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Iowa Center for the Book Selects "Blue Sky White Stars" by Sarvinder Naberhaus to Represent Iowa at the 2019 National Book Festival
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The title will represent Iowa on the Great Reads About Great Places map at the 2019 National Book Festival in Washington D.C.
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Wonders of Words Festival - Downtown Des Moines
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The Wonder of Words Festival is a celebration of the written word. The outdoor festival will feature presentations and book signings by authors of both national and local acclaim, as well as workshops, conversation panels, literary exhibitors, books sales, children’s entertainment & activities, and food trucks.
JUNE 18-19, 2016
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Free Admission
Downtown Des Moines
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Western Gateway Park, Des Moines - The Wonder of Words Festival
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The Wonder of Words Festival is a celebration of the written word.
The outdoor festival will feature presentations and book signings by authors of both national and local acclaim, as well as workshops, conversation panels, literary exhibitors, books sales, children’s entertainment and activities, and food trucks.
The festival will take place on June 18th and 19th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and will be held in Western Gateway Park.
As part of our programming, we will be conducting a book discussion for the 2016 All Iowa Reads book, Lila by Marilynne Robinson.
We would love to invite your book club to participate in our on-site book talk on Sunday, June 19 at 1:45 p.m. The event is free and open to anyone who would like to participate.
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Perry Public Library : Jerry Nelson, "Dear County Agent Guy" Author Visit
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Jerry Nelson, Monday, June 20, 7:00 PM at Perry Public Library
Knee-slapping funny one moment, poignant the next, Jerry Nelson’s new book, Dear County Agent Guy, provides a very special glimpse into a distinctly American way of life. In the tradition of Mark Twain and Jean Shepherd, Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor, Jerry Nelson is a humorist of the American heartland. A fourth-generation dairy farmer, Nelson discovered his voice and had a new calling to go along with his day job—writing a humorous column called “Dear County Agent Guy.” Nelson’s depictions of daily life, from the point of view of a taciturn husband with a twinkle in his eye, are read by 250,000 people a week—and woven into A Prairie Home Companion scripts.
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Nominations Now Being Accepted for Iowa Literacy Award
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The winning organization will also receive a $2,000 check to further their efforts.
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July
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Everybody Wins! Iowa Receives Library of Congress State Literacy Award
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Everybody Wins! Iowa, the recipient of the 2018 Iowa Literacy Award, will also receive a 2019 State Literacy Award from the Library of Congress.
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March
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Announcement: A Change to Iowa's Letters About Literature Program
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The Iowa Center for the Book has some important news about the Letters About Literature competition.
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August
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Announcing the 2019 Letters About Literature Winners and Honorable Mentions!
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The Iowa Center for the Book is pleased to announce 18 student readers from across Iowa as winners and honorable mentions for the 2019 Iowa Letters About Literature awards program.
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April
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$19k Grant from NEH to Bring History of Agriculture Speaker Events to Iowa Communities this Fall
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The Iowa Center for the Book has received a $19,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a two-year grant program on Iowa’s agricultural heritage.
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