The co-op bookstore for avid readers

U of Iowa Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

U of Iowa Press on X
User avatar

Publisher serving scholars, students, and readers throughout the world with works of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

24 books
Book Cover for: The Song Is You: Musical Theatre and the Politics of Bursting Into Song and Dance, Bradley Rogers

The Song Is You: Musical Theatre and the Politics of Bursting Into Song and Dance

Bradley Rogers
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

Also included in our #athe22 book sale is 2021 Freedley Award Finalist + 2021 Barnard Hewitt Award honorable mention: THE SONG IS YOU by Bradley Rogers! #theatre #politicaltheatre @athe_theatre https://t.co/2bC5O7es5D https://t.co/jVIaf1oanx

Paperback, 2020

$55.00Member price:$52.25 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Beckoning World, Douglas Bauer

The Beckoning World

Douglas Bauer
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

Congratulations to The Beckoning World by Douglas Bauer for making the 2023 @MassBook Must-Reads list! https://t.co/6Z7D9rblre

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cracking Up: Black Feminist Comedy in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century United States, Katelyn Hale Wood

Cracking Up: Black Feminist Comedy in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century United States

Katelyn Hale Wood
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

@nwsa conference: Today we're happy to feature CRACKING UP by Katelyn Hale Wood #NWSA2022 #NWSAConference #killingrage #socialjustice Learn more: https://t.co/ovyxXlUBs8 https://t.co/a4YPFAtXMS

Paperback, 2021

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Poetry FM: American Poetry and Radio Counterculture, Lisa Hollenbach

Poetry FM: American Poetry and Radio Counterculture

Lisa Hollenbach
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

Happy pub day to @hollenbach_lisa!! We're very proud to be publishing POETRY FM, the first book to explore the dynamic relationship between post-1945 poetry and radio in the United States. Snag a copy for 40% off with code PFM40 on our website: https://t.co/qBV6qRSnql https://t.co/bopdP7lDvc

Paperback, 2023

$90.00Member price:$85.50 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: An Influencer's World: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Social Media Influencers and Creators, Caroline Baker

An Influencer's World: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Social Media Influencers and Creators

Caroline Baker
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

If you want to know more about what author Caroline Baker had to say about #influencers pre-order AN INFLUENCER'S WORLD today! https://t.co/maSZRc3DQK https://t.co/RnpQEK56eo

Paperback, 2023

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family, Madhushree Ghosh

Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family

Madhushree Ghosh
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

Congratulations to @WriteMadhushree author of KHABAAR: AN IMMIGRANT JOURNEY OF FOOD, MEMORY, AND FAMILY for receiving the GOLD medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Autobiography/Memoir II category! @IPPYAwards #IPPY2023 #books https://t.co/7mB6WEaIby https://t.co/TgcCXPCKU8

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South, Jodi Skipper

Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South

Jodi Skipper
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

Join Jodi Skipper, Andrea Roberts and Jobie Hill as they discuss as they discuss Skipper's newly published book and the Behind the Big House Project. Registration free & open to all: https://t.co/Jcw3Xxe76s https://t.co/KNsCWR1TIp

Paperback, 2022

$27.50Member price:$13.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future, Cornelia F. Mutel

Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future

Cornelia F. Mutel
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

Check out this @LittleVillage book review: 'Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future' ed. by Cornelia F. Mutel https://t.co/WjQfZnQsuY https://t.co/horeifaOZo

Paperback, 2022

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Redeployment: National Book Award Winner, Phil Klay

Redeployment: National Book Award Winner

Phil Klay
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

"... a brilliant excavation of the stories Americans have been telling ourselves about war for the past century. @David_Eisler has written a sharp, engaging, and troubling cultural history.”—Phil Klay, National Book Award winner, author, REDEPLOYMENT #ALA23 @AmLit_ALA #ALA2023 https://t.co/0Bsfk9syQO

Paperback, 2015

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Nature Writing, Don Scheese

Nature Writing

Don Scheese
U of Iowa PressU of Iowa Press

#AWP23 Join @higroundcoward and fellow authors for Queer Eye for the Natural World! Writers exploring the use of queer ecology in creative work to create a new kind of nature writing. @awpwriter #queerliterature, #queerecology, #naturewriting, #poetry, #fiction, #nonfiction https://t.co/8M8ZkiQCti

Hardcover, 2016

$190.00Member price:$180.50 + Free shipping5% off