In their new book, Mary Christopher and Mike Rowley, along with other Woodland volunteers, reveal fascinating stories of many departed Des Moines residents.

From the bestselling author of The Wax Pack, comes another eye‑opening road trip adventure into a pocket of massively popular pop culture—professional wrestling—starring the Iron Sheik, Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, and many other larger‑than‑life characters of the WWF of the 1980s.

Joyce Carol Oates has published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction.

Join Amy Lillard and her fans, as she launches her two new books at Beaverdale Books -- A Grotesque Animal and Exile in Guyville.

Romance writer Chloe Angyal explores the world of ballet and romance in this highly praised sequel to Pas de Don’t.

Traversing history and mythmaking, cynicism and nostalgia, this thoroughly researched book takes readers on a multifaceted tour of baseball on film.

See the 1981 classic movie Mommie Dearest (directed by Frank Perry) followed by a discussion of the making of the film and its reception with Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff.

Amy Unbound is a fun summer read full of intrigue, revenge and romance about the high-end worlds of fashion and politics.

Dubbed “the undisputed queen of the modern-day romance,” Jasmine Guillory is the beloved New York Times-bestselling author of The Wedding Date, The Proposal, and more.

Join us for a literary evening featuring novelist Luke Rolfes and poet John Gallaher.  

Enjoy an evening of poetry with two acclaimed Iowa poets, Kelli Lage and Marilyn J. Baszczynski, as they launch their newest works.

Bring your child to hear stories presented by Alicia Belville, a speech pathologist from TalkPlayJunction and Raquel McKay, author of I Hear a Búho.