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Sample of the Public readings offered by Prairie Lights
A timeline of the readings at PrairieLights with some photos and links to the authors. -
Reading From "The Fates Will Find Thier Way"
Interview with PittardAuthor Hannah Pittard read from her book the Fates Will Find thier way. This is a delightful novel that is written in the first person plural about the male students at a catholic high school. Pittard does an excellent job getting to the mind of a group of hormone driven teenaged boys as they grow into adult hood and adapt to the tragic disappearance of the local love interest. -
Reading of "Traveling Light"
here your can buy a copy of his book Gleen Freeman the author reading from his book Traveling Light. This is a collection of free flowing poems that has established Freeman as an author who's earned his name Freeman because of his ability to defy genre and form. -
The Lifespan of a Fact reading
Here is where you can buy a copy of the bookHis bio page and the University of Iowa This author John D'Agata read from his book the life span of facts. Here D'Agata pushes the boundaries of what is non-fiction and raised some controversy due to the little factual inaccuracies that can be found in the novel. -
The Living End: A Memoir of Forgetting and Forgiving
Click here to buyRobert Leleux home page This is a reading from a book about his grandmother and her struggle with Alzheimer's. Leleux is a self describe southern Nancy boy with a great sense of humor and a pointed approach to his writing that draws the reader in and traps them in this wonderful world with characters that you cannot forget. -
Running Away to Home
Click here to BuyJenniver Wilsons home pageJennifer Wilson reads her new novel Running Away From Home. “Dawn had not broken yet as I wrestled my suitcase out of my room above a bar in Mrkopalj.” Writes Jennifer Wilson in to opening of her novel an exciting memoir about her world travels after she and her husband lost most of their money in the stock market crash. -
Poet and Writers' Workshop graduate Shane McCrae
click here to buyHere is a link to a review of his book on google booksHe reads from a collection of works. McCrae is most popular for his book Mule, a book that is described in its review on amazon as lyrical and beautify and an interesting examination of its author’s faith. -
Ten Small Beds
click here to buyIowa City author Kate Kasten reads from her novel like most local authors she fills up the house. “Forty-five-year-old psychotherapist, Davida Grayson, leaves a thriving practice in Oakland, California to return to her childhood home in Still Water, Kansas after the death of her reclusive father.” Says Kasten’s website hopefully this will prove to be another treasured local Iowa author. -
Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz
click here to buyBarbara Babcock talks briefly about her book and gave out signed copies.“Clara Foltz was one of the first women lawyers in the United States and for a time the most famous.” Says Babcock in the beginning of her new biography on the life of Clara Foltz.
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By the Iowa Sea: A Memoir of Disaster and Love
click here to buyJoe Blair a local author reads from his memior by the Iowa Sea. "Blair put away his motorcycle and his dreams to do manual labor while supporting four children, one of whom is autistic. Rekindling a sense of purpose took something big: a terrible flood. Not a whiny work; fresh, plain-spoken, and down to earth. Definitely try." Said the Library Journal -
Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events
click here to buyKevin Moffett an Iowa writing workshop graduate reads from his collection of short stories that focus on the troubles of a young writer and teacher as he begins to accept his father as a greater writing talent.