Vampires in the Lemon Grove and Russell’s Fantastical Short Stories
Pulitzer finalist Karen Russell showcases a diverse collection with tales of lemon-loving vampires and silk worm transformed women. The Barn at the End of Our Term imagines presidents inhabiting horse bodies and asks about heaven, hell, and memory in a surreal, uncanny world.
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Karen Russell
Strong Beach
Russell
U.S
Heaven
Hell
Washington
Rutherford B. Hayes
Lucy
Eisenhower
Reading event features Karen Russell at Cedar Rapids
Karen Russell reads from Vampires in the Lemon Grove at Chapel of Mercy Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids at 7 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free with the newly arrived John Adams, described in the piece as not truly a horse.
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Karen Russell
Lemon Grove
Chapel of Mercy
Mount Mercy University
Elmhurst Dr. NE
Cedar Rapids
John Adams
Eisenhower
Ogallala Road memoir links love to drought and deeds
Julene Bair weaves personal history with the Ogallala Aquifer crisis in Kansas and the Great Plains. She discusses farming irrigation, government programs, and tax policy while reflecting on family ties, fidelity to home, and the possibility of change through individual action.
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Ater
Julene Bair
Ogallala Road
Viking
Bair
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Ogallala
Kansas
Great Plains
The Secret History of Las Vegas review by Laura Farmer
Kris Abani crafts a psychological noir set in Las Vegas and South Africa. Detective Salazar and psychiatrist Dr Sunil Singh navigate conjoined twins, a bloody lake scene, and disturbing histories from atomic research to Vlakplaas reformation camps.
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Las Vegas
Kris Abani
Salazar
Water
Fire
Abani
Sunil Singh
Dr. Singh
Singh
Vlakplaas
South
Africa
Best Seller List Picks Across Genres
A mixed slate of local best sellers features memoirs and fiction. Notable titles include Body Counts by Strub, The Goldfinch by Tartt, One More Thing by Novak, and The Invention of Wings by Ride, with nonfiction and diet titles from authors like Krauthammer and Warren prominent on the near horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tartt
Novak
Schaffert
Stillwater
Helget
Iowa
Clark
Munro
Kellerman
Sycamore Row
Grisham
Weber
Patterson Raymond
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Rob Cline
Secret Service
University of Iowa
Hander
New Bo Books
Prairie Lights
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Hancher
Laura Farmer
Iarn
Ohm
Strub
Coon
Robb
L.A.” Patterson Sullivar
Smith
Jesus” O'Reilly
Vuga
Duty” Gates
David and
Goliath” Gladner
Krauthammer
Perjmutter
Diaz
Igi
Daniel Plan
Warren
Publisher's Week
Meskwaki.com
Tama
Thurs & Frimar
NES Delo
Cedar Rapids Area
Arenson & Maas, PLC
Second Street
Arensonlaw.com
Rebecca Feiereisen, Esq
Cedar Valley
Friends of the
Cofriendsofthefamily.org
Porgy & Bess
Mackinac Island
Frankenmuth
Cedarvalleyworldtravel.com
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