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How Agricultural Runoff Contaminated One of Iowa's Main Water Sources

How Agricultural Runoff Contaminated One of Iowa's Main Water Sources

Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty on the Legal Battle to Hold Powerful Polluters Accountable

By Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty | May 27, 2025

The State Department pulled $1 million in funding for the Iowa International Writing Program.

The State Department pulled $1 million in funding for the Iowa International Writing Program.

By James Folta | March 7, 2025

Iowa and Utah are banning books state-wide.

Iowa and Utah are banning books state-wide.

By Drew Broussard | August 12, 2024

Don’t read for empathy, read so you can bring your sheep to school.

Don’t read for empathy, read so you can bring your sheep to school.

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2022

Saveur">The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of <emSaveur">

Saveur">The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of Saveur

Dorothy Kalins on Perfecting Food Photography—and Rejecting Overblown Editorial Productions

By Dorothy Kalins | September 7, 2021

Unexpected Lessons from the Back Roads of the American Midwest

Unexpected Lessons from the Back Roads of the American Midwest

Tom Zoellner Follows in the Footsteps of Poet Carl Sandburg

By Tom Zoellner | October 16, 2020

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Brandon Taylor, Reluctant Novelist

By Brandon Taylor | February 18, 2020

A light in the darkness: Garth Greenwell live-tweeted the Iowa Caucuses and it was delightful.

By Jonny Diamond | February 4, 2020

Terry Tempest Williams on William Merwin and Becoming an Environmental Activist

By But That's Another Story | November 18, 2019

Flannery O'Connor's Two Deepest Loves Were Mayonnaise and Her Mother

Flannery O'Connor's Two Deepest Loves Were Mayonnaise and Her Mother

A Southern Gothic Writer, a Very White Condiment

By Caroline McCoy | May 17, 2019

How to Free Yourself From the 'Walking Essay'

How to Free Yourself From the 'Walking Essay'

Lucy Schiller On Writing From Stillness

By Lucy Schiller | February 21, 2019

Yiyun Li, Trying to Find the Words to Grieve

Yiyun Li, Trying to Find the Words to Grieve

Where Reasons End in Conversation with Michele Filgate">The Author of Where Reasons End in Conversation with Michele Filgate

By Michele Filgate | February 14, 2019

Eula Biss: Grappling with Whiteness in Two Iowa Towns

Eula Biss: Grappling with Whiteness in Two Iowa Towns

"I saw my whiteness, dancing there, mocking me, daring me to try to understand it."

By Eula Biss | November 6, 2018

Going Hungry at the Most Prestigious MFA in America

Going Hungry at the Most Prestigious MFA in America

Katie Prout on Class, Work, and Making Ends Meet in Iowa

By Katie Prout | October 9, 2018

Robert Coover's Long Lost Seussian Satire of American Politics

Robert Coover's Long Lost Seussian Satire of American Politics

The Cat in the Hat for President (would be better than what we have now)">The Cat in the Hat for President (would be better than what we have now)

By Robert Coover | April 10, 2018

Wendy Xu on the Impossible Complexity of Immigrant Love

Wendy Xu on the Impossible Complexity of Immigrant Love

Phrasis">Lives of the Poets: Peter Mishler in Conversation with the Author of Phrasis

By Peter Mishler | March 27, 2018

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