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5Q Interview: Anna Davtyan Աննա Դավթյան, IWP Resident

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
"I have the full confidence that anything deeply private is completely universal. So I think what is privately Armenian and privately mine is good literature for everyone to read."
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Edward Ziff

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
"Our book is about the function of the brain. We argue that we live in a world that is chaotic and often unpredictable, and the book presents our thesis that the brain invents a simplified world to help us navigate this chaos and conduct our daily activities."
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From struggling artist to Tony triumph: Iowa Playwrights Workshop alum David Adjmi

His Broadway show Stereophonic became the most-nominated play in Tony Award history
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 6: Joe Fassler

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
"I mean this book took me more than 10 years -- I started it while I was at Iowa!"
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Peter Mishler

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
"One morning, I got out of bed and looked out my window and saw a group of children dressed in full tactical gear."
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 5: Nam Le

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
"There was a term that I heard somewhere used, just the other day, and she said "I'm in my gathering phase." Have you guys heard that? Is that a term of art over here?"
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Lucas Mann

Wednesday, July 3, 2024
"The essays move around a lot in subject and form -- there are shorter, more lyric pieces, longer works of cultural criticism and literary journalism, some memoir work; one is about Brad Pitt eating on screen, another is about watching LeBron James's online dad content, another is about Andy Warhol's diaries"
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Writing Matters // Episode 5: Interview with Bennett Sims

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Today's episode is a discussion with Bennett Sims about his new collection Other Minds and Other Stories, which was published in November 2023 by Two Dollar Radio., and his process, inspiration and writing life.
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Nina Lohman

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
"I believe that broken bodies tell broken stories. Or, they can, at least. Mine does."
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 4: Dan Beachy-Quick

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
In today's podcast, poet and translator Dan Beachy-Quick talks with us about his early writing days, and his current Greek translations.