As a student, you’ve probably wondered what the oddly shaped bronze panels are between the concrete slabs of the sidewalk on Iowa Avenue. But you’ve probably never given them a second thought. Some ...

The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature will celebrate its 10th anniversary by hosting the 10th Iowa City Book Festival from Oct. 1 to 7. The festival features authors from around the country and ...

The leader of an Iowa City nonprofit does -not- expect any local impact as President Trump has ordered the United States to again pull out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

The Iowa City literary community isn’t ready to come back in full force. As Iowa City records 50 to 60 cases of COVID-19 each day, literary hubs are trying to return to pre-pandemic norms while ...

Iowa City is widely known as a paradise for literature, whether for aspiring authors or published veterans. If you pop into any coffee shop in Iowa City, you will see people typing away on their ...

What does Iowa City, home to just about 75,000 people, have in common with Seattle, a city 10 times its size and more than 1,800 miles away? They are both UNESCO Cities of Literature. In fact, they ...

Coralville Public Library assistant director Ellen Alexander (right) and professor and author Camille Dungy smiles as she receives the Paul Engle artwork award that pays homage to her book entitled ...