Writers' Workshop alum Anna North will read from her newest novel, Bog Queen, and will be joined in conversation with University of Iowa Associate Professor Sarah Bond. Described by publisher Bloomsbury as containing "a mystery from the distant past," Bog Queen follows an American forensic anthropologist named Agnes who's called to investigate a body found in a bog in northwest England, and her investigation leads her to discover surprising details about her own personal history. Vauhini Vara...

Andrea Brady, poet and Professor of Poetry at Queen Mary University of London, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin.

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Brady will be honored for her second book of criticism, a wide-ranging survey of lyric poetry, titled Poetry and Bondage: A History and Theory of Lyric Constraint, published in 2021 by Cambridge University Press. Spanning the poetic tradition from ancient Rome to contemporary America, the...

Join us at Prairie Lights bookstore for this 2025 Iowa City Book Festival event! Writers' Workshop alum Greg Galloway will read from his newest book, All We Trust, and bestselling author Scott Phillips will read from his newest book, The Devil Raises His Own.

Penguin Random House describes All We Trust as a "a twisty new tale about two small town crooks who get in over their heads," and Alma Katsu, author of Red London, says, "A man, his daughter, and his partner-in-crime test the bonds of blood...

Explore the Literary Grove with University of Iowa Arborist Andy Dahl
Take a guided stroll through the Literary Grove, where each tree has a story to tell. Arborist Andy Dahl will share the unique histories and literary connections of these remarkable trees, many linked to celebrated authors from the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop.