# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with author Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden for his new book "something out there in the distance" on September 24th at 7 pm. 

One book purchase admits two people: https://bit.ly/somethingoutthereinthedistance

About the book:
Flash-fiction master Grant Faulkner and photographer Gail Butensky have partnered to create this unique narrative made up of stories alongside edge-of-the-world photography. The book tells of two lovers taking a reckless, searching road trip through the American West. Dawn is a photographer who captures desert landscapes. Jonny drives just to drive, running away from the end of time or running toward the end of time, looking for a home even as his restlessness overtakes him. By turns funny, poignant, and heartbreaking, something out there in the distance is big in emotions while brief in words. An extraordinary collaboration between word and image, Dawn and Jonny’s journey transports us to a place, achingly familiar, populated by love, loss, and wonder.

About Yasmina Din Madden:
Yasmina Din Madden is the author of the story collection You Know Nothing, Northwestern University Press (2026), and her fiction and nonfiction have been published in Electric Literature, The Idaho Review, The Fairy Tale Review, and other journals. She is the winner of the Oxford Flash Prize and was a finalist for The Iowa Review Award.  She teaches creative writing and literature at Drake University.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/author-event-with-grant-faulkner-in-conversation-with-yasmina-din-madden/200030313529356
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Iowa City
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246
- **lat**: 41.65578
- **long**: -91.56051
- **full address**: 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden being held?
  - **A:** Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden takes place on Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden?
  - **A:** Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden is organized by Sidekick Coffee & Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Iowa City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Author Event with Grant Faulkner in conversation with Yasmina Din Madden sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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