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Friday September 3rd 2010

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Yuly Restrepo & Chinelo Okparanta »

Two fiction students from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Yuly Restrepo and Chinelo Okparanta, read recent work.

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In this memoir, a woman with a rare genetic disorder unfolds the history of a family disease, and struggles with her decision to potentially carry on its [more]


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Iowa Young Writers’ Studio: Oral Histories

Iowa Young Writers’ Studio: Oral Histories

This summer, students from the Iowa Young Writers' Studio crowded into the KRUI studio to tell stories from memory. [Listen]

Don LePan (6-22-10)

Don LePan (6-22-10)

In Don LePan's novel Animals, factory farming brings about mass extinctions on planet earth. As a result, humans have turned to a new food source. [Listen]

Justin Cronin (6-15-2010)

Justin Cronin (6-15-2010)

Justin Cronin discusses the first installment of his much-anticipated fantasy trilogy, The Passage. [Listen]

Nick Reding: 6-8-2010

Nick Reding: 6-8-2010

On this Lit Show, Nick Reding will discuss Methland: The Death and Life of a Small Town, his study of meth-ravaged Oelwein, Iowa. [Listen]

Lydia Davis (5/18/2010)

Lydia Davis (5/18/2010)

Lydia Davis reads from and discusses her Collected Stories. [Listen]

Lisa M. Hamilton (5/11/10)

Lisa M. Hamilton (5/11/10)

Lisa Hamilton reads from and discusses Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness. [Listen]

Raj Patel (5-4-2010)

Raj Patel (5-4-2010)

Author and activist Raj Patel discusses his latest book, The Value of Nothing. [Listen]

Anchee Min (4-26-2010)

Anchee Min (4-26-2010)

Best-selling author Anchee Min will read from and discuss her latest novel, Pearl of China. [Listen]

Siri Hustvedt (4-20-2010)

Siri Hustvedt (4-20-2010)

Siri Hustvedt discusses The Shaking Woman, a memoir that explores the effect of grief on both the physical brain and the human consciousness. [Listen]

Peter Hedges (4-12-2010)

Peter Hedges (4-12-2010)

Author and filmmaker Peter Hedges will discuss The Heights, a novel of class stratification and sexual intrigue set in Brooklyn Heights. [Listen]



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