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EVENTS

Poetry Presentation

Dennis Maulsby | KU 

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Join Dennis Maulsby for a presentation on haiku evolution and its latest entry into the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He will discuss haiku evolution, illustrating the small poem's amazing versatility with examples from his newly-released book, "KU," featuring sixty-eight poems.

Meet the Poets

Poetry Palooza!

Grand View University

 

Grand View University 1200 Grandview Avenue, Des Moines, IA

Poetry Palooza! is presented by Poetry&, an Iowa-based nonprofit organization created to advance awareness and appreciation for poetry and poets through educational events that celebrate the written and spoken word.

Meet the Author

Dave Markward | From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Embark on a transformative journey with Dave Markward as he transitions from an upbringing in an almost exclusively white community to a life enriched by diversity in From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America.

Special Event

INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY(S)

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Complete a Central Iowa IBD Passport to enter to win a $100 gift certificate from Beaverdale Books.

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Mary Christopher & Mike Rowley | Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines

@ Franklin Avenue Library

Franklin Avenue Library 5000 Franklin Avenue

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

Meet the Authors

Mary Christopher & Mike Rowley | Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

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

Meet the Author

AViD presents

Gregg Hurwitz | Lone Wolf

Nick Petrie | The Price You Pay

@ Central Library

Central Library 1000 Grand, Des Moines, IA, United States

The Des Moines Public Library's AViD Author Series continues with two of the most popular thriller writers in the country, Gregg Hurwitz and Nick Petrie. 

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Mario Duarte | My Father Called Us Monkeys: Growing Up Mexican American in the Heartland

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Inspired by real-life, My Father Called Us Monkeys, is a series of linked short stories about Marco, a Mexican American boy coming of age in a blue-collar and predominately white Midwestern town in 1969.

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Julia Walsh | For Love of the Broken Body

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

For Love of the Broken Body is a story of pain, questioning, recovery, and discovery. A questioning novice nun’s coming-of-age story. Readers will be moved to reflect on the universal human experiences of being broken and the pull to be part of something bigger than themselves.

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T. Patrick Graves | Long May You Run

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Long May You Run is the fictionalized account of one lowan’s fight with head and neck cancer.

Meet the Authors

Mary Christopher & Mike Rowley | Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines

@ State Historical Building

State Historical Building 600 East Locust Street, Des Moines, IA, United States

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

Meet the Author

Jean Logan | Broadlawns: A Century of Caring

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Broadlawns: A Century of Caring documents the history and curated stories that illuminate Broadlawns over the course of the last century, from 1924 to 2024.