Fall 2022 Events

Prairie Lights Virtual | Sarah Thankam Mathews in conversation with Sanjena Sathian 

Thursday, August 25, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Belinda Huijuan Tang in conversation with Sanjena Sathian 

Thursday, September 8, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Edward Carey in conversation with Lauren Haldeman 

Friday, September 9, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual

Live from Prairie Lights | Anthony Marra 

Monday, September 12, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Truman Capote Award Ceremony & Reception: Kay Ryan & Heather Clark 

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 4:00pm 
∇  Old Capitol Museum

Live from Prairie Lights | Yiyun Li in conversation with Lan Samantha Chang 

Thursday, September 22, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Black Authors Panel with Arnold Daniels Jr., Donika Kelly, Stephen Willis, Gabrielle Williams, and Eliza David 

Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00am 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Iowa City Book Festival | An Evening with Anthony Doerr 

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  The Englert

A Conversation with Rick Cleveland 

Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:00pm to 6:15pm 
∇  Theatre Building

Visiting Writer-in-Residence Angie Cruz Reading at Prairie Lights 

Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:30pm to 6:30pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Q&A with Writer Angie Cruz 

Friday, October 7, 2022 10:30am to 11:30am 
∇  Dey House

Iowa City Book Festival | Jerald Walker – James Alan McPherson and His Making of a Dragon Slayer 

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  University of Iowa Main Library

Iowa Literary Legends: Lan Samantha Chang 

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 7:30pm to 9:00pm 
∇  The Englert Theatre

Live from Prairie Lights | Kimberly Johnson 

Thursday, October 13, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Rebecca Rukeyser in conversation with Rachel Yoder 

Monday, October 17, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Margaret Ross and Anthony Marra Reading 

Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:00pm 
∇  Dey House

Live from Prairie Lights | Mary Helen Stefaniak 

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Adam Soto in conversation with Nickolas Butler 

Thursday, October 27, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Simone White Reading 

Thursday, October 27, 2022 8:00pm 
∇  Dey House

Live from Prairie Lights | Jamil Jan Kochai 

Monday, October 31, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Arthur Sze Reading 

Thursday, November 3, 2022 8:00pm 
∇  Dey House

Live from Prairie Lights | Patricia Bryan and Tom Wolf 

Monday, November 7, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Lauren Haldeman and Kaveh Akbar 

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Gish Jen Reading 

Thursday, November 10, 2022 8:00pm 
—  Virtual

Mic Check Poetry Fest | Spoken Word in the Academy with Tracie Morris and Steven Willis 

Friday, November 11, 2022 5:30pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Prairie Lights | The Iowa Review Virtual Reading 

Monday, November 14, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual

Live from Prairie Lights | Mark Levine and Hajar Hussaini 

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Stanley Reads 

Thursday, December 1, 2022 7:00pm to 8:00pm 
∇  Stanley Museum of Art

Live from Prairie Lights | Fritz McDonald and Thomas C. Jackson 

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Sheila Heti Reading and Q&A 

Friday, December 9, 2022 11:30am 
∇  Dey House  Canceled

Center for the Book Open House 

Friday, December 9, 2022 4:00pm to 6:00pm 
∇  North Hall

Discussion with Emmy Award Winner Rick Cleveland | Chat From the Old Cap 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 3:00pm 
—  Virtual