Afrofuturism is an invitation into the portals of Black possibilities within familiar and unfamiliar realms. Join us for a conversation moderated by Stanley Associate Writer & Collections/Exhibitions Associate Derek (DK) Nnuro on the expressions of those possibilities in literature and dance, and a work of Black abstract art from the collection. Q&A to follow.

Join us on Zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95714165943

Nana Nkweti is a Cameroonian-American writer, Caine Prize finalist, and graduate...

The David Lynch Foundation and Prairie Lights Bookstore cordially invite you to POETRY RX: How Poetry Can Heal and Bring Joy to Your Life, featuring world-renowned psychiatrist, Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., Prairie Lights Bookstore owner and published poet Jan Weissmiller, along with moderator Bob Roth, CEO of The David Lynch Foundation. To attend this virtual event, register here.

Imagine your therapist writing a prescription for “Hope is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson or a...

Larissa Pham will read from and talk about her glorious new memoir, Pop Song: Adventures in Art and Intimacy.  She will be joined in conversation by Jenny Zhang.

Already hailed as A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year, and One of The Millions’ Most Anticipated Books of the Year (among other lists!),"Pham reinvents the memoir in a stirring debut that explores the power of language, art, and love . . . This is a masterpiece." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Pop Song is a book...

Please Join Black Lives Matter at School activists and educators for a conversation about the new uprising for educational justice in Iowa, sponsored by Black Lives Matter at School-Iowa, Prairie Lights Bookstore,  and Haymarket Books.

Education activists Lisa Covington, Jesse Hagopian, Denisha Jones, Lucket Kiche, and Matè Muhammad, in conversation about Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice, and the struggle against systemic racism in schools, how we can win real...