Prairie Lights Books
@prairielights.com
Independent bookselling in Iowa City since 1978.
We're closing a little early today (5:30 pm instead of 6) due to heavy snow.
Stay safe out there, and thank you for supporting us during #smallbusinesssaturday! ❄️
Stay safe out there, and thank you for supporting us during #smallbusinesssaturday! ❄️
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We're closing a little early today (5:30 pm instead of 6) due to heavy snow.
Stay safe out there, and thank you for supporting us during #smallbusinesssaturday! ❄️
Stay safe out there, and thank you for supporting us during #smallbusinesssaturday! ❄️
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!
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!
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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!
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
We'll be open during our normal Saturday business hours (10 AM to 6 PM). We have free gift wrapping as well. 🎁
#smallbusinesssaturday
#iowacityoflit
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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
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!
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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!
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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 !
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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)
(Prairie Lights staff will be there selling books)
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Join us this afternoon at 2 pm for Cole Swensen's 2025 Paul Englert Prize ceremony!
(Prairie Lights staff will be there selling books)
(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. 📚)
(We'll be there selling books. 📚)
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Join us tonight at 7 pm at the Old Capitol for a reading by David Driesen!
(We'll be there selling books. 📚)
(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!
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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!
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas!
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by @delaneynolan.bsky.social and conversation with Jamel Brinkley!
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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!
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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!
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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!
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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 !
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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!
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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!
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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!
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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 !
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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!
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by Ayelet Tsabari and conversation with U of Iowa professor Ari Ariel!
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poets Stephen Haven and @rosalane145.bsky.social !
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by poets Stephen Haven and @rosalane145.bsky.social !
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by M. Wolff!
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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 !
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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!
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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!
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Join us tonight at 7 pm for a reading by pianist Jeremy Denk and conversation with University of Iowa Music Library Director Katie Buehner!