Peter Bognanni

How to be a Midwestern Writer,
by Peter Bognann

Peter Bognanni, a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, will return to Des Moines on Monday, May 10 at the Central Library to discuss his newly published book, House of Tomorrow. His mother, Kathy Bognanni, is the manager of the Franklin Avenue Library. The book, a debut novel, has already received considerable critical acclaim. Peter is currently Visiting Instructor of Creative Writing at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. i

Books/Authors Mentioned by Peter Bognanni
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon (as an example of a first-person narrator with lots of energy)

The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor
(as an inspiration for my book)

Anything by Kurt Vonnegut (the author who got me back into reading)

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