Collect bookmarks & cookies from all four Des Moines Independent bookstores the Friday before the DSM Book Festival.

If you love baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals, Browns, and/or Stars, or just the beautiful and complicated city that these major professional teams have called their home, then you need The St. Louis Baseball Mosaic, which combines stories from the game's colorful past with a rich local history and pointed social commentary.

The Des Moines Area Community College's Celebration of Literary Arts will host a program featuring several Creative Writing students beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by writer and poet Traci Brimhall at 7:00 p.m.  

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.

Interested students and community members from all backgrounds will gather for learning, story sharing and constructive action around environmental justice in Iowa. Appetizers & finger food & beverages will be offered to keep you nourished as you share, learn and play.

Poetry Palooza! kicks off with the Iowa Poetry Association Poetry Slam Finals featuring Akwi Nji.

Poetry Palooza! fills Mainframe Studios with poets, music, and more during its monthly First Friday celebration.

Poetry Palooza! offers free poetry workshops. Registration recommended.

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.

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire.

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.  

Leveraging the collective experience of hundreds of professionals, this book is the ultimate early career desk reference!