EVENTS
Special Ticketed Event
Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Message
@ Franklin Event Center — 4801 Franklin Avenue
Written at a dramatic moment in American and global life, this work from one of the country's most important writers is about the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world--and our own souls--and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths.
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Christopher Brown | A Natural History of Empty Lots
@Beaverdale Books
Lushly written and philosophically hard-hitting, A Natural History of Empty Lots by
Christopher Brown is a genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the
city, the self, and society.
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Laura Farmer | Catch and Release
@Beaverdale Books
Set in the late 1950s through the 1970s, Catch and Release is a story about holding on, letting go, and the leaps we must take to become the people we are meant to be.
Special Event
Giving Saturday | Everybody Wins! Iowa
@Beaverdale Books
Support the children's literacy programs at Everybody Wins! Iowa as Beaverdale Books presents Giving Saturday!
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Laura Camerona in conversation with Melissa Clark-Wharff | We Can Play
@Beaverdale Books
A children's book about a group of animal teammates who are all different, but have fun being on a team together.
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Mary Swander | The Maverick M.D. – Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez and His Fight for a New Cancer Treatment
@Beaverdale Books
Mary Swander is an award-winning writer of drama, poetry and nonfiction with a national and international reputation.
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Books and Bones @ Beaverdale Books | Booverdale Celebration
@Beaverdale Books
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!
Knoxville READS – Chris Jones
Chris Jones | Swine Republic
@Knoxville Public Library
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.
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Amy Putney Koenig | Shapeshifter
@Beaverdale Books
Shapeshifter is an interactive memoir that weaves Amy Putney Koenig's personal narrative with original art and creative exercises.
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Joyce Rupp | Vessels of Love
@Beaverdale Books
Through the prayers and poems in Vessels of Love, Joyce Rupp addresses a variety of topics related to the last decades of life.
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R. E. Bellesmith | The Wilderlands
@Beaverdale Books
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.
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Dr. Linda Eckert | Enough: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer
@Beaverdale Books
Cervical cancer is a cancer that we have figured out. Yet, it kills a woman every 90 seconds and that...