The holiday season is fast approaching, and Santa’s helpers from Fairfield Public Library’s Youth Services…
Books and Writers
As a general rule, these columns are dedicated to books that have been published. But…
Fairfield Public Library has introduced a new Video Game Collection featuring titles for Nintendo Switch…
When I asked Jay Baron Nicorvo’s son, Sonne, what he liked best about his dad’s…
At Fairfield Public Library, we believe in the transformative power of storytelling, and few stories…
Ari Berman, an award-winning journalist and book author who grew up in Fairfield, is one…
The 16th annual Iowa City Book Festival, October 14-20, promises to be an exceptional experience,…
I’ve been thinking about gun violence quite a bit lately, and I know I’m not…
As faithful readers know, I am currently engaged in a project to reread the complete…
The Thirsty Word monthly reading series is excited to present a special program taking place…
George Harrison was Jane Smiley’s favorite Beatle. He came up during my lunch with the…
My conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley over lunch at St. Burch Tavern in…
Novelist Sara Paretsky—who pushed the female-led detective novel forward with the introduction of her detective…
Are you a Substack reader? Substack.com is a place where writers of all sorts can…
In the Iowa town where I grew up, the city’s public schools were called Washington,…