A friendly reminder that we're closing early today (at 5 pm Central) and will be closed all day tomorrow. Hope you all have a restful holiday, and we'll see you for our regular store and cafe hours on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday!

Small Business Saturday is around the corner, and we're ready to help you find the right book for everyone on your holiday list! 📚 We'll be open during our normal Saturday business hours (10 AM to 6 PM). We have free gift wrapping as well. 🎁 #smallbusinesssaturday #iowacityoflit

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Renee Zukin!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Catharina Coenen and conversation with Stephanie Krzywonos!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for an in-store reading with Jen Percy and conversation with @kerryhowley.bsky.social !

Join us this afternoon at 2 pm for Cole Swensen's 2025 Paul Englert Prize ceremony! (Prairie Lights staff will be there selling books)

Join us tonight at 7 pm at the Old Capitol for a reading by David Driesen! (We'll be there selling books. 📚)

Unfortunately, Jeannie Vanasco has to cancel her reading tonight, but we will let you know when she can reschedule in the spring 2026 semester!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas!

So excited for this one tonight! Great to be back in Iowa City 🥰

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by @delaneynolan.bsky.social and conversation with Jamel Brinkley!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poets Sara Gilmore and Alicia Wright!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poet Emily Wilson!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a double feature reading by @melissafebos.bsky.social and @donikakelly.bsky.social!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Anesa Kajtazovic !

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Jennifer Eli Bowen and conversation with Inara Verzemnieks and Angela Pelster!

Join us this afternoon at 2 pm for a reading by local author Larry Baker!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a double feature reading by translator Mary Jo Bang and writer Edward McPherson!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Rachel Corbett and conversation with @kerryhowley.bsky.social !

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Ayelet Tsabari and conversation with U of Iowa professor Ari Ariel!

Thanks for hosting @prairielights.com

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poets Stephen Haven and @rosalane145.bsky.social !

Very excited to speak at @prairielights.com tonight! Join us at 7 pm to hear about my Sally Gross book

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by M. Wolff!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Jeremy B. Jones and conversation with @kerryhowley.bsky.social !

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by David Haynes and conversation with Writers' Workshop director Sam Chang!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by pianist Jeremy Denk and conversation with University of Iowa Music Library Director Katie Buehner!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Stephen Kuusisto and conversation with Christopher Merrill!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Stephanie Burt and conversation with @candicewuehle.bsky.social !

Join us at 4 pm today for our last Iowa International Writing Program Sunday Afternoon Reading of 2025!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Matthew Gavin Frank!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by @annanorth.bsky.social and associate U of Iowa History professor Sarah Bond!

A good prequel to my conversation on Thursday @prairielights.com with the great @sarahebond.bsky.social, who thinks about the Roman Empire for her job www.prairielights.com/event/anna-n...

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Jane Hamilton!

Join us this afternoon at 3:30 (note the slightly earlier time!) for our next Iowa International Writing Program Sunday Afternoon Reading!

Join us on Saturday, October 11 for several great #iowacitybookfestival readings!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Royal Gardner and conversation with Silvia Secchi!

Join us tonight at 7 pm at the Iowa City Public Library for a reading by John Warner!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading at the Iowa City Public Library with Donika Kelly!

Join us tonight at 7 pm at The Iowa City Public Library for a reading by Steve Kemp! #iowacitybookfestival

Join us this afternoon at 4 pm for our next Iowa International Writing Program Sunday Afternoon Reading!

Join us tonight at 6 pm at the Iowa City Public Library for a reading sponsored by the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Stephen Starring Grant and conversation with Daniel Khalastchi!

Join us today at 4 pm for our next Sunday afternoon IWP reading!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poet CA Conrad!

Join us tonight at 7 pm at the Iowa City Public Library for a reading with Writers' Workshop alum Elin Hilderbrand and conversation with Lan Samantha Chang!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Adedayo Agarau & conversation with Othuke Umukoro!

Join us this afternoon at 4 pm for our next IWP reading!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for readings from the new Brink Books anthology!

Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poet Lindsey Webb!