Coming October 1st, 2006

River East, River West:
Iowa’s Natural Borders

$12.95 ISBN 9781888160246

Featuring writing by David Hamilton, John Price, Gary Holthaus, Lisa Knopp,Robert Wolf and river photography by Ethan Hirsh on the meanings, history, folklore, nature and ideas of rivers and Iowa’s natural borders. Click here to see a couple photos from the book.

The popular Ice Cube Press, Harvest Book series continues this year with an exploration of Iowa’s natural borders—the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Native American author, Linda Hogan, has said, “Earth is a water planet,” this is entirely true. As a species we are bound to our place by a wide range of things that are constructed of water: humidity, rain and clouds. The flow and the movement of water inside our bodies, the freezing and thawing of water, the thrust of ice. All over our land as well as through and along the edges of our very state the presence of water in Iowa is felt. We are bordered culturally, naturally and historically by two of our nation’s most spectacularly rich rivers which definitely contributes to unique place-based stories. These natural borders enrich us our historical and cultural history and will be shared by some of our areas and countries most talented authors.

purchase at bookstores or on-line at amazon.com

In Association with Humanities Iowa Voices From The Prairie, two public readings will be held:

October 21 2006 in Keokuk athe Church On The River
with David Hamilton, Robert Wolf and Gary Holthaus.

 November 4 in Council Bluffs the Union Pacific Railroad Museum with John Price, Lisa Knopp and John Price.
(click here for events
and times)

in addition, there will be a reading from the book
December 1 at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City featuring Lisa Knopp and Gary Holthaus click here for more information.