The University of Iowa

Jeremy Denk in conversation

Prairie Lights welcomes pianist and writer Jeremy Denk on Wednesday, October 22, for a reading from his newest book, Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons. Following his reading, Denk will be in conversation with Katie Buehner, Director of the University of Iowa’s Rita Benton Music Library.

Kaveh Akbar in conversation

Kaveh Akbar will reflect upon the transformative power of language, the tensions between optimism and reckoning, and the role of art in envisioning a more just and imaginative future in a conversation moderated by Daniel Khalastchi, executive director of the UI Office of Writing and Communication.