Mary Swander is an award-winning writer of drama, poetry and nonfiction with a national and international reputation.

Stop by Beaverdale Books for a selfie with Skelly the Skeleton as we celebrate BOOKS and BONES with treats and a fun activity during Booverdale! 

midst the vast changes that have occurred over the years, Love Is My Favorite Flavor underscores the timelessness of what it is we seek when we entrust restaurateurs with our hard-earned money and our hard-won leisure time.

Shapeshifter is an interactive memoir that weaves Amy Putney Koenig's personal narrative with original art and creative exercises.

Through the prayers and poems in Vessels of Love, Joyce Rupp addresses a variety of topics related to the last decades of life.

The Wilderlands is a dark fantasy story inspired by oral tales like Beowulf and The Epic of Gilgamesh and is the author's first adult fantasy novel.

Cervical cancer is a cancer that we have figured out. Yet, it kills a woman every 90 seconds and that...

A unique new band is poised to take over the world-at-war. Azul writes about it all in The Bastard Chronicle, in her hilarious voice, as her past, present, & future collide in a coming-of-age story never told before in an era of the music scene when anything was possible.

Heart Smiles features true accounts of incidents that have happened to author Mary Freeman Boardman during her lifetime, so far.

Even as the world seems to collapse around them, the characters in the ten stories of Scream Queen press on, propelled by their own curious brand of courage.

The Iowa Poetry Association, Poetry Palooza! and Beaverdale Books are proud to once again be part of the popular Art on the Prairie. Poetry has always been included in the annual celebration, and this year it will be featured at the Towncraft Building located at 1122 Willis Avenue in Perry, IA.

Author Kevin Koch takes readers on a journey across all twelve Midwest states to natural settings that defy typical stereotypes of the Midwest landscape.