Three Books from Iowa Authors to Add to Your Fall Reading List
Looking for a new book to cozy up with this fall? There’s no shortage of options from University of Iowa-trained writers. Here are three new releases that are on our fall reading list.
The Recruit
by Alan Drew (04MFA)
Penguin Random House
Drew’s third novel follows detective Benjamin Wade and forensic expert Natasha Betencourt as they work to unravel a series of strange crimes in this chilling thriller set in 1987 Southern California.
All This Could Be Different
by Sarah Thankam Mathews (19MFA)
Viking
Hailed as a warm and profound saga of queer love, friendship, work, and precarity, Mathews’ debut novel tells the story of a young immigrant from India building a life in America.
The Hero of This Book
by Elizabeth McCracken (90MFA)
Ecco, available Oct. 4
The latest novel from the former Iowa Writers’ Workshop faculty member is a searing examination of grief and renewal—and of a deeply felt relationship between a child and her parents.
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