Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Willa Goodfellow and conversation with Mary Vermillion!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poet D.S. Waldman and conversation with Austin Araujo!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Candice Wuehle and conversation with Camila Urioste !

Join us tonight at 6 pm at the Voxman Music Building for a special reading by Elizabeth Kolbert!

Hey, Iowa - Hear Cindy talk about “Privacy’s Defender” at 7pmCT TONIGHT at Iowa City’s @prairielights.com! She’ll be in discussion with the University of Iowa’s @rishabn.bsky.social at this free, public event. prairielights.com/event/2026-...

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Cindy Cohn and conversation with Rishab Nithyanand!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a Book Matters reading featuring James Costa and Elizabeth Yale!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Daniel Poppick!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Kali White VanBaale and Yasmina Din Madden & conversation with Alisha Jeddeloh!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by William Green and conversation with Alan Kelley!

The Descent of Man: An Annotated Edition of Darwin’s Classic Work by Charles Darwin, edited by James T. Costa Elizabeth E. Yale

Elizabeth E. Yale

James T. Costa

Next week, Apr 9 at 7:00pm CDT, @prairielights.com welcomes Elizabeth Yale and James Costa, co-editors of The Descent of Man. They'll discuss their book, the first annotated edition of Darwin’s shocking work that continues to generate controversy today, at this free, in-person event: buff.ly/1IWRMau

Join us this afternoon at 3:15 for a Stop/Time Festival conversation with Danez Smith and Carmen Giménez!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Clara Obligado and conversation with Mauricio Ruiz and Camilia Urioste!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Lauren Haldeman and conversation with Carmen Maria Machado!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Jeff Boyd and conversation with James F
Thomas!

Join us this afternoon at 4 pm for a reading by Ben V. Greene!

If you have a ticket, join us tonight at 7 pm at the Englert for the one and only Erik Larson, in conversation with Inara Verzemnieks!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Cecily Parks and conversation with Louisa Hall !

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a special reading by R.A. Villanueva, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Kaveh Akbar!
(Get here early if you can!)

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Benjamin Hale and conversation with Bennett Sims!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Lisa Avelleyra!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Alicia Jo Rabins!

@prairielights.com appreciation post! 💫 This beloved Iowa City independent bookstore consistently carries Fence Books on their shelves & website, including @kathryncowles.bsky.social’s THE STRANGE WONDROUS WORKS OF ELEANOR ELEANOR & soon: Amanda Deutch’s forthcoming NEW YORK IRONWEED! 🌾

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Gina Hausknecht and conversation with Iowa City Riverside's Artistic Director Adam Knight!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Emily Galvin Almanza!

Unfortunately, Dan Henderson had to cancel today's reading due to illness, but we'll try to reschedule him soon!

Join us tonight at 5:30 pm at the Stanley Museum of Art for a University of Iowa Book Matters reading featuring Ashley Howard and conversation with Louise Seamster!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Bret Anthony Johnston and conversation with Lan Samantha Chang!

Unfortunately, we have to cancel tonight's reading because Keiichiro Hirano had weather-related travel delays. We will do our best to reschedule and let you know when we do!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Clare Kinberg and conversation with Lisa Heineman!