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Jodi Picoult | By Any Other Name

@ Franklin Event Center

– 4801 Franklin Avenue

Franklin Event Center 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

From the New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, comes a novel about two women, centuries apart--one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays--who are both forced to hide behind another name.

$35.00

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Stacy A. Cordery | Becoming Elizabeth Arden

@Beaverdale Books

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

A sweeping biography of one of the most influential (and successful) business-women in American history, Becoming Elizabeth Arden opens the Red Door to a world of wealth, glamor, and the profitable business of beauty. 

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Dr. Jen Harvey | Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World

@Beaverdale Books

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

Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World explores how white Americans can change their everyday behaviors to confront racism in their spheres of influence.

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Marc Dickinson | Replacement Parts

@Beaverdale Books

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

In Replacement Parts we witness a recurring cast of characters as they navigate their way from adolescence to adulthood.

Knoxville READS – Wini Moranville

Wini Moranville | Love is My Favorite Flavor

@Knoxville Public Library

Knoxville Public Library 213 E. Montgomery Street, Knoxville, United States

midst the vast changes that have occurred over the years, Love Is My Favorite Flavor underscores the timelessness of what it is we seek when we entrust restaurateurs with our hard-earned money and our hard-won leisure time.

Poetry Open Mic Night

Kelsey Bigelow | Emcee

@ Beaverdale Books

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

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.  

Meet the Author – in Marshalltown

Wini Moranville | Love is My Favorite Flavor

@Marshalltown Public Library

Marshalltown Public Library

midst the vast changes that have occurred over the years, Love Is My Favorite Flavor underscores the timelessness of what it is we seek when we entrust restaurateurs with our hard-earned money and our hard-won leisure time.

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Mary Moran | The Vita Gang Mysteries

@Beaverdale Books

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

Deep in the heart of Farmville, where the air is clean and the fields are green, Super Chef Mary makes The Vita Gang delicious dinners in her Mystic Kitchen.

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Kaveh Akbar | Martyr!

@Beaverdale Books

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

Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum.

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Renee Welk | Ease the Chaos

@Beaverdale Books

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

Ease the Chaos tells raw, genuine stories to help navigate difficult situations we might face as we work toward a better future.

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Scott Dominic Carpenter | Paris Lost & Found: A Memoir

@Beaverdale Books

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

After his hilarious introduction to Paris in French Like Moi, Scott Dominic Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue. T

Special Event

Penguin Random House presents — the Banned Wagon

@ Beaverdale Books

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

Penguin Random House is partnering with PEN America, Little Free Library, and the Freedom to Read Foundation for a bookmobile tour across the country.