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

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

With the help of his third-grade cousin, Lucy, and the supportive grownups at his school and home, Ethan overcomes bullying and encounters new friends in this new book, Ethan Goes to Recess.

Discover a rich legacy of audacious women who forged a spirituality that is more inclusive, surprising, and empowering than we ever imagined.

The Body Alone is an inquiry into the experience, meaning, and articulation of pain.

In When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories, it’s Ruth Harkin's turn to share lessons, memories, and parts of the lasting influences she has provided her family, Iowans, and the nation.

Join us at Franklin Event Center for the Second Annual Banned Books Fair as we celebrate the Freedom to Read. 

Local nonprofit Poetry Palooza presents “Poetry & Film,” an interactive evening of spoken word poetry.

Join CCI Action and author Jennifer Berkshire for a conversation on what we can do together to win honest, equitable, and fully-funded public education here in Iowa.

Support the Des Moines Public Library and enjoy an evening celebrating literacy and Iowa authors. The memorable event includes dinner, the recitation of the Library Bill of Rights, and remarks by award-winning authors.

Written at a dramatic moment in American and global life, this work from one of the country's most important writers is about the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world--and our own souls--and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths.

Lushly written and philosophically hard-hitting, A Natural History of Empty Lots by
Christopher Brown is a genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the
city, the self, and society.