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From a war correspondent to a Two-Spirit Ojibwe-nêhiyaw poet, these authors trace past devastations to find paths back to humanity.

Book lovers join host Charity Nebbe on Talk of Iowa to discuss the best new books to give and receive this holiday season.

In "Dancing After Hours" by Andre Dubus, main character Emily is convinced she will never find love. At the tavern where she tends bar, she sees clearly the loneliness of other people. One night, that perception changes in the most unlikely of ways.

Eileen Myles, the scholar, author and UC San Diego professor emeritus, gathers up 'Pathetic Literature' across the centuries and curates a new genre.

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" by James Joyce

With Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides

Peter Orner discusses the short story "Blue in Chicago" by Bette Howland.

Peter Orner's 'Still No Word From You' melds memoir and criticism and, in the process, brings reading to life as a multi-sensory, communal experience.

NORWICH — A bridge in town is leaking toxic chemicals into a section of Blood Brook popular for swimming, and the town’s latest attempt to mitigate the leak is being met with skepticism from concerned residents.Norwich Town Manager Rod Francis said in...

Peter Orner, an acclaimed writer of fiction, explores the power of reading in a series of essays and intimate stories that meld his life and writing with that of other writers, collected in the book Still No Word From You.