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Skype Appearance: Rachel Caine
<p>Author Rachel Caine will be joining us <em>via Skype</em> on Thursday, June 27 at 6 pm to discuss Ink and Bone, our June "Our Pick" Book Club selection.</p><p>Copies of Ink and Bone are available for purchase at M and M Bookstore. Stop by or call today to secure your copy.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Ink and Bone</u></strong></p><p>First in a new YA series from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine, this is a thrilling blend of alternate history, magic, romance, and adventure, set in a world where ownership of books is forbidden.</p><p>The Great Library of Alexandria has survived the ages, and is now a worldwide presence in every major city, every country…a network of vast information, curated by the greatest scholars. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly, in every location, upon command…yet personal ownership of books is now forbidden, and unrest against the Library has created the Burners, a defiant fringe group.</p><p>Jess Brightwell comes from a mercenary family of book smugglers…and as his father’s unwilling spy inside the Library, he will stumble on the truth: this bright world of letters has a dark side. And Jess, in inventing the world’s first printing press, has committed heresy.</p><p>And both heretics and books burn.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Rachel Caine</u></strong></p><p>Rachel Caine is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the Weather Warden series, the Outcast Season series, the Revivalist series, and the Morganville Vampires series.</p> 2019-05-01 19:00:00 -0500
6/27/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Club: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
<p>Join us on Thursday, June 27 at 6 pm to discuss Ink and Bone, our June "Our Pick" Book Club selection.<br><br>Copies of Ink and Bone are available for purchase at M and M Bookstore. Stop by or call today to secure your copy.<br><br>This event is part of our Prima's Pick Summer Reading Program. Author Rachel Caine will be joining us via Skype to discuss the book.<br><br><strong><u>About the Book</u></strong><br>Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.<br><br>Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library’s service.<br><br>When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life—and soon both heretics and books will burn…</p> 2019-05-21 19:00:00 -05006/27/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
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Well-Read Black Girl Book Club: Freshwater
<p>The AAMI/Next Page Books Well-Read Black Girl book club will continue with a discussion of <em>Freshwater</em> by Akwaeke Emezi. Read on for a description from the <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/freshwater/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">publisher</a>:</p><p><em>“One of the most highly praised novels of the year, the debut from an astonishing young writer, Freshwater tells the story of Ada, an unusual child who is a source of deep concern to her southern Nigerian family. Young Ada is troubled, prone to violent fits. Born “with one foot on the other side,” she begins to develop separate selves within her as she grows into adulthood. And when she travels to America for college, a traumatic event on campus crystallizes the selves into something powerful and potentially dangerous, making Ada fade into the background of her own mind as these alters—now protective, now hedonistic—move into control. Written with stylistic brilliance and based in the author’s realities, </em>Freshwater<em> dazzles with ferocious energy and serpentine grace.”</em></p><p><strong>This is a free event open to the public, but <u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/well-read-black-girl-book-club-freshwater-tickets-62506976048">registration</a></u> is requested to help us plan for space and refreshments. Get a 20% off discount on </strong><em><strong>Freshwater </strong></em><strong>at Next Page Books when you present your registration confirmation.</strong></p><p>The Well-Read Black Girl movement started as an Instagram account created by author Glory Edim and has grown into a thriving online community and Brooklyn-based festival celebrating the literary contributions of black women. The AAMI book club will meet monthly to discuss selected books by women of color. Book selections will range in genre and theme and will be available to purchase at Next Page Books.</p> 2019-05-31 19:30:00 -0500
6/27/196:00 p.m.African American Museum of IowaCedar Rapids -
Author Signing: D. Fischer
<p>Please join us as we welcome D. Fischer to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p>About D. Fischer</p><p>D. Fischer is a mother of two very busy boys, a wife to a wonderful and supportive husband, and an owner of two dogs. Together, they live in Orange City, Iowa.<span> </span></p><p><br></p><p>When D. Fischer isn’t chasing after her children or creating worlds while sipping coffee, she spends her down time reading until way past her bedtime.<span> </span></p><p><br></p><p>Known for the darker side of imagination, she enjoys freeing her creativity through worlds that don’t exist, no matter how much we wish they did.</p> 2019-03-04 12:30:00 -0600
7/06/1910:30 a.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Signing: Adam J. Whitlatch
<p><span data-offset-key="bailh-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome author Adam J. Whitlatch to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8hd4b-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Adam J. Whitlatch</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="fjll1-0-0"><span data-text="true">Adam J. Whitlatch is the author of the novels The Weller, War of the Worlds: Goliath, Birthright, and Vengeance For My Valentine, as well as dozens of short stories and poems spanning the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6i6uj-0-0"><span data-text="true">A fantasy enthusiast from a young age, his interest in science fiction was first sparked at the age of ten when his father played the infamous 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast for him on Halloween. It's a tradition Adam carries on to this day. </span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="3nbkh-0-0"><span data-text="true">From 2012 to 2015, Adam worked as an associate editor for Minnesota-based small press publisher KHP Publishers, managing their science fiction imprint, Retro Rocket Press.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="f3ce2-0-0"><span data-text="true">An aspiring musician, Adam is currently learning to play guitar. A martial artist since he was twelve years old, Adam currently holds the rank of 3rd Gup Brown Belt in Tang Soo Do and yellow belt in Haedong Kumdo. </span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="aaj9h-0-0"><span data-text="true">As an ordained Dudeist priest with the Church of the Latter-Day Dude, Adam is available to perform wedding ceremonies. </span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8353l-0-0"><span data-text="true">Adam resides in southeast Iowa with his wife and their three sons.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-03-04 15:00:00 -0600
7/06/191:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Reading: S.P. Jayaraj
<p>Please join us as we welcome S.P. Jayaraj to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About S.P. Jayaraj</u></strong></p><p>S.P. Jayaraj’s creative writing will bring you into a wider world and leave you there to contemplate every real and imagined thing around you. Whether it is his poetry, his CNF essays, or his fiction, Jayaraj’s creativity, multiculturalism, and unique insights come together to tap on our heart, open our mind, and arouse our natural childlike curiosity for lives that are not our own.</p><p><br></p><p>His created world of Adijari, and every story he writes for it is a reflection of his soul. Jayaraj is constantly studying different mythological beliefs around the world and the similarities between them. He processes this through storytelling and through Adijari, where it all comes together seamlessly as a full and expansive mythology in its own right. Currently drawing heavily on various East Indian, Nordic, and Persian mythologies, there is no telling where else it will go, as each new story of Adijari takes us into new territory to deeper understand the awesome world that it is. His new and reimagined fantasy races of Adijari make us consider our own spiritual relationships to other life, our planet, and the universe beyond.</p> 2019-04-29 12:30:00 -0500
7/06/1910:30 a.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Signining: Alicia Dill
<p>Join us as we welcome author Alicia Dill to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>About Alicia Dill</em></strong></p><p>ALICIA DILL spent six years as an Army soldier and globally published print journalist. She remains involved with many service members who continue to put their lives in harm’s way throughout the world. It’s because of that bond, the Missouri native wrote her debut novel in a series of untold stories of sisters in uniform. She joined the Army National Guard at the age of seventeen and received her degree in journalism and international studies at the University of Iowa. After her service, she was published by several weekly newspapers in Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois with over 75,000 readers. She continues writing in Iowa City, Iowa and enjoys traveling the world with her next book in mind.</p> 2019-05-04 15:00:00 -0500
7/06/191:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Storytime: MusicIC Family Concert
<p>This interactive storytime for all ages and stages combines books, rhymes, songs, and movement. Join us for fun and early literacy enrichment!</p><p>Join the Solera Quartet, the resident quartet for the City of Literature's MusicIC festival, as they perform excerpts of compositions from the festival and discuss their instruments and the music.</p> 2019-06-21 11:00:00 -0500
6/29/1910:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
What'cha Reading Book Club for Adults
<p>aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club<br><br>Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. </p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p> 2019-06-23 19:00:00 -0500
7/18/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Club: Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
<p>Join us on Thursday, July 25 at 6 pm to discuss Here, There Be Dragons, our July "Our Pick" Book Club selection.<br><br>Copies of the book are available for purchase at M and M Bookstore. Stop by or call today to secure your copy.<br><br>This event is part of our Prima's Pick Summer Reading Program. Author Rachel Caine will be joining us via Skype to discuss the book.<br><br>About the Book<br>An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams. <br><br>Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become. <br><br>An extraordinary journey of myth, magic, and mystery, Here, There Be Dragons introduces James A. Owen as a formidable new talent.</p> 2019-06-23 19:00:00 -0500
7/25/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Club: The Beekeeper's Apprentice
<p>Join us as we read and discuss The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King. Copies of the book are available via M and M Bookstore.<br><br>Light refreshments may be served.<br><br>About the Book:<br>In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. They are soon called to Wales to help Scotland Yard find the kidnapped daughter of an American senator, a case of international significance with clues that dip deep into Holmes's past. Full of brilliant deduction, disguises, and danger, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, the first book of the Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes mysteries, is "remarkably beguiling" (The Boston Globe).</p> 2019-06-23 19:00:00 -0500
8/01/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Reading: Evan Grace
<p>Join us as we welcome author Evan Grace to M and Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></p><p>5 to 6: Mix & Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading & Q&A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Evan Grace</u></strong></p><p>A Midwesterner and self-proclaimed book nerd, Evan has been an avid reader most of her life, but one day an idea came into her head and a writing career was born. She’s a sucker for happily ever afters and loves creating fictional worlds that others can get lost in. Evan loves putting her characters through the ringer, but loves when they get to that satisfying, swoony ending.</p><p><br></p><p>When the voices in her head give it a rest, she can always be found with her e-reader in her hand. Some of her favorites include, Aurora Rose Reynolds, (the queen) Kristen Ashley, Joanna Wylde, Madeline Sheehan and Harper Sloan. Evan finds a lot of her inspiration in music, movies, TV shows and life.</p><p><br></p><p>She’s a wife to Jim and a mom to Ethan and Evan, a cook, a tutor, a friend and a writer. How does she do it? She’ll never tell.</p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600
8/08/195:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
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Author Signing: Michael Brodkorb & Allison Mann
<p><span data-offset-key="elues-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Michael Brodkorb & Allison Mann to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="e9omg-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Michael Brodkorb & Allison Mann</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8kgt0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Missing in Minnesota is authored by Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann. Michael's reporting on this story began with the Star Tribune in 2015. Michael is currently a columnist with MinnPost. In October 2018, Michael and Allison released their book about this case, The Girls Are Gone, which is available for sale in both paperback and ebook.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="c4gva-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="8bho7-0-0"><span data-text="true">"The Girls are Gone" is Allison's first book written with partner, Michael Brodkorb. Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb came together during the 2016 criminal trial of a mother who abducted and hid two of her five children. Their passion for finding truth and justice through different mediums led them to partner in writing "The Girls Are Gone." Michael and Allison spent two years working together investigating, researching and writing to find the answers to many questions that had been left unanswered for years.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-03-04 15:30:00 -0600
9/07/191:30 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Signing: E.M. Shue
<div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="fe4c0-0-0"><div data-offset-key="fe4c0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fe4c0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Please join us as we welcome author E.M. Shue to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="4bup7-0-0"><div data-offset-key="4bup7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4bup7-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="6e9e6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="6e9e6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6e9e6-0-0"><span data-text="true">About E.M. Shue</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="556iu-0-0"><div data-offset-key="556iu-0-0"><span data-offset-key="556iu-0-0"><span data-text="true">Writer, wife and mother of three girls. E.M. Shue likes her whiskey Irish, her chocolate dark and her hockey hard hitting. She’ll listen to just about any music genre but loves the Eagles and regrets not ever going to one of their concerts when she had the chance. She uses music as inspiration in books. She is an avid reader and you can find her Kindle packed full of all sub-genres of romance.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="92iu8-0-0"><div data-offset-key="92iu8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="92iu8-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="2pd6i-0-0"><div data-offset-key="2pd6i-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2pd6i-0-0"><span data-text="true">When she isn’t writing action-adventure and strong woman she’s homeschooling her youngest teenage daughter, driving her husband crazy with his honey-do list from hell, and dropping the f-bomb like its and or the.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="bdvu8-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bdvu8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bdvu8-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="78vl9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="78vl9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="78vl9-0-0"><span data-text="true">Born in the Mid-west E.M. was moved to Alaska as a young girl and counts it as her home. She’s lived in the interior and even a western village, but currently resides between the largest city and the agriculture hub. Her oldest daughter just moved to Hawaii so she anticipates making lots of trips south to see her. </span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="eueq2-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eueq2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eueq2-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="3odjl-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3odjl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3odjl-0-0"><span data-text="true">E.M. supports local writers through the local RWA chapter, The Alaska Writer’s Guild and local NaNoWriMo events when she can. E.M.’s heart is in giving to the organizations that will someday find a cure for her middle daughter's many medical conditions. She writes strong female characters because of her girls.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="83tt6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="83tt6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="83tt6-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="87vso-0-0"><div data-offset-key="87vso-0-0"><span data-offset-key="87vso-0-0"><span data-text="true">E.M. has always wanted to write but never took paper like she did when she woke up from a dream that later became Sniper’s Kiss. Now she is four books into a series that keeps talking and wanting its stories told. She’s currently been doing research for another series but in the paranormal, dystopian, and mythic realms. She can’t wait for her readers to get their hands on it.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="62iuu-0-0"><div data-offset-key="62iuu-0-0"><span data-offset-key="62iuu-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="d5h66-0-0"><div data-offset-key="d5h66-0-0"><span data-offset-key="d5h66-0-0"><span data-text="true">E.M.’s favorite saying is don’t piss her off she’ll write you into a book and kill you off in a new and gory way. Welcome to the crazy world of E.M. Shue.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="804qs-0-0"><div data-offset-key="804qs-0-0"><span data-offset-key="804qs-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="244nf" data-offset-key="eef97-0-0"><div data-offset-key="eef97-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eef97-0-0"><span data-text="true">Connect with her online: https://linktr.ee/e.m.shue </span></span></div></div> 2019-05-14 19:00:00 -05007/18/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Reading: Kristine Plum
<p>Join us as we welcome author Kristine Plum to M and Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></p><p>5 to 6: Mix & Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading & Q&A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</p><p><br></p><p>Light refreshments may be served.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About Kristine Plum</u></strong></p><p>Kristine Plum lives in Iowa, where she was born and raised, with her husband, son and canine children. Her childhood was spent on the family farm with the animals, especially puppies! A series of events and choices gave her unexpected life experience while still a teenager, that she’s still learning from today.</p><p><br></p><p>Kristine has been interested in history and the supernatural as far back as she can remember, and her imagination has always been wild. Her interests led her to degrees in History, Spanish, Music and Education from a small liberal arts college whose atmosphere helped to open her mind beyond the bubble of her small town upbringing, and helped further shape her into the person she is today. She passed on her aspirations to own a “living-history” castle museum in Europe to be a high school Spanish teacher.</p><p><br></p><p>She has been blessed to have the opportunity to travel within the United States and to Europe multiple times. Spain and Italy hold special places in her heart.</p><p><br></p><p>Working for over a decade in education gave her the determination, and courage to finally share one of the elaborate stories in her head with others. She greatly appreciates all of the support and encouragement from her friends and family!</p><p><br></p><p>The supernatural has always been part of Kristine’s entertainment. The very first chapter book she read was “Sweet Valley Twins- The Haunted House”, followed soon after by “Wait Til Helen Comes” by Mary Downing Hahn. In the sixth grade Kristine read L.J. Smith’s “The Secret Circle” which she still claims as her favorite book(s), and reads the three book series at least once a year. Her favorite TV show is, was and ever will be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. Although she has discovered enjoyment from other genres, usually recommendations from friends, she tends to stick to supernatural as her reading genre of choice.</p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600
7/11/195:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Reading: Cassie Leigh
<p><span data-offset-key="crq5c-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome author Cassie Leigh to M and Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="2umuj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><strong><u>Schedule for the Evening</u></strong></span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="7agmi-0-0"><span data-text="true">5 to 6: Mix & Mingle | 6 to 6:30: Reading & Q&A | 6:30 to 7: Book Signing</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="bsarg-0-0"><span data-text="true">Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="cskut-0-0"><span data-text="true"><strong><u>About Cassie Leigh</u></strong></span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="fai19-0-0"><span data-text="true">CASSIE LEIGH writes contemporary and paranormal romance that’s more than skin deep. Before she could write, she began dreaming up stories. Starting with recorded conversations for her dolls on a Fisher-Price cassette player, she moved on to an antique typewriter found at a garage sale, then an electric typewriter, and finally computers. It wasn’t until she picked up romance novels in her late twenties that she found where she belonged. With the help of her husband, she carves out time to write while raising five children, working full time and obsessing over her laundry list of eccentric passions. Every new obsession seems to find its way into her romance world!</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-02-08 19:00:00 -0600
10/10/195:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Author Reading: Dennis Maulsby
<p><span data-offset-key="7vee8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Dennis Maulsby to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="dekoo-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Dennis Maulsby</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="ciijf-0-0"><span data-text="true">Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa with his wife Ruth, a retired legal secretary and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in Lyrical Iowa, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review, and numerous other journals.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="5m7c7-0-0"><span data-text="true">A U.S. Army Veteran, Maulsby spent four and a half years on active duty. Enlisting as a private, he served two years as a Russian voice intercept operator rising to the rank of Specialist Fifth Class before attending Ft. Benning, Georgia’s Infantry Officer Candidate School. After graduation as a Second Lieutenant, he was accepted into the Military’s Intelligence branch. In 1968, he served with the 25th Infantry division while in Vietnam. Maulsby led a mobile electronic intelligence gathering platoon with elements established in firebases and Vietnamese villages in southwestern Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1970.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="ak79b-0-0"><span data-text="true">His first book of war poetry, Remembering Willie, and all the others won silver medal book awards from the Military Writers Society of America (2005) and the Branson Stars & Stripes organization (2009). Maulsby’s second book of poetry Frissons, published in 2011, consists of traditional American-style haiku and senryu. Near Death/Near Life, a third book of poetry was released by Prolific Press in May of 1215. The book has since received a gold medal award from the Military Writers Society of America, named a finalist in the De Vinci Eye cover Art award, and was a winner-finalist in the USA Book News contest.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="4pht6-0-0"><span data-text="true">Free Fire Zone, a book of linked poetry and short stories, was released in November of 2016 by Prolific Press, and has since been named an International Book Award finalist and received a silver medal award from the Military Writers Society of America. </span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6b5rj-0-0"><span data-text="true">In May 2004 his poem “6 June, Omaha Beach” was featured with a musical background on National Public Radio’s Themes & Variations in memory of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the WW II Normandy landings. That same year he was named the Edgar Award winner of the Oak Hill Poetry Contest. His poem “Isle Royale Hunted” received a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2011. As of spring 2017, seventy of his poems have been individually published, forty percent of which have won awards, ranging from honorable mentions to first places. Out of twelve short stories published five have won awards.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6ihvm-0-0"><span data-text="true">Maulsby is a past President of the Iowa Poetry Association. He holds memberships in the Iowa Poetry Association, The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Ames Third Stanza Poets, Burlington’s Society of Great River Poets, The Military Writers Society of America, the Urbandale Omega Poets, The Ankeny Writers Workshop, The Jordan Creek Mall Barnes & Noble Writers, and The International War Veterans Poetry Archives.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8dekb-0-0"><span data-text="true">In 1964, just weeks away from graduating from Grinnell College, Dennis Maulsby decided his best option after college would be to voluntarily enter the military. After returning from the Vietnam War, he channeled his war experiences into various creative outlets, ultimately pursuing writing poetry. He self-published his first book, Remembering Willy, and All the Others, and received silver medal awards from veteran’s associations. His latest book, Free Fire Zone is a collection of short military stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="1ns5b-0-0"><span data-text="true">“A lot of men came back from Vietnam, and they dealt with their PTSD in a number of ways, usually women, drugs or creativity,” he says. “I chose creativity.”</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="42hdp-0-0"><span data-text="true">During this hour of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Maulsby about his writing and his new book of connected short stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="aiqt6-0-0"><span data-text="true">http://iowapublicradio.org/post/wounds-war-and-poetry-using-creativity-heal#stream/0</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-17 19:00:00 -0500
9/12/195:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Report
<p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Required</p><p>Tuesdays, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20</p><p>2 - 3:30 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitator: Diana Durham</p><p>A book club that meets once a month for an</p><p>informal round table discussion and sharing</p><p>of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose</p><p>your favorite author old or new, best sellers</p><p>or classic, fiction, non-fiction, short stories</p><p>or poetry. Not limited to presenters; anyone</p><p>who is interested in finding new authors</p><p>while exploring the abundance of reading</p><p>opportunities in our City of Literature is</p><p>welcome.</p><p>Diana Durham, an avid reader, looks forward</p><p>to sharing her favorite books and expanding</p><p>her repertoire by listening and exploring your</p><p>suggestions.</p> 2019-04-29 15:30:00 -05007/16/192:00 p.m.The CenterIowa City -
Book Report
<p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Required</p><p>Tuesdays, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20</p><p>2 - 3:30 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitator: Diana Durham</p><p>A book club that meets once a month for an</p><p>informal round table discussion and sharing</p><p>of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose</p><p>your favorite author old or new, best sellers</p><p>or classic, fiction, non-fiction, short stories</p><p>or poetry. Not limited to presenters; anyone</p><p>who is interested in finding new authors</p><p>while exploring the abundance of reading</p><p>opportunities in our City of Literature is</p><p>welcome.</p><p>Diana Durham, an avid reader, looks forward</p><p>to sharing her favorite books and expanding</p><p>her repertoire by listening and exploring your</p><p>suggestions.</p> 2019-04-29 15:30:00 -0500
8/20/192:00 p.m.The CenterIowa City -
Caleb Rainey Spoken Word Performance
<p>Spoken word artist Caleb Rainey of Iowa City will appear at CSPS Hall C-Space on Monday, July 8 at 7pm to share his latest collection of poems from his new book Look, Black Boy. Caleb, who was recently featured on IPR’s Talk of Iowa with Charity Nebbe, has written and performed spoken word for over seven years and has won multiple poetry slams. In addition, he is the co-founder of the literary magazine Black Art: Real Stories. This event is free and open to the public. A book signing will be held in the bookstore immediately following Caleb’s performance.</p> 2019-06-05 20:00:00 -0500
7/08/197:00 p.m.Next Page BooksCedar Rapids -
Alicia Dill Author Reading
<p>Join us on Wednesday, July 10 at 7pm in CSPS Hall C-Space for Iowa City writer Alicia Dill who will read from her debut novel, Squared Away. Alicia joined the Army National Guard at the age of 17, earned a degree in journalism and international studies at the University of Iowa, and then spent six years as an Army soldier and globally published print journalist. Squared Away is the story of a former soldier who attempts to unravel the mysterious disappearance of her good friend who was working for the FBI. The search takes her from small-town Missouri, to Miami, and then on to Kosovo. This event is free and open to the public. A book signing will be held in the bookstore immediately following Alicia’s reading.</p> 2019-06-05 20:00:00 -0500
7/10/197:00 p.m.Next Page BooksCedar Rapids -
Cancun Airport Transportation
<p><iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3723.7616830291536!2d-86.87380508475295!3d21.04221959269384!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x8f4e8049fc6dd149%3A0x4f003d5b2c274f4c!2sCancun+Airport+Shuttle+Transportation!5e0!3m2!1sen!2smx!4v1557241221010!5m2!1sen!2smx" width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" style="border:0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p>Cancun Airport Shuttle Transportation</p><p>Km. 22 Aeropuerto Internacional de, 77569 Cancún, Q.R.</p><p>+52 998 898 4979</p> 2019-05-07 21:30:00 -0500
1/22/201:00 p.m.Cancun Airport Shuttle TransportationCancún -
Houseplants…Love or Leave Them!
<p>Fee: none. Registration required.</p><p>Membership Not Required</p><p>Thursday, 6/27</p><p>1 - 2 PM in room 202</p><p>Presenter: Sharon Jeter</p><p>Sharon Jeter from the Johnson County Master</p><p>Gardeners is going to provide you insights</p><p>into the reasons to love houseplants and the</p><p>benefits they offer. She would also encourage</p><p>the audience to bring a plant or picture of</p><p>your plant(s) that you love, or maybe hate, to</p><p>discuss. She looks forward to also sharing her</p><p>favorites with you.</p> 2019-04-24 14:00:00 -05006/27/191:00 p.m.The CenterIowa City -
Prima's Picks Book Club for Middle Grades
<p>Book Club for Middle Grades at M and M Bookstore from 11:00 am to 11:45 am. Books and activities appropriate for grades 5 to 7.<br><br>Registration is required. Please call 319-396-8420.<br><br>August 7: Book Scavenger, $10, copy of the book included</p> 2019-06-16 14:00:00 -0500
8/07/191:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Death Café
<p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Not Required</p><p>Mondays, 5/6, 6/3, 7/1, 8/5</p><p>2 - 3 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitators: Michelle Buhman and Craig Mosher</p><p>A Death Café is a group of people who are not</p><p>afraid to discuss and increase their awareness</p><p>of death in order to make the most of life.</p><p>The topics of our monthly discussions are</p><p>determined by the members of the group.</p><p>People are encouraged to bring snacks. This</p><p>is not a bereavement support group or grief</p><p>counseling session. For more information on</p><p>the purpose of this group, visit deathcafe.com.</p> 2019-04-29 15:00:00 -05007/01/192:00 p.m.The CenterIowa City -
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Book Babies
<p>Rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed to stimulate your infant's language development. We ask that there be a lap for every baby.</p><p><br></p> 2019-06-28 11:00:00 -0500
6/28/1910:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Book Babies
<p>Rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed to stimulate your infant's language development. We ask that there be a lap for every baby.</p><p><br></p> 2019-06-28 14:00:00 -0500
6/28/191:30 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
What'cha Reading Book Club for Teens
<p>aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club<br><br>Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshment may be served.</p> 2019-06-16 18:00:00 -0500
8/15/195:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
The Resilient Caregiver
<p>The Family Caregivers Center of Mercy is holding and educational session on resiliency at the Marion library. All family caregivers are invited to join Abby Martin, Center Manager, and Kathy Good, Center Director for a discussion surrounding resilience. This session will be focused on the story you tell yourself, learning how to re-write your story and discovering how to gain resilience as you continue in your caregiving journey. Registration required. To register or to request caregiving assistance while attending this event, please let us know in advance by calling (319) 221-8866 or emailing fcgc@mercycare.org.<s> </s></p> 2019-06-26 14:30:00 -0500
7/12/191:30 p.m.Marion Public LibraryMarion -
Prima's Picks Book Club for Middle Grades
<p>Book Club for Middle Grades at M and M Bookstore from 11:00 am to 11:45 am. Books and activities appropriate for grades 5 to 7.<br><br>Registration is required. Please call 319-396-8420.<br><br>June 26: Hunger Games Activities, $5</p> 2019-06-16 14:00:00 -0500
6/26/191:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids