In 1972, the New York Times said that Eudora Welty's book was “a miracle of compression, the kind of book, small in scope but profound in its implications, that rewards a lifetime of work.” Big things can come in small packages, and such is the case...
B.Y.O.Book
Bring Your Own Book or B.Y.O.B. is a "Books In Bars" book club that meets at assorted restaurants in Iowa City with host librarians, Candice and Jason. Participants share their thoughts on the book in a casual group conversation and discuss what is on their to-read pile at home.
Books for the upcoming event will be available from the Info Desk on the second floor of the library. Registration is required so everyone is guaranteed a chair in the reserved space.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 7:00pm
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Join us on Tuesday, June 21, to talk about Patricia Lockwood's novel "No One Is Talking About This." Kirkus Reviews' glowing review ends with: "The woman at the center of this novel doesn’t trade ironic laughter for soul-shattering awe so much as...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 7:00pm
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Join us for our July B.Y.O.Book event, where we discuss Robert Kolker's "Hidden Valley Road." Kolker's book studies the development of schizophrenia-related research and treatment in midcentury America by way of the Galvin family, where six brothers...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - 7:00pm
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Join us at our August event, where we discuss Emily St. John Mandel's "The Glass Hotel." Publisher's Weekly says: "Mandel’s wonderful novel (after Station Eleven) follows a brother and sister as they navigate heartache, loneliness, wealth,...