Writers’ Workshop graduate and author of the best-selling novel, Ohio, Stephen Markley will read from his new novel, The Deluge. "This is a stunning achievement that may earn a place among dystopian and apocalyptic classics like 1984 and On the Beach. And perhaps most of all, it’s an unflinching and utterly compelling call to action to prevent an all-too-possible future."—Library Journal

Stephen Markley is the acclaimed author of Ohio, the memoir Publish This Book and the travelogue Tales of...

The Writers' Workshop presents a craft talk with Kevin Brockmeier.

In addition to his latest book, The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories, Kevin Brockmeier is the author of the novels The Illumination, The Brief History of the Dead, and The Truth About Celia; the story collections Things That Fall from the Sky and The View from the Seventh Layer; the children’s novels City of Names and Grooves: A Kind of Mystery; and a memoir of his seventh-grade year called A Few Seconds of Radiant...

With Emmys under his belt, Rick Cleveland (95BA) will join Hawkeyes for a virtual conversation about his life after Iowa and how he’s made a name for himself in Hollywood.

In the next Chat From the Old Cap, Cleveland will talk about his success as a writer on critically acclaimed shows, like The West Wing, Six Feet Under, and House of Cards.

Register here: https://foriowa.info/3AjibZo

The Center for the Book is holding an Open House on Friday the Ninth! Join us for a Faculty Show, Displays of Student Work, Demonstrations, and Refreshments. All of the Center's concentrations in Book Arts will be featured, including Bookbinding, Papermaking, Letterpress Printing, Lettering Arts, and Artists' Books. We hope to see you there!