Thursday, September 2, 5:00-6:30. Public reception for artist Gary Kelley's graphic novel, The Moon of the Snow Blind. View the exhibition of selected drawings, join us for refreshments on the patio, and get your copy signed, 5:30-5:45. Books are available for purchase at the event.
Saturday, September 18,th 1:00 pm. Join the Ruth Suckow Memorial Association's program in Mae Latta. Ken Lyftogt will lead the group discussion of Suckow's story "Susan and the Doctor." Barbara Lounsberry will then lead a discussion of "Spinster and Cat." Ruth Suckow is Iowa's Willa Cather and our first feminist author.
Stories are available at the Iowa Digital Heritage website, https://tinyurl.com/bfx3zk6j
October:
Sunday, October 3 at 1:00 p.m. in Mae Latta Hall
Cedar Falls Author Barbara Lounsberry will present a program titled "Virginia Woolf, the Arts & Crafts Movement, & the Art of the Diary." Dr. Lounsberry has written a trilogy on Woolf and diaries: Becoming Virginia Woolf: Her Early Diaries; Virginia Woolf's Modernist Path: Her Middle Diaries; and Virginia Woolf, The War Without, The War Within: Her Final Diaries. The program--with many visuals--will be followed by a wine and cheese reception and book signing.
Tuesday, October 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Hartman Reserve Nature Center Amphitheatre
Join Dr. Suzanne Bartlett on a Forest Bathing Exercise at the Hartman Reserve Nature Center Amphitheatre. Dr. Bartlett is the author of “The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Forest Bathing: Using Shinrin-Yoku to Hike, Bike, Paddle, and Climb Your Way to Health and Happiness”
Sunday, October 10 at 2:00 p.m. in Mae Latta Hall
Author and UNI Professor of Art History Dr. Elizabeth Sutton will give a talk about her book Angel DeCora, Karen Thronson, and the Art of Place.
November
Thursday, November 4, 7 pm -- Author Dr. Lynn Brant will discuss his book, Staring into Compost and Other Essays.
Tuesday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Mae Latta Hall
Jim O’Loughlin will talk about his new book The Last Caucus in Iowa. O'Loughlin is also the author of the flash fiction collection, Dean Dean Dean Dean and the editor of Kurt Vonnegut Remembered. He is the host of the Final Thursday Reading Series at the Hearst Center, which is now in its 21st season.
Tuesday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. in Mae Latta Hall
Author and Speaker Jeffrey S. Copeland will discuss his latest book After Jackie: 15 Pioneers Who Helped Change the Face of Baseball.
December
Tuesday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Mae Latta Hall
Poet and Author Vincent Gotera will talk about The Coolest Month which features a poem for every day in the month of April.
Tuesday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. in Mae Latta Hall
Grant Tracey will discuss his 2020 book Winsome. Winsome follows Eddie Sands, a Korean War vet turned taxi driver, whose efforts to protect people near him quickly entwines him in a tale of jealousy, corruption and redemption.
Visit the Cedar Falls Public Library website for more information about upcoming Author Talks at the library in November at www.cedarfallslibrary.org .
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