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The Iowa City Book Festival returns Oct. 13 to Oct. 20 with 50 events and celebrates Iowa's legacy in the literary world ...

The Georgia Writers Museum has announced its November Meet the Author presenter. USA Today bestselling author Colleen Oakley, who will present her book, "The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise" on ...

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