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Prairie Lights bookstore on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates read new work at Prairie Lights

Salma Rios, [email protected]
December 1, 2017
Author Carmen Maria Machado speaks at Prairie Lights on Nov. 3. Machado read from her short-story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, which was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Carmen Maria Machado, an alumna of the Writers’ Workshop, is among the finalists for a national book award in fiction

Salma Rios, [email protected]
November 27, 2017
Anthony Decurtis speaks to patrons at Prairie Lights bookstore after giving a reading from and answering questions about his new biography titled “Lou Reed: A Life” on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Lou Reed fronted the band “The Velvet Underground” and was a hugely influential musician who helped inspire alternative rock. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Rolling Stone contributing editor discusses life of Lou Reed in new book

Salma Rios, [email protected]
November 14, 2017
Latin rock takes the Hancher stage

Latin rock takes the Hancher stage

Salma Rios, [email protected]
October 9, 2017
Leslie Odom Jr. performs during a concert outside on the Hancher Green on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Odom Jr. returned to Iowa City for his second time in 2017 after a performance in March. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Leslie Odom Jr. performs at Hancher to large crowd

Salma Rios, [email protected]
October 3, 2017
Lisa Lucas, the first African American Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, speaks to an audience at The Englert theatre on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Lucas was hosted by the University Lecture Committee in collaboration The Green Room. She spoke on the importance of literature and its ability to bridge together communities from different backgrounds.

National Book Foundation executive director gives talk at The Englert on literature, unity

Salma Rios, [email protected]
September 26, 2017
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Writers’ Workshop alum Sandra Cisneros returns to Iowa City

Salma Rios, [email protected]
September 12, 2017
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