Writers’ Workshop graduate Sabrina Orah Mark will read from her short story collection Wild Milk, published by Dorothy, a Publishing Project. “Sabrina Orah Mark is a writer of strangeness & tenderness & undeniable brilliance. I wanted to read this book aloud to everyone I’ve ever loved, & to fold it into a locket to keep close to my heart.” —Elizabeth McCracken

Sabrina Orah Mark has received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, the Glenn Schaeffer Foundation, and The...

Writers’ Workshop Graduate Novuyo Rosa Tshuma will read from her new novel, House of Stone. “With luminous language, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma explores the treacherous terrain of colonization and decolonization, remembering and forgetting, and love and betrayal. The result is a gripping account of revolution and its aftermath, both for a country and for one man.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen

Novuyo's work has been featured in McSweeney’s and The Displaced, and she is the author of a debut collection, Shadows...

Current MFA candidate in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Jamil Jan Kochai will read from his new novel, 99 Nights in Logar.  "99 Nights in Logar is a revelation, in every sense of the word. An intimate look at childhood, at an Afghan province, at people and places as they deserve to be known, in all their complications ... the writing is all energy, adventure, and possibility. Jamil Kochai is an astoundingly talented writer, listen up."—Justin Torres

Jamil Jan Kochai was born in Pakistan and grew up...

Paul's Book Club in January will feature Tom Drury's hilarious novel, Hunts in Dreams.  Tom Drury, who'll be teaching Fiction in the Iowa Writers' Workshop this Spring, will be joining us for the discussion of his work.  Drury hails from northern Iowa and has taught in Germany and Italy.

"Here's an author who sees and hears what others either miss or fail to note the significance of."—Richard Russo

Among Drury's other novels are, Pacific, The Driftless Area, and The End of Vandalism all told...