Talk of Iowa Book Club
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We love to read! We know many of you do too. That’s why we created a book club at Iowa Public Radio. Hear about the themes, characters and big picture questions raised by the titles on our reading list. Get a copy of the books, find a comfortable chair, and read or re-read with us.The Talk of Iowa Book Club podcast is sponsored by Western Home Communities and Cultivating Compassion: The Dr...
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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This month's Talk of Iowa book club pick is Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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On the Talk of Iowa book club, host Charity Nebbe is joined by expert readers to discuss Chuy Renteria's coming-of-age memoir about identity, friendship, racism and breakdancing: We Heard it When We Were Young ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Expert readers discuss Sherman Alexie's controversial YA novel ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Angie Thomas' 2017 novel The Hate U Give is the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old who is present when her childhood best friend is shot and killed by a police officer ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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On this episode of the Talk of Iowa Book Club, host Charity Nebbe speaks with author Jane Smiley, the A Thousand Acres opera director, Kristine McIntyre, and author Mary Swander ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Host Charity Nebbe talks with the prolific, best-selling writer about his work and whether he's hopeful about the future ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Host Charity Nebbe discusses "Thomas and Beulah" with former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove and expert readers for this April meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Host Charity Nebbe talks with medical anthropologist and Iowa Native Emily Mendenhall about her new book Unmasked: COVID, Community and the Case of Okoboji ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Charity Nebbe talks with Emily Spencer (now known as E. Yetunde Ahn,) about her award-winning poetry collection "East Walnut Hills ..read more
Talk of Iowa Book Club
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Host Charity Nebbe talks with memoirist Melissa Febos about her new book, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative ..read more