![Photo contributed by Romeo Oriogun](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ROMEOORIOGUN-1200x800.jpg)
Ask the Author | ‘The Gathering of Bastards’ author Romeo Oriogun looks back on past work
Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter
• May 2, 2024
![Photos contributed by TJ Alexander.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TJAlexander-1200x800.jpg)
Ask the Author | TJ Alexander speaks on new queer romance novel
Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter
• April 28, 2024
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Ask The Author | Jonathan Wells
Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter
• January 28, 2024
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Ask the Author | UI alum Ted Anton discusses new book ‘Programmable Planet: The Synthetic Biology Revolution’
Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter
• January 17, 2024
![John J. Waters reads a passage from his book “River City One,” at Prairie Lights bookstore in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_11_08_JohnJWaters_HT_3-1200x800.jpg)
Ask the Author | John J. Waters
Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor
• November 8, 2023
![Chuck Palahniuk signs a copy of his new book Not Forever, But For Now at Prairie Lights in Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Palahniuk is a novelist publishing fiction, nonfiction, and adult coloring books.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_09_21_ChuckPalahniuk_SK0001-1200x800.jpg)
Prairie Lights hosts Chuck Palahniuk for a live signing
Emma Gaughan, Arts Reporter
• September 24, 2023
![Photo illustration by Matt Sindt](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SBBookReccs-900x600.jpg)
Six spring break book recommendations for a week of reading and relaxation
Grace Westergaard, Arts Reporter
• March 6, 2023
![Audience members file into Englert Theatre during day three of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Saturday, April 9, 2022.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/040922-day3missioncreek-GS0012-900x600.jpeg)
Anne Lamott examines hope, service, and laughter ahead of visit to Englert
Charlotte McManus, Arts Reporter
• November 9, 2022
![The stage is surrounded by seats and an eerie backdrop for writers to perform on, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at Riverside Theatre.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/halloween-900x600.jpg)
Riverside Theatre’s “Ghost Light” debut delivered frights and delights on Halloween night
Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
• November 1, 2022
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2022 Adult All Iowa Reads selection author to read from debut novel, ‘The Butterfly Effect,’ at Prairie Lights
Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
• October 14, 2022
![Photo illustration by Matt Sindt](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bookpreview-900x600.jpg)
Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature’s 2022 Book Festival to put big ideas and local authors into the spotlight
Vaishnavi Kolluru, Arts Reporter
• September 27, 2022
![Panel for Iowa City’s Black authors to be held at Prairie Lights as part of Soul & Blues Festival](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/panel-900x600.jpg)
Panel for Iowa City’s Black authors to be held at Prairie Lights as part of Soul & Blues Festival
Vaishnavi Kolluru, Arts Reporter
• September 20, 2022