By: Gracey Murphy [email protected] @graceyelyssa 20 years of travel, poetry, and teaching cannot prevent a writer from returning to the allure of Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Acclaimed...

By Alex Kramer [email protected] An introverted mind can lead to great things, its cogs eternally cranking out something new, ghastly, or even brave. This is certainly the case for Hannah Pittard,...

Anna Noyes and Brian Booker will present new fiction collections at Prairie Lights this evening. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Many strange and gratifying experiences can be found through...

Stephen King graces Englert stage Monday night   By: Gracey Murphy [email protected] @graceyelyssa   IOWA CITY, IA -- Hundreds of horror fans clap uproariously as Stephen...

By Gracey Murphy [email protected]   15 minutes. That’s all the time Stephen King needed for his reading to sell out every one of the Englert’s 725 seats. King, the ubiquitous...

Nicole Kidman isn’t an expert on The Bible, but she did help one. While teaching a class at Pepperdine University, a student asked Robert Cargill if he would meet a friend interested in the course....

Music does so many things; it can move one to tears, pump someone up for a competition, and remind one of the good old days. With the explosion of technology of streaming and iPods, the ability to throw...

By Girindra Selleck and Tessa Solomon [email protected] | [email protected] This year’s Mission Creek Festival, held April 5-10, saw hip-hoppers, krautrockers, proto-punks, slam...

Garth Greenwell took a long path to Iowa City. He studied opera as an undergraduate, earned graduate degrees in poetry and English from Washington University in St. Louis and Harvard University, respectively,...