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Kim Brooks reading, Live from Prairie Lights, September 21, 2018
Brooks, Kim (Author and essayist) Clouther, Kevin
Prairie Lights (Iowa City, Iowa)
2018-09-21
Prairie Lights Bookstore
Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Kim Brooks talks about her new book, Small Animals: Parenthood in an Age of Fear, in conversation with Kevin Clouther. This thought provoking examination of the current culture of competitive, anxious, and judgmental parenting is a mixture of essay, memoir, and social commentary. "A disturbing, ultimately affirming look at why parenting in the contemporary United States is defined by fear." ―Publishers Weekly Kim Brooks is the author of the novel The Houseguest, and her work has appeared in Glimmer Train, One Story, The Missouri Review, Salon, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, andLennyLetter. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their two children. Kevin Clouther is the author of the story collection We Were Flying to Chicago. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has taught creative writing at Stony Brook University and Johns Hopkins.
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