Take a step into Iowa City’s independent bookstore Prairie Lights Books & Cafe, and one will be overtaken by a comforting sense of homeliness between the stretching walls and winding tables of books.

The second floor of Prairie Lights Bookstore once held lively and inspirational Q&A’s from local authors, then the pandemic forced it to sit still and quiet, its long shelves full of books ignored for ...

Iowans love to read, and our state has a long history of being a retreat for many of the most famous American poets and novelists. One bookstore in the vibrant university town of Iowa City pays ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Prairie Lights Books has hosted 8 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1999 Speech. The year with the most events was 2009 with two events. The year with ...

IOWA CITY - Jan Weissmiller and Jane Mead bonded over a love of poetry while studying at the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. Today they still share a love of poetry as work together as co-owners ...

Women's History Month annually highlights the contributions of women. One of the best ways to support them is to shop at their locally-owned businesses, and in Iowa City, there are plenty of options.