Ice Cube Press LLC Midwestern Independent Book Publisher

12/23/2025

Very cool. Curt Meine one of the authors featured on C-SPAN for We Can Do Better which features Paul Johnson

Curt Meine ("We Can Do Better") and Sonja Trom Eayrs ("Dodge County Inc.") discussed the impact of both family farms and agriculture on the Midwest. This was part of the 2025 Wisconsin Book Festival.

12/11/2025

A long post for me (I usually go on for only 1000 words) on authors, writing, generosity, and a thing I call a CSL

A lengthy confession on the sincerity of words, authors, generosity, poems, writing, and publishing.

12/05/2025

Great chance to learn some more about Art Cullen’s new book with the The Daily Yonder https://dailyyonder.com/qa-author-art-cullen-on-rural-iowa-and-screaming-louder/2025/12/05/ remember buying direct helps author & publisher the most icecubepress dot com

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

12/01/2025

Take a listen. Art Cullen on an Iowa NPR affiliate

Art Cullen earned a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for a series of editorials about agricultural surface water pollution in the state.

11/28/2025

Thanks Cityview Magazine

With a rare sense of place, a know-it-when-you-see-it Iowa-ness, Art Cullen’s roaring new book is nothing short of an unsparing mirror for 3.3 million of us in the state. With still-night whispers of truth and bar-fight ferocity, this western Iowa newspaperman reveals the masquerade-ball leadershi...

11/16/2025

Happy to share the news that a terrific new book edited by Curt Meine has recently been released by Ice Cube Press LLC Midwestern Independent Book Publisher. https://icecubepress.com/2025/02/12/we-can-do-better/

The book is called “We Can Do Better: Collected Writings on Land, Conservation and Public Policy” about Paul W. Johnson. The Capital Times called the book an important work that is both “inspiring and unsettling.” https://captimes.com/opinion/guest-columns/opinion-an-important-ecological-voice-youve-probably-never-heard-of/article_428f151c-cb0f-4524-b712-d00473dc7514.html

We had the pleasure of speaking with Curt Meine about conservationist Aldo Leopold for The People’s Recorder Ep. 7 “A Voice for the Land.” Check out that episode wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/5p-0jiq6sU4?si=VAxFldmnA3jOhBzE

That episode was produced with support from Wisconsin Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities.

11/14/2025

Writing can be a powerful step toward change!!!!

Chris Jones spoke to Bleeding Heartland about his vision for change and the policies he would champion if he runs for statewide office.

11/13/2025

Sometimes all I have to say is YES! https://www.thegazette.com/state-government/clean-water-advocate-chris-jones-exploring-run-for-iowa-agriculture-secretary/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOCQmFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe89ChR--rcCQ5mivaPgpRn4fZt9mv7mDQA-uVOA45AiDvEoG_bFiRzpkC6rs_aem_1xC_wHjD6td6HZjn7KABqQ

Clean water advocate Chris Jones exploring run for Iowa agriculture secretary ⬇️ Click the link in comments to read more

11/05/2025

Good chance to dive into this new book we just released

I speak with Annika Johnson, Paul's Daughter, and Curt Meine from the Aldo Leopold Foundation

11/04/2025

Thanks for talking with Art Cullen