A natural sequel to Hamilton’s popular book The Land Remains comes The River Knows which examines our relationship with water by considering its role in our culture, society, and political economy.

In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, comedy...

Suppression delivers a slow-burn of suspense and intrigue that builds and never lets up. When small-town people achieve huge things that can change world, the trouble and sinister schemes only begin. 

Get ready to be encouraged and filled with hope. This unique devotional combines heartfelt and authentic storytelling of trials and tribulations followed by poetry, written to remind us of God's everlasting presence through our journeys in life.

Rebekah Wilde was eighteen when she left St. Cyprian, officially stripped of her magic and banished from her home. Ten years later, she’s forced to return to face the Joywood Coven, who preside over not just her hometown but the whole magical world. Rebekah is happy to reunite with her sister, and with her friends, but the implications of her return are darker and more dangerous than they could have imagined.

Beaverdale Books is proud to be part of the Second Annual BOOverdale Business District Trick or Treat celebration, held in the heart of Beaverdale.
Businesses join hands to offer treats and fun for kids in the Beaverdale neighborhood.

Join us at Beaverdale books as acclaimed performers, Maureen J. Korte, Des Moines and Denise Franck, Polk City, tell Irish terror tales, Edgar Allen Poe, Original and spooky folktales.  Please note: this story time is for audiences aged fourteen and older.

Despite their traumatic experiences, coauthors Dr. Allen Lycka and Harriet Tinka survived and grew stronger, just as steel is tempered by extreme elements. Together, they wrote a book to share the key lessons they had learned hoping to help readers find the golden pearls in their biggest challenges and how to make their lives fantastic, too.

Images in the news, social media, advertisements, memes, websites, and selfies shape how we understand ourselves, our society, and our world. Even the images we don’t see have an impact on our daily lives. But images are not innocent. And we don’t have to be passive consumers. Our racial identities, assumptions, histories, and biases filter the images we absorb and affect how we interpret them. Are they problematic? How can you tell? Why should you care?

Margaret Renkl's earlier books are Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss and Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South. She is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, where her essays appear weekly.

When Glory Got Her Glow Back describes the magic that occurs when children from ages five to 95 work with the power of color beyond what the eye can see.

Images in the news, social media, advertisements, memes, websites, and selfies shape how we understand ourselves, our society, and our world. Even the images we don’t see have an impact on our daily lives. But images are not innocent. And we don’t have to be passive consumers. Our racial identities, assumptions, histories, and biases filter the images we absorb and affect how we interpret them. Are they problematic? How can you tell? Why should you care?