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Q&A with Writer Angie Cruz
Friday, October 7, 2022 10:30am to 11:30am
Dey House

You are invited to join the Magid Center for Writing and the Iowa Writers' Workshop for a Q&A with writer and editor Angie Cruz. The Q&A will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Dey House in the Frank Conroy Reading Room. Participation is free and all are welcome!

Angie Cruz is the author of four acclaimed novels, including Dominicana—winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award in Fiction, a finalist for the Women’s Prize in Fiction, and a Good Morning America Book Club pick. Her new novel, How Not to Drown in a...

Visiting Writer-in-Residence Angie Cruz Reading at Prairie Lights
Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Prairie Lights Books

You are invited to join the Magid Center for Writing and the Iowa City Book Festival for a reading and conversation with writer and editor Angie Cruz. The reading will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include a conversation moderated by historian and Director of International Studies Ari Ariel. Participation is free and all are welcome!

Angie Cruz is the author of four acclaimed novels, including Dominicana—winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award in Fiction, a finalist for the...

A Conversation with Rick Cleveland
Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Theatre Building

The Department of Theatre Arts invites you to attend "A Conversation with Rick Cleveland," moderated by Art Borreca.

Rick is an Emmy-winning writer/producer, playwright and monologuist, and a graduate (1995 MFA) of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts.

Rick’s career highlights include television credits: The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Legit, Mad Men, Nurse Jackie, House Of Cards, and Archer. Rick’s film Jerry And Tom, adapted from his stage play, was an official selection at the...

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Iowa City Book Festival | An Evening with Anthony Doerr
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 7:00pm
The Englert

THE IOWA CITY BOOK FESTIVAL AND PRAIRIE LIGHTS PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH ANTHONY DOERR!

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr will present a lecture with slides and take audience questions about his new book, Cloud Cuckoo Land.  Tickets may be purchased through the Englert Theatre for $25 plus fees, and each ticketholder will receive a paperback copy of Cloud Cuckoo Land at the event.  Link to puchase tickets HERE. Masks will be required at the event.

Beloved author Anthony Doerr follows...