EVENTS
Writing Workshop
Brooke Van Sickle | Picture Book Perfection: How to Write a Book that Sells to Publishers (and Readers)
@Beaverdale Books
Join us for a free writing workshop hosted by Brooke Van Sickle, owner and founder of Journey to Kidlit, an online educational platform that teaches thousands of aspiring children's book writers from over 35 countries around the world about how to write and publish a children's book based on her own award-winning writing journey.
To register: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/writing-workshop-74217
Meet the Author
Sharon L. Clark | I’ll Call You Mine
@Beaverdale Books
'I'll Call You Mine" is a gripping, suspenseful romance that immerses readers in a world where love and danger collide.
Meet the Author
Amy Wilson | Happy to Help: Adventures of a People-Pleaser – Essays
@Beaverdale Books
Happy to Help is a collection of essays about how you can be the one everyone else depends on and still be struggling―how you can be “happy to help,” even when, for your own sake, you shouldn’t.
Open Mic Poetry Night
Kelsey Bigelow | Emcee
@ Beaverdale Books
Do you love to write poetry? Or read poetry? If so, grab a friend and head to Beaverdale Books for a free, fun, and informal evening of open mic poetry, emceed by Iowa poet Kelsey Bigelow.
Meet the Poet
Angel Bour | Just A Kid
@Beaverdale Books
Just a Kid: Unfiltered Poetry is a raw and captivating collection of verses that lays bare the thoughts, struggles, and triumphs of a young heart navigating life.
Meet the Author
Allen Eskens | The Quiet Librarian
@West Des Moines Library
After the murder of her best friend, a librarian’s search for answers leads back to her own dark secrets in this sweeping novel, The Quiet Librarian, about a woman transformed by war, family, vengeance, and love, from award-winning writer Allen Eskens.
Meet the Poet
B J Soloy | Birth Center in Corporate Woods
@Beaverdale Books
The poems in BJ Soloy’s Birth Center in Corporate Woods use long, contorting lines and elliptical connections to wade through the collisions of love, eros, loss, irony, pop culture, and late capitalism.
Special Ticketed Event
Curtis Sittenfeld | Show Don’t Tell
@Franklin Event Center — 4801 Franklin Avenue
A funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition—including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld’s iconic novel Prep—from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy.
Tickets at: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/meet-the-author----curtis-sittenfeld-73894
Meet the Author/Songwriter
Zaq Baker | Unspectacular
@Beaverdale Books
Join us for a cross-dimensional presentation by songwriter and novelist, Zaq Baker, as he shares his music and his writing. It's all part of his debut book tour for Unspectacular: A Novel.
Meet the Author
Chris Offutt | The Reluctant Sheriff
@Beaverdale Books
The Reluctant Sheriff is Chris Offutt's fourth book featuring Mick Hardin. Back in the familiar setting of the Kentucky hills, Mick Hardin returns standing in as the sheriff while the previous sheriff, his sister Linda, recuperates from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty.
Special Ticketed Event
Jennifer Weiner | The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits
@Franklin Event Center – 4801 Franklin Avenue
One of the most anticipated books of the year, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner, a glimmering novel set in the world of pop music about sisters, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase.
Tickets at: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/meet-the-author----jennifer-weiner-74032
Meet the Authors
Donald Quist, Kali White VanBaale, & Bailey Gaylin Moore | The Past Ten & Thank You for Staying With Me
@Beaverdale Books
Join us for an evening of anthologies featuring three fascinating authors, Dr. Donald Quist, Kali VanBaale, and Bailey Gaylin Moore, as they share their new writings featured in The Past Ten.