Talk of Iowa Book Club

By Iowa Public Radio

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 lis... more

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The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

Talk of Iowa Book Club episodes:

December 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.
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50min
October 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.
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50min
August 24, 2022 '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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50min
July 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.
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49min
June 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.
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50min
May 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.
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29min
April 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.
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50min
April 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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39min
March 31, 2022 Poetry collection explores trauma and wellness in a Cincinnati neighborhood
Charity Nebbe talks with Emily Spencer (now known as E. Yetunde Ahn,) about her award-winning poetry collection "East Walnut Hills."
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19min
March 24, 2022 New book explores the radical power of personal narrative
Host Charity Nebbe talks with memoirist Melissa Febos about her new book, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
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31min

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How many episodes does Talk of Iowa Book Club have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.