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Talk of Iowa Book Club Iowa Public Radio
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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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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.
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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.
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'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' and its complicated legacy
Expert readers discuss Sherman Alexie's controversial YA novel.
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'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.
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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.
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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.