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Literary Legends With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Tracy Kidder

Oct 15, 2024

07:30 PM

Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), Main Lounge

125 North Madison Street, Iowa City, IA 52245

Sit in on a one-of-a-kind evening with writer and Iowa graduate Tracy Kidder, “a master of the nonfiction narrative” (Baltimore Sun), as he reflects on his lengthy literary career and reads from some of his bestselling work.

The event will feature a conversation about the power of long-form investigative writing between Kidder and renowned author Stuart Dybek (73MFA), as well as a Q&A session and book signing.

Register here: https://foriowa.info/3yUJ2h8

The author of nonfiction classics such as The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains, Kidder is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Iowa. In addition to being a Pulitzer Prize winner, he also is the recipient of the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, and many other honors.

This event is possible due to support from the Jonathan C. Goldsmith Visiting Author Fund in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Literary Legends is a special collaboration among the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, the UI Lecture Committee, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact in advance at

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