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Writing Workshop

Brooke Van Sickle | Picture Book Perfection: How to Write a Book that Sells to Publishers (and Readers)

 

@Beaverdale Books

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

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

Free

Meet the Author

Sharon L. Clark | I’ll Call You Mine 

@Beaverdale Books

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

'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

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

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.

Free

Open Mic Poetry Night

Kelsey Bigelow | Emcee

@ Beaverdale Books

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

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

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

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

West Des Moines Library 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, IA, United States

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

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

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

Franklin Event Center 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

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

$35.00

Meet the Author/Songwriter

Zaq Baker | Unspectacular

 

@Beaverdale Books

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

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.  

Free

Meet the Author

Chris Offutt | The Reluctant Sheriff

 

@Beaverdale Books

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

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.

Free

Special Ticketed Event

Jennifer Weiner | The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits

 

@Franklin Event Center – 4801 Franklin Avenue

Franklin Event Center 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

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

$35.00

Meet the Authors

Donald Quist, Kali White VanBaale, & Bailey Gaylin Moore | The Past Ten & Thank You for Staying With Me

 

@Beaverdale Books

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

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. 

Free