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08/17/2025

Today at the Hearst Center for the Arts

JUST IN! Purchase a copy of "Dreams of Fields," by our good friend, Roy Behrens this Sunday, August 17 during his book talk. Drop in from 2-3 p.m. to listen to a discussion on his book of twenty-five essays on Iowa and Midwest surreal happenings. Free and open to the public!

Some of the happenings to look forward to include: Dali’s visit to Cedar Falls, Emerson’s walk across the ice on the Mississippi, Buffalo Bill’s doppelgängers, and the day when Grant Wood and Frank Lloyd Wright crossed paths.

Behrens is professor emeritus of art and graphic design at the University of Northern Iowa. Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past, Ice Cube Press, 2025 are available for purchase.

08/11/2025

Sunday at the Hearst Center for the Arts the not-so secret lives of Iowans perhaps. Roy Behrens will release his new book Dreams of Fields https://www.radioiowa.com/2025/08/11/iowas-almost-forgotten-oddball-events-are-preserved-in-essay-collection/ order direct at icecubepress.com

A new book from a retired University of Northern Iowa professor is dedicated to preserving more than two dozen remarkable tidbits from Iowa history, oddities and encounters most people have forgotten. Author Roy Behrens‘ seventh book is called, “Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past.....

07/29/2025

What are the hidden spots and stories of Iowa? I thought I knew a lot about the state, but Roy Behrens put me in my place. His new book was featured on Talk of Iowa's Iowa Public Radio yesterday. The release is at the Hearst Center for the Arts in Cedar Falls August 17th for "Dreams of Fields." How many of you knew Dali visited Cedar Falls, that Waldo Emerson walked across the frozen Mississippi to give a talk in Iowa? This and so much more! Order a copy direct:

Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past | Roy R. Behrens | $21.95 | 9781948509626 | 184p | Trade Paper | Release August 17, 2025 at the Hearst Center in Cedar Falls This book of twenty-five essays will be of heightened interest to anyone who is eager to know about neglected people and event...

07/22/2025

Author of our book The Long Way Home, Tom Fate, will be teaching two memoir classes in Des Moines which are certain to be worth taking.
"Writing a Life: An Intro to Memoir", Aug 6 at Des Moines Public Library (630-8:00): https://www.dmpl.org/event/non-fiction-workshop-tom-fate-113814

Aug. 8 at Prairie Retreat Center (9:00-1:00--near Wheatland): https://tpr.retreatportal.com/events/f?p=EVENTS:2:::::P0_EMBED,PROGRAM_ID:0,2022

07/03/2025

Coming up in October

🎉Stop by the Iowa City Book Festival October 5-12 for a discussion with featured author Art Cullen and much, much more!

🔗You can help to fund our 2025 festival here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=4xaFjBeJLS_TX1hhJEKXOAbnHWqCu03E6G72tvaayVitXhOxAXs-fcIIkjDEEzecH6lffY7d6ie0Dfbk

07/02/2025

Celebrate Independence Day by ordering a book from an indie publisher www.icecubepress.com

06/28/2025

Congratulations to Amy Kolen. Her book Inside Voices was awarded Finalist with Indie Next Generation! There are lots of books published each year. Standing out this way is a nice accomplishment. Get a copy of this sincere look at the many paths inside voices can lead us https://icecubepress.com/2024/04/15/inside-voices-2/ Next Generation Indie Book Awards

06/13/2025

We had such a wonderful event at Prairie Lights Bookstore last night with Garry Klein, Sabrina Claman with help from Dave Gould for What Happened on the Garden Street Bus. Order a copy if you missed the event: https://icecubepress.com/2025/01/15/what-happened-on-the-garden-street-bus/.

06/06/2025

More galleys and another soon-to-be released book. This one is inspired by poetry and authored by Larry Baker “Tell It Slant.” Coming November but order early for a signed copy at: https://icecubepress.com/2025/06/06/tell-it-slant/

05/16/2025

Another post on the trials of becoming an author

Direct & inevitable, some words are hard to say & hear

05/02/2025

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Things are always happening outside- the first wren, the first morel, spring peepers, and those autumn leaves going orange. We're happy to bring this Iowa Nature Calendar/Logbook of Iowa Nature back to print. Write your observations year after year on the inside, or get a new copy each year and savor the patterns and your observations? The artwork is outstanding, and the notes inside are a reminder of all that's happening under the beautiful Iowa sky. Order for you or a friend: https://icecubepress.com/2025/02/12/iowa-nature-day-book/