Event date: Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 4:00pm Join us a at 4pm with the Frank N. Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing for a reading and reception to celebrate the launch of Ink Lit Mag No. 26! The mission of Ink Lit Mag is to provide experience and support to undergraduate students who are interested in learning about publishing...
Event date: Monday, May 6, 2024 - 7:00pm Edgar Award nominated, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf will read from her latest thriller, Everyone is Watching. Described by Mary Cobb as a "Big Brother meets Clue" locked-room mystery, this latest thriller explores what happens when a high-stakes game/reality show proves life-threatening. "Riveting, relentless, and absolutely captivating! Heather Gudenkauf...
Event date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 7:00pm Poet Séamus Fey about their new poetry collection decompose, published by Not a Cult Media. He will be joined in conversation by Carmen Maria Machado. decompose explores pruning our past to make room for future growth; the expanse we are offered through the crush of heartbreak, discovering family beyond our...
Event date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 7:00pm Uche Okonkwo will read from her debut short story collection from Tin House, A Kind of Madness. An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2024, A Kind of Madness explores themes of community expectations, familial strife, and the struggle for survival. She will be joined in conversation by Iowa Writers' Workshop 2024...
Event date: Friday, May 17, 2024 - 7:00pm Goodbye, Vitamin author Rachel Khong will read from her new book, Real Americans. She will be joined in conversation by Kaveh Akbar. "Rachel Khong's gripping second novel explores how biology, our parents' abstract hopes for us, sheer luck, and the forces of history itself make us who...
Event date: Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 2:00pm Please join us with Award-Winning LGBTQ+ fantasy author Nghi Vo, who will read from The Brides of High Hill, which is the fifth book in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle. This special event is co-sponsored by the Iowa LGBTQ Library & Archive. The Singing Hills Cycle was the winner of...
