Fame is the foodstuff of modern culture. Andy Warhol once famously suggested everyone should enjoy…
Books and Writers
It’s a month from my 40th birthday, and I’m packing up my books. Again. I’ve…
Here is Katherine Fischer’s dream of the Mississippi: “The river slides through our grasp and…
A parlor is a place for special visitors, and on Wednesdays this summer, the parlor…
“When I first picked up the manuscript for The Kite Runner, I knew I had…
BY ROB CLINE I remember that I felt odd about having a copy of Cat’s…
BY ROB CLINE I admit I’m behind the curve when it comes to the work…
Letters to a Young Iowan, May 07 | Good Sense from the Good People of Iowa to Young Folks Everywhere
BY THOMAS DEAN It’s that time of year. Young adults are getting measured for caps…
BY THOMAS DEAN The Wapsipinicon Almanac has been a lifeline to Iowa for me for…
BY THOMAS DEAN In an essay entitled “The Work of Local Culture,” author, farmer, and…
BY ROB CLINE As one year draws to a close and another begins, it seems…
BY ROB CLINE Francine Prose isn’t going to walk you through a 10-step process for…
BY THOMAS DEAN Patrick Irelan established himself as a skilled and engaging memoirist with…
BY TONY Ellis In 1973, as the Vietnam War spilled over its borders, Cambodiaplunged into…
BY ROB CLINE Gather a few old school chums together—folks who haven’tseen one another in…