Name: Iowa City Book Festival 2019: William Steele
Start: 2019-10-05T11:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-04-20T01:36:39-05:00
Location: Iowa City Public Library: Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

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Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm

10/05/2019 11:30am 10/05/2019 12:30pm Iowa City Book Festival 2019: William Steele April 21st, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the film Field of Dreams, based on the book Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. Kinsella and his work were thrust into the limelight back in 1989 with the release of the blockbuster movie. The anniversary of Field of Dreams is being acknowledged with special anniversary screenings of the film in June, and the publication of Going the Distance, a biography of W.P. Kinsella by Tennessee author William Steele. The Iowa City Book Festival is organized by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City is one of just 20 Cities of Literature in the world, and the Iowa City Book Festival celebrates books and writing by leveraging the unique mix of local resources that helped to earn that designation. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

April 21st, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the film Field of Dreams, based on the book Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. Kinsella and his work were thrust into the limelight back in 1989 with the release of the blockbuster movie. The anniversary of Field of Dreams is being acknowledged with special anniversary screenings of the film in June, and the publication of Going the Distance, a biography of W.P. Kinsella by Tennessee author William Steele.

The Iowa City Book Festival is organized by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City is one of just 20 Cities of Literature in the world, and the Iowa City Book Festival celebrates books and writing by leveraging the unique mix of local resources that helped to earn that designation.

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