Fall 2022 Events

Discussion with Emmy Award Winner Rick Cleveland | Chat From the Old Cap  
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 3:00pm  
—   Virtual

Center for the Book Open House  
Friday, December 9, 2022 4:00pm to 6:00pm  
∇  North Hall

Sheila Heti Reading and Q&A  
Friday, December 9, 2022 11:30am  
∇  Dey House 
Canceled

Live from Prairie Lights | Fritz McDonald and Thomas C. Jackson  
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Stanley Reads  
Thursday, December 1, 2022 7:00pm to 8:00pm  
∇  Stanley Museum of Art

Live from Prairie Lights | Mark Levine and Hajar Hussaini  
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Prairie Lights | The Iowa Review Virtual Reading  
Monday, November 14, 2022 7:00pm  
—   Virtual

Mic Check Poetry Fest | Spoken Word in the Academy with Tracie Morris and Steven Willis  
Friday, November 11, 2022 5:30pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Gish Jen Reading  
Thursday, November 10, 2022 8:00pm  
—   Virtual

Live from Prairie Lights | Lauren Haldeman and Kaveh Akbar  
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Patricia Bryan and Tom Wolf  
Monday, November 7, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Arthur Sze Reading  
Thursday, November 3, 2022 8:00pm  
∇  Dey House

Live from Prairie Lights | Jamil Jan Kochai  
Monday, October 31, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Simone White Reading  
Thursday, October 27, 2022 8:00pm  
∇  Dey House

Live from Prairie Lights | Adam Soto in conversation with Nickolas Butler  
Thursday, October 27, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Mary Helen Stefaniak  
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Margaret Ross and Anthony Marra Reading  
Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:00pm  
∇  Dey House

Live from Prairie Lights | Rebecca Rukeyser in conversation with Rachel Yoder  
Monday, October 17, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Kimberly Johnson  
Thursday, October 13, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Iowa Literary Legends: Lan Samantha Chang  
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 7:30pm to 9:00pm  
∇  The Englert Theatre

Iowa City Book Festival | Jerald Walker – James Alan McPherson and His Making of a Dragon Slayer  
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  University of Iowa Main Library

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

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

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

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

Live from Prairie Lights | Black Authors Panel with Arnold Daniels Jr., Donika Kelly, Stephen Willis, Gabrielle Williams, and Eliza David  
Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00am  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Yiyun Li in conversation with Lan Samantha Chang  
Thursday, September 22, 2022 7:00pm  
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Truman Capote Award Ceremony & Reception: Kay Ryan & Heather Clark  
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 4:00pm 
∇  Old Capitol Museum

Live from Prairie Lights | Anthony Marra  
Monday, September 12, 2022 7:00pm 
∇  Prairie Lights Books

Prairie Lights Virtual | Edward Carey in conversation with Lauren Haldeman  
Friday, September 9, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Belinda Huijuan Tang in conversation with Sanjena Sathian  
Thursday, September 8, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Sarah Thankam Mathews in conversation with Sanjena Sathian  
Thursday, August 25, 2022 7:00pm 
—  Virtual