Giuseppe Caputo will read from his novel, An Orphan World, translated from the Spanish by Juana Adcock & Sophie Hughes. An Orphan World earned Caputo a place as part of the 2017 Hay Festival’s Bogotá 39 list of best Latin American writers under 40.  “There is an unquenchable fury burning at the heart of An Orphan World.  Caputo writes with his pen on fire; furious at the threatening beast of a world that young gay men are thrust into, with the bright and overexposed lights of community on one...

Poets Amanda Auerbach and Matt McBride will read from their work.

Writers’ Workshop MFA in Poetry candidate Amanda Auerbach will read from What Need Have We for Such as We, published by C&R Press.  “Amanda Auerbach is a keener psalmist than any writing now. These poems do not simply transpire; they emerge, both leading and being led towards a more perfect light. We are reproved and then restored. What Need Have We for Such as We resounds with crucial, beautiful virtue.” –Donald Revell

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A collaboration with the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program

The Miró Quartet and soprano Kiera Duffy will explore the revolutionary music of one of Beethoven’s middle quartets—as well as music by composers he inspired.

"The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. For twenty-five years the Miró has performed a wide range of repertoire that pays homage to the legacy of the...

Garth Greenwell will read from and discuss his second book of fiction, Cleanness, which is a January Indie Next Selection and has been named a most anticipated book of 2020 by The New York Times, Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and Oprah Magazine, among others. His first novel, What Belongs to You, was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for six other awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award and the LA Times Book Prize. A New York Times Book Review...