EVENTS
Author Spotlight
Stephen Markley | The Deluge
@ Central Library
Author Spotlight: Stephen Markley in Conversation with Sean Adams
Meet the Author
Jolene Stratton Philo | See Jane Sing!
@ Beaverdale Books
Prepare for another hilarious misadventure as Jane Newell and her zany friends tackle the next Little Missouri mystery.
Coat Drive
Donate One Warm Coat
@ Beaverdale Books
Donate a new or gently-used coat to One Warm Coat in partnership with author Norene Paulson and Beaverdale Books.
Meet the Author
Norene Paulson | Nila’s Perfect Coat
@ Beaverdale Books
An engaging and accessible story about having enough and helping others in need.
Meet the Authors
Local Author Fair
@ Beaverdale Books
Here's your chance to meet and greet six local authors! Heartwarming stories, memorable memoirs, fun fiction, and even some financial help for parents of college bound kids.
Meet the Author
Tyler Granger | Iowa Trouble
@ Beaverdale Books
Iowa Trouble is a memoir of political violence across Iowa, including horror stories from punk-subculture to Iowa gangsters and the politics of the Iowa Caucus.
Meet the Author
Joy Neal Kidney | Leora’s Early Years
@ Beaverdale Books
During Leora Goff’s early decades, she gathered the tenacity, optimism and hope she would need throughout her long life.
Workshop and Booksigning
Mary Potter Kenyon | Called to Be Creative
@ Beaverdale Books
Called to Be Creative is for anyone looking to reignite that tiny spark inside of them and invite creativity into their lives through simple, everyday practices.
Meet the Author
Patti Isaacs | The Second Long March: Memoir from a Witness to China’s Transformation
@ Beaverdale Books
The Second Long March: Memoir from a Witness to China’s Transformation, chronicles life lived on the cusp of economic change, and the stunning contrasts experienced by the author's Chinese friends and their city once that transformation was well underway.
Meet the Author
Lilian Okech | Spirt of Warriors and Ageno
@ Beaverdale Books
Lily knows the life of a refugee. Of a transplant who has lost family members, best friends, and her home. An American citizen since 2014, Lily watches the way organizations send support overseas to help others.
Meet the Author
Jann Freed | Breadcrumb Legacy: How Great Leaders Live a Life Worth Remembering
@ Beaverdale Books
Legacy is a common topic these days, but usually later in life. Jann Freed advocates instead that we think of legacy as the impact we have as a result of daily small actions—breadcrumbs.
Meet the Author
Larry Baker | Harry and Sue: A Story About Love and Ghosts
@ Beaverdale Books
HARRY AND SUE is brilliant in many ways, but the first appearance of Marilyn Monroe’s ghost is surely the most dazzling entrance of any character in recent American fiction.