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:

March 17, 2022 Stegner's last novel celebrates life's changes
Host Charity Nebbe discusses "Cross to Safety," with expert readers.
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50min
March 10, 2022 Author Lee Cole hopes for empathy while exploring division
Lee Cole's debut novel Groundskeeping explores the political, socioeconomic and educational divisions that we're all too familiar with. But, Cole says he hopes readers realize we have more in common than we think.
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33min
February 17, 2022 Irving novel questions how we define family
Charity Nebbe and a panel of expert readers discuss John Irving's The Cider House Rules.
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49min
February 10, 2022 Octavia Butler's 1979 sci-fi, historical fiction novel is still relevant today
Host Charity Nebbe and expert readers discuss Octavia Butler's "Kindred."
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41min
February 03, 2022 A complicated Chinese American family, a small Wisconsin city and a crisis that's been building for years
Author Lan Samantha Chang talks about her new novel "The Family Chao."
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47min
January 27, 2022 Beavers — as useful as they are interesting
Charity Nebbe talks with author Ben Goldfarb about his book "Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter."
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48min
January 20, 2022 When you were born matters less than you think
Charity Nebbe talks with author Bobby Duffy about his book, "The Generation Myth: Why When You’re Born Matters Less Than You Think.”
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49min
January 13, 2022 Amy Tan continues exploring mother-daughter relationships and inherited trauma in the stories of Shanghai courtesans
Author Amy Tan talks with Charity Nebbe about her 2013 novel, "The Valley of Amazement."
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48min
December 23, 2021 Four mothers, four daughters and their intertwined stories of trauma, identity and understanding
Host Charity Nebbe is joined by expert readers to discuss "The Joy Luck Club," by Amy Tan
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50min
December 11, 2021 Willa Cather's classic novel was both ahead of its time and of its time
Host Charity Nebbe talks with a panel of expert readers about Willa Cather's "My Antonia"
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50min

FAQs about Talk of Iowa Book Club:

How many episodes does Talk of Iowa Book Club have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.