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Angela Hume | Deep Care: The Radical ActivistsWho Provided Abortions, Defied the Law, and Fought to Keep Clinics Open

@ Beaverdale Books

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

Deep Care follows generations of activists and clinicians who orbited Women’s Choice Clinic in Oakland from the early 1970s until 2010, many of whom share details of their work for the first time. Angela Hume reveals this under-recognized story of the abortion movement, with its lessons more pertinent than ever following the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision’s devastation to abortion access nationwide.

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Victor Santos | What Makes Us Human?

@ Beaverdale Books

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

A poetic riddle about language, history, and culture, released in partnership with UNESCO in honor of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032).

Book Launch!

Heather Gudenkauf | Everyone is Watching

@ Beaverdale Books

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

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest comes a twisty locked-room thriller about a mysterious high-stakes game that proves life-threatening.

Book Launch!

Kelsey Bigelow | Far From Broken

@ Beaverdale Books

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

As an expansion of her spoken word album, "Depression Holders and Secret Keepers," Kelsey Bigelow takes readers through the nuances of healing in an effort to show us that healing is not linear, but it is possible.

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Janet Horvath | The Cello Still Sings—A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music

 

NOTE: @Caspe Terrace | 33158 Ute Avenue | Waukee, IA

Caspe Terrace 33158 Ute Avenue, Waukee, IA

A sweeping history of generations darkened by the shadow of the Shoah, this is a story of secrets and the healing power of music.

Meet the Poets

Kyle McCord & Paul Brooke | What to Do in a Time of Impending Doom and Pantagruelian: Photographs and Poems of Torres del Paine

@ Beaverdale Books

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

Join us for an evening filled with poetry and photos, featuring poets Kyle McCord and Paul Brooke, as they share their newest works.

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AViD presents James Patterson | The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

@ Scottish Rite Consistory – 519 Park Street

Scottish Rite 519 Park Street, Des Moines, United States

With more than 425 million books sold, James Patterson is the most popular storyteller in modern history.

Meet the Author and NPR Correspondent

Sarah McCammon | The EXvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

@ Beaverdale Books

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

In The EXvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, Sarah McCammon, a National Political Correspondent for NPR, presents the first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the church: the exvangelicals. The program is hosted by The Comparison Project at Drake University.

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Tom McKay | Lost in the Black Hologram

@ Beaverdale Books

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

Lost in the Black Hologram is both a love story and a story of race in America.  Emma Jean Whitcomb comes to Iowa City with fame for her acclaimed play, The Black Hologram, a powerful expression of her anger related to the racism she experienced growing up in Milwaukee. 

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Lindsay Currie | The Mystery of Locked Rooms

NOTE: @ Franklin Avenue Library

Franklin Avenue Library 5000 Franklin Avenue

From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods, comes an action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an abandoned 1950's funhouse.

Meet the Poets

Kwame Dawes & Danez Smith | Nebraska & Homie

@ Beaverdale Books

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

Join us for a fascinating evening of poetry with award-winning poets Kwame Dawes and Danez Smith, hosted by the DMACC Celebration of the Literary Arts, also featuring presentations by DMACC students.

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Caroline Paul | TOUGH BROAD: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking―How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age

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

Tough Broad is a funny and fearless call for women to embrace the outdoors in our fifties, sixties, seventies, and beyond, casting our own futures in a new and dazzling light.