Book Reviews
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Iowa City author Garth Greenwell spoke about art in the time of isolation as part of Mission Creek Underground. Greenwell read underneath the glow of a lone spotlight on stage at the Englert Theatre to empty seats, but with a familiar warmth.
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Each genre of literature has particular tenets that make it distinctive, but some of the most poignant writing comes when genres cross over. In Wild Milk, an exciting collection of short fiction, author Sabrina Orah Mark creates intricate stories that intertwine poetry and fiction. Every story is an innovative journey through relationships, emotion, and human experience, but with a poetic twist.
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Lombardo shines a light on the private life of one family while opening a lens onto the family of the reader. Through sisterly jabs, overly loving parents, unplanned pregnancy, and countless other familial darmatics, The Most Fun We Ever Had enters into the knotty world of family life and comes out with an honest and provoking picture of our closest relationships.
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Iowa City is famous for its literary community, as only a UNESCO City of Literature can be. Author Lucy Ives dissects this community in her new novel, Loudermilk, which explores the lives of writers and what drives them to create. And also somewhat, at times, skewers university writing programs.
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Alan crunches years of music reviews and trends into concise gems of historical context for each artist before vaulting into his own perceptions of the concerts. Even though Alan has had the privilege to see such inimitable acts live, he recounts it in an approachable way. You get a view into the exclusive world of rock ‘n’ roll from a voice who is just as in awe as the world was of these musicians.