Bob Manson is a retired teacher from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’s such a fan of bookstores that he's visited over 600 of them ...

Born in 1951 in small-town Iowa, Randy Shilts was his alcoholic, abusive mother’s third of six sons. Frustrated, drunk, she reportedly beat Shilts almost daily when he was young; she also called him a ...

Pelican Bay Books and Coffeehouse in Anacortes, Easton’s in Mount Vernon and Encore Books in west Mount Vernon are great ...

Bill Douglas is a student of history, especially in Iowa, but as recently as seven years ago, he had never read a ...

As Iowa enters its fourth Big Ten road game winless in similar matches this season, head coach Fran McCaffery said he sees ...

Iowa City will celebrate its arts and cultural scene with Free Week, a new, admission-free festival presented by X Marks the ...

Supporters say the legislation strengthens existing protections for women and ensures a level playing field for female ...

AMES — Iowa State guard Milan Momcilovic didn’t say it was the best defensive performance of the season. Instead, he left it at: “Really good.” Iowa State’s defense made life miserable ...

Stephen James Zbornik is an avid reader and has been finding books at the Source Book Store in Davenport since he was a student at Rock Island High School. His partner, Anne Brown, is another avid ...

Iowa’s Republican governor signed the bill into law last year along with other culture-war legislation targeting transgender athletes and student pronouns in schools. (JTA) – A federal judge ...

In a final report on his investigation, special counsel David Weiss said President Biden's criticism "undermines the very foundation of what makes America's justice system fair and equitable." ...