Sandra Dallas, the first Out Loud! author of 2009, drew 150 people to Theatre Cedar Rapids-Lindale! She entertained the crowd with stories from her career and about the writing of Tallgrass, this year’s selection for Linn Area Reads. Following her talk, she graciously signed books for her many eager fans. More photos available here.

“Volvos from Florida,” an Op-Ed in the New York Times by Lan Samantha Chang, was published on March 7, 2009 (link).