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July 9, 2021 Katherine A Powers THE WASHINGTON POST – This summer holds out the promise of release from COVID’s most onerous restrictions – and visions of road trips dance in our heads. The prospect of piling into the car and heading off for parts yonder is liberating. But then reality hits, in the shape of boredom or, if children are involved, something a little more gruesome. Here is a selection of roadworthy audiobooks tailored to fit different journeys and assorted travellers. We shall begin with long books for long trips, starting with “The Long Ships” by Frans Bengtsson, one o...

Ammo Grrrll has a few LEFT-OVERS. She writes: For reasons I do not at all understand, “leftovers” have gotten a bad reputation. Now, I get it that there can be a limit. I once saw a cartoon in which a housewife, confronting an unhappy husband at the dinner table is saying, “Monday you liked beans. Tuesday you liked beans. Wednesday you liked beans. Now, all of a sudden, on Thursday,

The 2021 reading list begins with Kurt Vonnegut's "Mother Night." "The Talk of Iowa Book Club" is a team effort, and joining Charity Nebbe on this episode are two of the people she's worked most closely with to compile the 2021 reading list. Selected books should be available in mass market paperback. Many are either written by Iowans or people who have spent time in Iowa or have another Iowa connection. Some don’t have any connection to our state, but we’re sure that Iowans will enjoy them. January: Kurt Vonnegut's "Mother Night" “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful abo...