Join the University of Iowa Libraries for an intimate conversation with author, artist, and scholar Johanna Drucker about her new book, Affluvia: The toxic off-gassing of affluent culture. In this talk, Drucker will discuss her book, along with its development , and publication. It’s your chance to learn the ins and outs of writing and publishing your book.

This event is free and open to the public. It will take place on Oct.8 from 1-2 p.m. on the second floor of the Main Library in room 2032. Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a copy of Drucker's book. This event is part of the Iowa City Book Festival.

Johanna Drucker is an artist, writer, and scholar, Emerita Breslauer, and distinguished professor at, UCLA, who has written and published widely on topics related to visual forms of knowledge production, the historiography of the alphabet, experimental visual poetry, art history, and other topics. Her recent titles include Affluvia: The Toxic Off-Gassing of Affluent Culture (Bridge Books, 2025), Inventing the Alphabet (University of Chicago Press, 2022), and Iliazd: Meta-Biography of a Modernist (Hopkins University Press (2020).