On this episode of Talk of Iowa , host Charity Nebbe talks with Gary Porter to discuss his memoir, Town Kid: Reflections of a Midwestern Boyhood . The book is a collection of essays capturing moments from Porter's childhood, and slices of life in small-town Iowa.

Author Reflects On Monumental Years In New Memoir

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Author Reflects On Monumental Years In New Memoir

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