Talk of Iowa Book Club

By: Iowa Public Radio
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  • We love to read! We know many of you do too. That’s why we created a book club at Iowa Public Radio. Hear about the themes, characters and big picture questions raised by the titles on our reading list. Get a copy of the books, find a comfortable chair, and read or re-read with us.The Talk of Iowa Book Club podcast is sponsored by Western Home Communities and Cultivating Compassion: The Dr. Deming Foundation.
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Episodes
  • Yaa Gyasi's novel provides a painful look at slavery on an intimate, individual level

    Yaa Gyasi's novel provides a painful look at slavery on an intimate, individual level
    Dec 21 2022
    This month's Talk of Iowa book club pick is Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing.
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  • Exploring identity, friendship, racism and breakdancing in Iowa

    Exploring identity, friendship, racism and breakdancing in Iowa
    Oct 12 2022
    On the Talk of Iowa book club, host Charity Nebbe is joined by expert readers to discuss Chuy Renteria's coming-of-age memoir about identity, friendship, racism and breakdancing: We Heard it When We Were Young.
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  • 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' and its complicated legacy

    'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' and its complicated legacy
    Aug 24 2022
    Expert readers discuss Sherman Alexie's controversial YA novel.
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