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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Contributed photo of Ash Davidson.

Ask the Author — Ash Davidson

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter September 27, 2021

Former Iowa Writers’ Workshop student Ash Davidson debuted her first novel *Damnation Spring*, in August. The book is about a couple raising their young son in 1977 California. The family has centered...

Ask the Author: Johnnie Each

Ask the Author: Johnnie Each

Parker Jones, Arts Reporter September 20, 2021

Even before she won an essay contest that awarded her a year of free tuition at the University of Iowa, Johnnie Each knew she wanted to pursue a lifetime of storytelling. A junior at Prairie High...

Acquisitions editor at University of Iowa Press and Ph.D. candidate for the University of Iowa English department Meredith Stabel poses for a portrait at the Kuhl House on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Ask the Author: Meredith Stabel

Maddie Johnston, Arts Editor September 13, 2021

UI English doctoral candidate and UI Press Editor Meredith Stabel published her first book, Radicals: Audacious Writings by American Women, alongside her co-editor Zachary Turpin, on June 15, 2021. The...

Contributed photo of Carl K. Klaus.

Ask the Author – Carl H. Klaus

Jenna Post, Arts Editor September 6, 2021

Carl H. Klaus is the founder of the Nonfiction Writing Program and a critically acclaimed essayist. His most notable works include Letters to Kate, Taking Retirement, Weathering Winter and My Vegetable...

A portrait of Chuy Renteria.

Ask the Author — Chuy Renteria

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter August 30, 2021

Author Chuy Renteria was born in Iowa City, but he grew up in West Liberty, only 20 minutes away. He spent his last few years composing a memoir, We Heard It When We Were Young, which recalls his formative...