EVENTS
15 Year Celebration
Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 10 to visit Beaverdale Books as we celebrate fifteen years of business. Stop by...
Meet the Authors & Artist
Sondra Ashmore, Christine Guzzo Vickery & Sharon Larson | Owl’s Head: A Hidden Gem
Read the stories of a unique Des Moines neighborhood that has maintained the charms of childhood dreams while also housing...
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Erin Davenport | Short, Sweet, & Sacred
52 Uplifting Stories from Life Coaches who Overcame and Moved from Stuck to Success It’s Not About Doing More, It’s...
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Lori Erickson | The Soul of the Family Tree
Ancestors, Stories, and the Spirits We Inherit Learn how the spirits of your ancestral past can guide you today. Growing...
WRITING WORKSHOP
Marj Charlier | The Rebel Nun
How Can I Make This Happen: Fulfilling Your Publishing Dreams Marj Charlier has published more than 40 literary works, including...
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Kyle McCord | Reunion of the Good Weather Suicide Cult
Listen to an interview with Kyle! See how well-meaning people seeking spiritual community can become ensnared in webs of intrigue...
Meet the Author @ Franklin Junior High
Reid Forgrave | Love, Zac: Small Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy
Zac Easter could be your neighbor, your classmate, your son. In December 2015, Zac Easter, a twenty-four-year-old from small-town Iowa,...
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Beth Hoffman | Bet the Farm
The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful...
Tailgate Party for Kids at Witmer Park
Special Event — Special Location!
Bring lawn chairs and blankets to join John Walters, author of Cy’s Perfect Day, at Witmer Park (NE Shelter at 34th & Washington). Free hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be served.
Iowa State fans are incredible! Cy is the joyful mascot of the Iowa State Cyclones. Cy’s Perfect Day tells the...
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Mary R. Christopher | Our Friend Sitting Bull
The True Story of A Pioneer Couple's Friendship with the Famous Lakota Chief Guess who's coming to dinner? It was...
Reading and Signing
Debra Marquart & Romeo Oriogun | The Night We Landed on the Moon & Sacrament of bodies
Iowa's Poet Laureate to Appear with Iowa Writer's Workshop Poet Debra Marquart is a Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and...
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Kim Harms | Life Reconstructed
Navigating the World of Mastectomies and Breast Reconstruction Breast cancer survivor Kim Harms combines her own experience with extensive research and walks...
