Mary Swander is an award-winning writer of drama, poetry and nonfiction with a national and international reputation.

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.

Through the prayers and poems in Vessels of Love, Joyce Rupp addresses a variety of topics related to the last decades of life.

The Wilderlands is a dark fantasy story inspired by oral tales like Beowulf and The Epic of Gilgamesh and is the author's first adult fantasy novel.

A unique new band is poised to take over the world-at-war. Azul writes about it all in The Bastard Chronicle, in her hilarious voice, as her past, present, & future collide in a coming-of-age story never told before in an era of the music scene when anything was possible.

The Iowa Poetry Association, Poetry Palooza! and Beaverdale Books are proud to once again be part of the popular Art on the Prairie. Poetry has always been included in the annual celebration, and this year it will be featured at the Towncraft Building located at 1122 Willis Avenue in Perry, IA.

Author Kevin Koch takes readers on a journey across all twelve Midwest states to natural settings that defy typical stereotypes of the Midwest landscape.

Author Kevin Koch takes readers on a journey across all twelve Midwest states to natural settings that defy typical stereotypes of the Midwest landscape.

Seven years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn’t have—today, she’s back in his life and the sparks between them threaten to set her career on fire.

A poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that comes with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future

Join in the fun of an evening with Michael Perry who is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, corporate speaker, humorist, singer/songwriter, amateur snow plow driver, and playwright from New Auburn, Wisconsin.