Julie Schumacher in conv with Louisa Hall - Patient, Female
Schedule
Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 | Iowa City, IA
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Julie Schumacher will read from her new short story collection, Patient, Female, and will be joined in conversation by University of Iowa associate professor Louisa Hall. Publisher Milkweed offers this description of Patient, Female: "In this irreverent collection, celebrated novelist Julie Schumacher balances sorrow against laughter. Here, we experience story not only as narrative, but as syllabus and as board game. Each protagonist—ranging from girlhood to senescence—receives her own indelible voice as she navigates social blunders, generational misunderstandings, and the absurdity of the human experience. Exquisitely honest and expertly crafted, Patient, Female renders—with dark humor and wit—the foibles of human behavior and our endearing imperfections." Bestselling author and former Prairie Lights employee Claire Lombardo also praises Patient, Female as "Shrewd, sage, and so darkly funny."Julie Schumacher is the author of eleven books, including the national bestseller Dear Committee Members, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Schumacher’s other works include two short story collections, a satirical coloring book, and five novels for young readers.
Louisa Hall's novels include Reproduction, Trinity and Speak. Her poems have appeared in The New Republic and The Southwest Review, and other journals, and her essays have appeared in the New York Times, LARB, Slate, The MIT Technology Review, and Texas Monthly. She has a BA from Harvard University and a PhD in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin.
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