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Kevin Koch | Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland

@Izaak Walton League

Izaak Walton League 4343 George Flagg Parkway, Des Moines, IA, United States

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

Knoxville READS – Denise Williams

Denise Williams | Technically Yours

@Knoxville Public Library

Knoxville Public Library 213 E. Montgomery Street, Knoxville, United States

Seven years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn’t have—today, she’s back in his life and the sparks between them threaten to set her career on fire.

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Tina Cho | The Other Side Of Tomorrow

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

A poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that comes with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future

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Jeff Knight | Maya the Malamute

 

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Dive into the heartwarming tale of Maya, a small Malamute puppy with a colossal heart and an unyielding spirit.

Meet the Author/Artist

Paula Kerman | Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-Rousers

 

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-Rousers tells the true stories of twenty girls who defied the odds and left an indelible mark on history.

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Carol Roh Spaulding | Helen Button

 

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

In this dual timeline narrative, a young French housekeeper lives out the years of World War II near Vichy France with her famous employers, Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas.

Knoxville READS – Michael Perry

Michael Perry | Forty Acres Deep

@Knoxville Public Library

Knoxville Public Library 213 E. Montgomery Street, Knoxville, United States

Join in the fun of an evening with Michael Perry who is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, corporate speaker, humorist, singer/songwriter, amateur snow plow driver, and playwright from New Auburn, Wisconsin.

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Pat Henneberry | My Soul Showed Up

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

In this uplifting, inspirational memoir, Pat Henneberry gathers grace and gratitude as she travels the not-so-straight road to recovery.

Meet the Author – Michael Perry – Marshalltown

Michael Perry | Forty Acres Deep

@Marshalltown Public Library

Marshalltown Public Library

Join in the fun of an evening with Michael Perry who is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, corporate speaker, humorist, singer/songwriter, amateur snow plow driver, and playwright from New Auburn, Wisconsin.

Poetry Open Mic Night

Kelsey Bigelow & Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey | Emcees

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

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.  

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B. John Burns | One Dollar (American) Tutor 

 

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

This is a book about growing up Irish American in Worcester, Massachusetts during the Depression, and then coming of age in the looming shadow of the war.

Special Event

Beaverdale Holiday Happenings  

 

@Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Celebrate the Season with your Beaverdale friends and neighbors!