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Live from Prairie Lights: Kim Brooks in conversation with Kevin Clouther
Sep 21, 2018
07:00 PM
Prairie Lights Books, Second floor
15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Kim Brooks will talk about her new book, Small Animals: Parenthood in an Age of Fear, in conversation with Kevin Clouther. This thought provoking examination of the current culture of competitive, anxious, and judgmental parenting is a mixture of essay, memoir, and social commentary. "A disturbing, ultimately affirming look at why parenting in the contemporary United States is defined by fear." ?Publishers Weekly
Kim Brooks is the author of the novel The Houseguest, and her work has appeared in Glimmer Train, One Story, The Missouri Review, Salon, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, and LennyLetter. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their two children.
Kevin Clouther is the author of the story collection We Were Flying to Chicago. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has taught creative writing at Stony Brook University and Johns Hopkins.
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