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. Deming Foundation.

  1. 12/21/2022

    Yaa Gyasi's novel provides a painful look at slavery on an intimate, individual level

    This month's Talk of Iowa book club pick is Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing.

  2. 10/12/2022

    Exploring identity, friendship, racism and breakdancing in Iowa

    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.

  3. 08/24/2022

    'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' and its complicated legacy

    Expert readers discuss Sherman Alexie's controversial YA novel.

  4. 07/20/2022

    'The Hate U Give' grapples with themes of identity, racism and police violence through the eyes of a Black teenager

    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.

  5. 06/17/2022

    Jane Smiley's take on 'King Lear' still resonates with Iowa audiences 30 years after its release

    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.

  6. 05/05/2022

    T.C. Boyle on novels, short stories and hope

    Host Charity Nebbe talks with the prolific, best-selling writer about his work and whether he's hopeful about the future.

  7. 04/21/2022

    Rita Dove's Thomas and Beulah: Breaking down barriers and keeping stories alive

    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.

  8. 04/14/2022

    When COVID came to Okoboji

    Host Charity Nebbe talks with medical anthropologist and Iowa Native Emily Mendenhall about her new book Unmasked: COVID, Community and the Case of Okoboji.

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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. Deming Foundation.

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