EVENTS
Meet the Author – Michael Perry – Marshalltown
Michael Perry | Forty Acres Deep
@Marshalltown Public Library
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.
Poetry Open Mic Night
Kelsey Bigelow & Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey | Emcees
@ 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 Author
B. John Burns | One Dollar (American) Tutor
@Beaverdale Books
This is a book about growing up Irish American in Worcester, Massachusetts during the Depression, and then coming of age in the looming shadow of the war.
Special Event
Beaverdale Holiday Happenings
@Beaverdale Books
Celebrate the Season with your Beaverdale friends and neighbors!
Meet the Author
Melissa Rose Harris | Where Our Humanity Meets Our Divinity
@Beaverdale Books
Author Melissa Rose Harris creates an open dialogue around what it means to be human and holy, and guides readers through ways to embrace it. Follow her journey, her struggles and triumphs, some of which may mirror your own, in Where Our Humanity Meets Our Divinity.
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Jamie Seitz | Weight of Water
@Beaverdale Books
Author Jamie Seitz will introduce her debut novel, Weight of Water, in which teenager Quinn Keaton, who has been held back by her mother's grief her entire life, breaks out of her cocoon, develops the resolve to pave her path to a brighter future.
Meet the Author
Elodie Opstad | This Is The Place: Glimpses of Warren County, Iowa
@Beaverdale Books
The history of Iowa’s Warren County follows the same path as most Midwest places, making the people the only difference between this homeplace and another.
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Edward N. McConnell | Sisterhood of the Pines
@Beaverdale Books
Edward N. McConnell's is the author of three short story anthologies including Sisterhood of the Pines with stories running the gamut from horror and magical realism to fantasy, satire and tributes to family and friends.
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Lyle Simpson | Fully Human/Fully Alive
@Beaverdale Books
Fully Human / Fully Alive is written to help the 70 percent of all Americans living today who are stuck on Maslow’s social level of living.
Meet the Authors
Local Author Fair | Lauren Joiner, Tiffany Killoren, Robbie Orr, Lacy Rose, Angela Youngers
@Beaverdale Books
Here's your chance to meet and greet five local writers all in one afternoon, as Beaverdale Books presents its bi-annual...
Meet the Author
Basi Affia | Aaru En Duat
@Beaverdale Books
Aaru En Duat is an Afro Futuristic Space odyssey that follows a warrior princess from Earth as she and her AI counterpart lead humanities settlement efforts on the planet Panthera. When they arrive they learn the planet is already inhabited by a feline species known as the K'nyau. As they build a relationship with the natives, a demon empire that's conquering the galaxy arrives and turns the settlement mission into a galactic war.
Meet the Authors
Charles R. Kniker & Dianne Prichard | Raising America: Building A More Perfect Union
@Beaverdale Books
This book focuses on WHAT YOU and WE CAN DO for the common good. When natural disasters hit, communities work together; in the old days, when a barn burned down, the neighbors worked together to raise a new one. It's your turn. This is your handbook to help RAISE AMERICA.