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For 30 years, The Wapsipinicon Almanac was a homegrown journal of great writing by and for Iowans. Even though the final almanac was published in 2018, fans have one more chance to dive in with The Wapsipinicon Almanac anthology. Plus Shir Safi shares his family’s arduous journey of leaving Afghanistan.
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The author of Nightbitch discusses the uneasy transformation of motherhood and her protagonist, who suspects she is turning into a dog.
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In 1988, Tim Fay of Anamosa, Iowa had an idea: to publish on an antique letterpress assembled of parts he found all over the country, a yearly (or…
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Did you know that the nation’s oldest literary magazine is alive right here in Iowa? The North American Review moved from the east coast in the 1960s,…
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Four hundred years and over 35 plays later, William Shakespeare is still a household name. So why does the British playwright’s work continue to be…
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Between typing and texting we are a lot less likely to put pen to paper. What's lost when we don't? Many of today's students aren't required to write in…
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Merritt Tierces’ debut novel, Love Me Back, was inspired in part by her own struggle with “body politics.”From what she describes as a conservative…
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Iowa is a destination for many aspiring writers from around the world, but the state has also been the origin of many gifted authors.Iowa Week continues…
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University of Iowa researcher Dr. Nancy Andreasen has been trying to answer that question for most of her professional career. She talks with Ben Kieffer…
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Romance novels are now the top-performing category on the best-seller lists, generating nearly $1.5 billion dollars in profits for the publishing industry…