Iowa City of Lit Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Real Life
Brandon TaylorIowa City of LitCongratulations to @IowaWritersWksp grad Brandon Taylor (@blgtylr) for this prize for his wonderful debut, "Real Life"! https://t.co/hJBC8PWZxz
Paperback, 2021
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nila's Perfect Coat
Norene PaulsonIowa City of LitIowa City's Sidekick Coffee and Books is hosting a book launch on Feb. 11 for Norene Paulson's new book, Nila's Perfect Coat. You can recieve 10% off your copy of the book if you bring a new gently used coat for donation. https://t.co/0isuvYAVJA
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lincoln Highway
Amor TowlesIowa City of Lit7 pm tonight @Prairie_Lights is excited to host Amor Towles in conversation with Erik Larsen to celebrate the release of Towles' new book The Lincoln Highway. Register here: https://t.co/j36SCrXOlb https://t.co/W70LIcFQSk
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sdg4 - Quality Education: Inclusivity, Equity and Lifelong Learning for All
Therese FergusonIowa City of LitFor SDG 4: Quality Education, we recommend "The Orphans of Davenport" by Marilyn Brookwood, which looks at early experiments in Iowa related to IQ in children that found nurture more important than nature and influenced years of education policy. #17Booksfor17SDGs https://t.co/KV5zKaN9ZB
Paperback, 2018
$75.99Member price:$72.19 + Free shipping5% off
Hamnet
Maggie O'FarrellIowa City of LitLooking to read your way through Edinburgh, our sister City of Literature? "Hamnet" author Maggie O'Farrell has your reading list ready. https://t.co/1Vzoq39ijt
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Deluge
Stephen MarkleyIowa City of LitWriters' Workshop graduate Stephen Markley will read from his new novel, The Deluge, at Prairie Lights on Jan. 27. Markley will be joined by Kevin Brockmeier for a conversation following the reading. https://t.co/H5SxTiFXdy
Paperback, 2023
$23.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing
Nella LarsenIowa City of LitHere's a reminder that Iowa City's Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library are hosting a virtual book discussion, on “Passing” by Nella Larsen on Thursday, Feb. 16 from 7-8:30p.m. You can find the zoom link here: https://t.co/h4p6KKWIRW
Paperback, 2003
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Me and the Boss: A Story about Mending and Love
Michelle EdwardsIowa City of LitTomorrow, author and illustrator Michelle Edwards will join us at FilmScene to read from her newest book Me and The Boss from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. We hope to see you there! https://t.co/dC9BvRP9ad
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Magic Even You Can Do: By Blast
Charles HoldeferIowa City of Lit7 p.m. tonight at @Prairie_Lights @ISWFestival instructors and @IowaWritersWksp graduates CHARLES HOLDEFER and ANTHONY VARALLO will read from their new fiction. Holdefer will read from MAGIC EVEN YOU CAN DO. Varallo will read from THE LINES. https://t.co/j36SCrXOlb https://t.co/vknCg40bxD
Paperback, 2019
$16.00Member price:$14.40 + Free shipping10% off
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey CepIowa City of Lit7 p.m. tonight at @Prairie_Lights New Yorker writer CASEY CEP will read from her book, FURIOUS HOURS: MURDER, FRAUD, AND THE LAST TRIAL OF HARPER LEE. https://www.prairielights.com/live https://t.co/n5VshqhXFG
Paperback, 2020
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book