Iowa Summer Writing Festival instructor Karen Bender will read from her newest book, The Words of Dr. L & Other Stories. Described by publisher Counterpoint Press as "speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible — and realities that can be even stranger," The Words of Dr. L is Karen's third short story collection and fifth book. Matthew Klam, author of the novel Who Is Rich?, praises The Words of Dr. L as "beautifully...