Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
THE DAY AFTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Nicholas Meyer's TV movie about nuclear war drew 100,000,000 viewers and a lot of controversy; four UI professors explain why the film was worth it -- FROM THE CHAPEL TO THE CLASSROOM: With the
objective...
Bauer, readsfrom her novel "A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards." She is a graduate of the UI Non-Fiction Writing Program, and "A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards" tells the story of a family raising a special child. Garrison Keillor noted, "Any parent of an...
Poet Curtis Bauer reads from his new collection of poems, Fence Line. The collection is the winner of the 2003 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry selected by Christopher Buckley. Bauer brings a sharp eye and distinctive new voice to American poetry. He...
Ann Bauer reads from The Forever Marriage. In this novel, Ann Bauer brings to life the tale of one faithless widow. Carmen wishes Jobe, the husband she never loved, dead — only to fall in love with him after he is gone. As she helps her three...
Curtis Bauer earned his B.A. from Central College, in Pella, IA, and London, England; and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, NY. After several years based alternately in Mexico, Spain, and Iowa City, he now teaches Creative Writing at Texas Tech...
Checkmate in India: A UI student from Denmark discovers the wonders and idiosyncracies of India when she travels to Calicut to compete in an international chess tournament. -- Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Several interesting inventions are...
SCHOOL WORK: Most University of Iowa students work to make ends meet. Caught between their aspirations and the perspiration it takes to achieve them, they're learning skills that will transfer to the careers they pursue after graduation. -- WHEN...
Ann Bauer, graduate of the UI Non-Fiction Writing Program reads from her first novel, Wild Ride Up the Cupboards. Rachel is a young mother with a handsome husband and a life she adores when suddenly her older son, Edward, withdraws from the world....
Iowa City novelist and essaying Douglas Bauer reads from the new collection of food-related essays he edited, "Death by Pad Thai: And Other Unforgettable Meals."
Two of the 20 essays in the book were written by Lan Samantha Chang, director of the...