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Workshop grad Rick Barot to read at Prairie Lights

August 31, 2016

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...

Strolling through fear

Strolling through fear

August 29, 2016

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,...

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Stories from several realities

June 14, 2016

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...

Becoming the ‘Pumpkin of Horror’

Becoming the ‘Pumpkin of Horror’

June 14, 2016

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

Photo credit: Shane Leonard

“Master of horror” Stephen King set to read at Englert

June 13, 2016

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...

In search of the Bible: UI professor Robert Cargill to read from The Cities that Built the Bible  May 15.

In search of the Bible: UI professor Robert Cargill to read from ‘The Cities that Built the Bible’ May 15.

Claire Dietz, [email protected] May 12, 2016

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....

Vietnam veteran and professor to discuss their book on musics role in war tonight

Vietnam veteran and professor to discuss their book on music’s role in war tonight

Jordan Ryder, [email protected] April 12, 2016

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...

photo by Jordan Gale/The Daily Iowan

Recap: Mission Creek Festival comes to a close

April 11, 2016

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...

Delving into what belongs

Delving into what belongs

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] January 21, 2016

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,...

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