Local Libraries LIT to welcome author Kevin Wilson on Wednesday, February 8 at 7 p.m. Kevin Wilson’s radically inventive books crackle with wit, vulnerability, and cosmic sadness: sharp social satires animated by profound tenderness for humanity even at its most awful and absurd. Wilson is the author of two collections, Tunneling to the Center of…

Local Libraries LIT to welcome author Ann Patchett on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. This is the sixth virtual event in the series offered by public libraries in Johnson County, as well as the University of Iowa and Kirkwood Libraries with support from The Tuesday Agency. Patchett is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and…

R.O. Kwon will join us virtually for the last of our Spring 2022 series for a brief reading and Q&A. Register: https://bit.ly/3GNXOUK

Johnson County libraries present thoughtful virtual discussion and exploration of ideas with Jennine Capó Crucet. This is a FREE event.

Local Libraries LIT Welcomes Jennine Capó Crucet Local Libraries LIT to welcome author Jennine Capó Crucet on January 26 at 7 p.m. This is the fifth virtual event in the  series offered by public libraries in Johnson County, as well as the University of Iowa and Kirkwood Libraries with support from The Tuesday Agency. As…

Sloane Crosley Local Libraries LIT to feature The New York Times bestselling essayist and author Sloane Crosley on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7 p.m. This is the fourth virtual event in the series offered by public libraries in Johnson County, as well as the University of Iowa and Kirkwood Libraries with support from The Tuesday Agency.…

Local Libraries LIT welcomes Award-winning author & contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, Roxane Gay. Gay is author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, as well as the bestselling books Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, and Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body. She was the first black woman to write for Marvel, creating a comic…

Local Libraries LIT Welcomes Roxane Gay Local Libraries LIT to feature award-winning author and The New York Times contributing op-ed writer Roxane Gay on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. This is the third virtual event in the new series offered by public libraries in Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty and at the University of Iowa…

Local Libraries LIT: Author Saeed Jones Local Libraries LIT to feature award-winning writer Saeed Jones on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 7 p.m. This is the second virtual event in the new series offered by public libraries in Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty and the University of Iowa Libraries with support from The Tuesday Agency. Saeed…