Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (2016)

Stanley Reads is hosted by Kimberly Datchuk, curator of learning & engagement and presented in partnership with Prairie Lights Books.

Register for Stanley Reads at https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VR83aPIweoUmHz. Once registered, you will receive invitations to all Stanley Reads events.

Registration will cut off at noon the Friday preceding each event. Anyone registered after that will be added to the following meeting...

Please join us for a virtual reading with Margot Livesey, author of The Boy in the Field, and conversation with Lan Samantha Chang, author of All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost.

For the link to access the event, register here.

Publisher's Weekly calls The Boy in the Field, "A distinctive blend of literary fiction and psychological thriller.... Precise prose, cool observation, and tight pacing will keep readers turning the pages. This is a memorable twist on the coming-of-age tale.” The New York...

Stanley Reads puts the museum’s recent exhibitions in conversation with literature. This fall we will consider "Follow Her Lead" in relation to "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi. Both the exhibition and novel focus on women and motherhood across time and geography. During each meeting of the book club, we will pair artwork from the exhibition with chapters from the book to connect deeply with the themes and expand our understanding of the objects and the story. 

Stanley Reads is led by Kimberly Datchuk...

Please join us for a virtual reading with Anna Bruno, author of Ordinary Hazards, and conversation with Elizabeth Wetmore, author of Valentine.

For the link to access the event, register here.

Ordinary Hazards was named a Best Debut Novel of 2020 by Library Journal. NYT Bestselling author Claire Lombardo says of the novel: “Seen through keen eyes and full of deep feeling, Ordinary Hazards delves into the psyche of a woman grappling with grief, loss, and the burdens of inheritance. Anna Bruno...