EVENTS
Summer Reading Contest
Summer Reading BINGO
@Beaverdale Books
Take the challenge and join the Beaverdale Books Summer Reading Bingo Contest. Encourage your friends and family to join in the fun!
Meet the Author
Lauren Joiner | Silly Animal Tales 3
@Beaverdale Books
Welcome back to a whole new collection of characters and limericks from Lauren Joiner. Each page tells a different story and features a unique character so that you can read her books in any order.
Meet the Author
Jim Zeller | Des Moines: Wallscapes Unseen
@Beaverdale Books
Jim Zeller's new book features more than 100 color photos of Des Moines walls taken in the last decade. Many of these are of scenes we pass by without noticing, but that he found interesting to record.
Meet the Author
Bruce Weitz | The Pursuit of Citizenship: Past, Present, Promise
@Beaverdale Books
This new book, The Pursuit of Citizenship, seeks a greater awareness of the conditions that prompted German immigration, life in America for those immigrants, and the contributions they made as they assimilated. The book includes some Iowa and Dubuque history as well as moments from the author’s childhood and young adulthood.
Meet the Authors
Local Author Fair | Winter Austin, Elizabth Donne, John M Donovan, Emma Fust, Jackie Reinig
@Beaverdale Books
Mix and mingle with FIVE outstanding local authors during our fall Local Author Fair. Don't miss this chance to hear all about some of the newest and most fascinating authors who write in a wide variety of genres--including romance, mystery, intrigue and children's. If you love to read, you'll love this event!
Meet the Author
Nicole Terrizzi | Learning in Free Fall
@Beaverdale Books
In Learning in Free Fall, Nicole Terrizzi traces her journey from rural Iowa to an urban
Kansas City classroom, offering a candid look at the broken systems meant to empower
students, while also sharing her mental health journey—counseling, high-dosage
antidepressants, and ultimately electroconvulsive therapy.
Special Event
Open Mic Poetry Night
@ Beaverdale Books
Do you love to write poetry? Or read poetry? If so, grab a friend and head to Beaverdale Books for a free, fun, and informal evening of open mic poetry, emceed by Iowa poet Kelsey Bigelow.
Book Launch!
Stephanie R. Caffrey | Decoding the Heart
@Beaverdale Books
Romance and suspense combine as Matthew, a behavioral analyst with the FBI and Rebecca, a widowed single woman, join forces to catch the serial killer who is terrorizing their town.
Meet the Artists/Authors
Laura Kina & Jave Yoshimoto | Word of Mouth: Asian Amerians Sharing Recipes
@Beaverdale Books
Conceived during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and the accompanying rise in anti-Asian bigotry, Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes is an artists’ cookbook featuring stories and artwork from twenty-three Asian American and Asian diaspora artists from across the United States,
Join Romance Writers in Conversation
Elise Wayland | Rivals to Lovers
@Beaverdale Books
One classic novel. Two adaptations. A competition that shakes up everything.
Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, this steamy rivals-to-lovers romance set in Manhattan features two writers fighting to sell the adaptation of their favorite classic novel.
Meet the Author
Denise Williams | Just Our Luck
@ Marshalltown Public Library
A lottery ticket + donuts = love in this steamy new fake dating romance from beloved author Denise Williams.
Book Launch!
Arbor Sloane | Not Who You Think
@Beaverdale Books
The copycat of a killer made famous by a true crime author kidnaps a classmate of the author’s daughter in this twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins.