New Books to Explore by Iowa Alumni
Mothers and Sonsby Adam Haslett (99MFA)
Hachette
An estranged mother and son are forced to confront the secret that tore them apart years ago.
The Life and Death of Ryan White: AIDS and Inequality in America by Paul M. Renfro (16PhD)
The University of North Carolina Press
A historian documents the complex legacy of the teenager who became the face of the AIDS epidemic.
Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne (18BA, 22MFA)
Penguin Random House
Schlote-Bonne's debut YA horror novel follows teenage chronic liar Viv as she tries to escape her evil doppelganger and make up for past mistakes.
Book Club
Join the UI Book Club for Alumni and Friends
The University of Iowa’s free, virtual book club is currently reading The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (92BA).
Stories from the Writing University
Famed Writers Cisneros, Harjo, Herrera Return for Iowa's LNACC Reunion
Two U.S. poets laureate and a National Book Award honoree speak at a celebration for the UI’s Latino Native American Cultural Center.
Author’s Debut Allows Mother to Unleash Inner Animal
One of the most anticipated recent film premieres was Nightbitch, an adaption of University of Iowa alumna and professor Rachel Yoder’s novel.
Inside Voices: A Prison Choir, My Mother, and Me
In this personal essay, a University of Iowa alumna sees her relationship with her ailing mother in a new light after volunteering to sing at a prison.