of Iowa Book Club

This is the November meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club. Host Charity Nebbe and her guests have been reading "My Antonia" by Willa Cather, a classic work published in 1918 that tells the stories of immigrant families near Red Cloud, Nebraska.

This is the October meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club. Host Charity Nebbe and her guests have been reading “An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones.

Hard conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic and dives into great pieces of literature: host Charity Nebbe walks through some of her recent favorite episodes of Talk of Iowa.

This is the August meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club. Host Charity Nebbe and her guests have been reading “The Life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid” by Bill Bryson.

In this bonus episode of the Talk of Iowa Book Club, host Charity Nebbe talks with author Markus Zusak about his most popular work.

Author Elizabeth Acevedo's "Clap When You Land," is the July Talk of Iowa Book Club selection.

Charity Nebbe and three expert readers talk about "Clap When You Land" by Elizabeth Acevedo.

Author Sandra Cisneros' "The House on Mango Street," is considered a modern classic of Chicano literature. In this author interview, Cisneros talks about how going back into her past and writing about her own experiences helped her find her voice.

In this author Q & A, Iowa City poet Caleb Rainey talks about his decision to become "The Negro Artist" - a spoken word performer.

In this June meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club, host Charity Nebbe and three expert readers talk about the classic sci-fi novel “Kindred” by Octavia Butler.