Iowa photographer and artist Barry Phipps joins us on the podcast today. Barry recently published a collection of photos called From Gravity to What Cheer: Iowa Photographs. The book has several striking photos of sites across Iowa, with a focus on color and architecture. Several of those photos are currently on display at the Central Library Art Gallery through January 23.

During the podcast, Barry talks about moving to Iowa City in 2012, how the photos developed from a personal project of curiosity to the published book, and his past life as a DJ and as a part of a 90s rock band that played at Lollapalooza and appeared on MTV.

Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC

It's time to talk about our favorite books of 2018. Steph, Gen, and Becky are all on the podcast today to talk about their favorite adult, young adult, and children's books of the year, respectively.

You can find a list of the books they discuss, as well as other books they enjoyed this year, at The DMPL Blog - dmpl.org/blog.

Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC