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!

La tercera luz: A Poetic Journey Through Spain tells the story of the birth of the poetry collection, Silence from the Forest (Silencios del bosque) by Maria Esther Bendala Pavón. But it is also the story of a poet translator's awakening at the intersection of loneliness and desire.

A satirical novel with a severe critique of the destruction caused by modern corporate agriculture and large-scale meat production.

Kathe isn’t interested in learning her birth parents’ identities, just the details of their health. But what begins as a simple investigation takes a startling swerve when the social worker who sends the records fails to redact a crucial bit of information.

Celina Karp Biniaz was just eight years old when the Germans invaded her homeland of Poland in 1939. Over the next six years, the child from Krakow endured the Holocaust as the Nazis took away her schooling and civil rights, then herded her and her family into a ghetto and then the family was sent to Plaszów, a slave labor/concentration camp where they lived in constant fear, witnessing unspeakable horrors.

Celebrate shopping local and support central Iowa indie bookstores! Beaverdale Books has teamed up with Dog-Eared Books, Pageturners Bookstore, Racoon...

M. Chris Fabricant will discuss his book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System and his work with the Innocence Project.

Celebrate shopping local and support central Iowa indie bookstores! Beaverdale Books continues its celebration with Dog-Eared Books, Pageturners Bookstore, Racoon...

A presentation and panel discussion with Iowa agriculture and water resources experts will be offered at Plymouth Church, sponsored by Plymouth Creation Care & Justice Committee, partnering with the Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, the Interfaith Green Coalition, and the Sierra Club of Iowa.

Join the Des Moines Public Library and Beaverdale Books as they present J. Ryan Stradal and his newest book, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club--a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them.

Bring the kids to Beaverdale Books in celebration of Children's Book Week. Enjoy stories, refreshments, and plenty of fun with these amazing authors.