EVENTS
Meet the Author
Ellie Brooks | Amanda’s Journey: A DNA Adventure
Amanda's life will never be the same! Her story begins when she is given DNA tests kits by an attorney. ...
Poetry Readings
Andrea Carter Brown & Debra Marquart | September 12 & The Night We Landed on the Moon
A more haunting memorial to 9/11 than this book will be hard to find.
Meet Children’s Author
Mark Ceilley | Cinderelliot: A Scrumptious Fairytale
A modern-day gay retelling of Cinderella. A scrumptious love story with ungrateful stepsiblings, a baking competition, and a fairy godfather....
Meet the Author
Maureen McCue | Birds in the Morning, Frogs at Night: Sharing Life Along the Road
@ Artisan Gallery 218
Maureen McCue discusses how humanity is integrated into nature and urges people to become more aware of the connection between...
AViD Author
Jason Mott | Hell of a Book
@ Central Library
Jason Mott will speak at Central Library at 7 PM on Wednesday, May 25. Mott’s 2021 novel, Hell of a...
AViD Authors
Special Author Panel | Dr. Richard Deming, Neil Hamilton, & Jim Autry
@ Central Library
The 2022 AViD season concludes with a special author panel comprised of popular, distinguished local figures who are also published...
Meet the Authors
Joe Saul-Sehy | Stacked: Your Super Serious Guide to Modern Money Management *NEW DATE & TIME
@ Peace Tree Brewing
317 East Court Avenue
From the money nerds behind the award-winning Stacking Benjamins podcast, a new kind of personal finance book to get your...
Meet Children’s Author
Victor D. O. Santos | My Dad, My Rock
"A heartfelt and moving ode to the father-son bond. A genuine delight." – Publishers Weekly (Booklife), starred review and Editor's...
Meet the Author
Rob Sand | The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America’s Biggest Lottery Scandal
The Winning Ticket is an inside look at one of the most complicated yet seat-of-your-pants financial investigations and prosecutions in recent...
Dance Talk:
Break It Down …5, 6, 7, 8 | Penny Furgerson & Sarmishtha Sarkar
In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Des Moines’ Gateway Dance Theater will present a discussion with two renowned choreographers from...
Meet the Poets
Celebrate 2022 Art Week with a Progressive Poetry Party
Beaverdale Books is proud to partner with Poetry&, a new initiative working to take poetry out into the community in...
Meet the Poets
Celebrate 2022 Art Week with Readings by John Thompson, Staci Harper-Bennett, Isabella Brantley, Prince Harrison Jr
Beaverdale Books partners with newly formed poetry group to celebrate local poetry. Join us on Friday, June 17 at 6:30...