EVENTS
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.
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.
Special Ticketed Event
Kaleb Wyse | There’s Always Room at the Table
@Franklin Event Center – 4801 Franklin Avenue
Join us for a special evening with one of Instagram's favorite farmers, Kaleb Wyse, as he shares delicious collection of classic, Midwestern family recipes updated with modern spins and ingredients.
Tickets at: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/meet-the-author---kaleb-wyse-74451
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.
DSM BOOK FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 22, 2025
@Franklin Event Center
Don’t miss this free, fun-filled festival, dedicated to books and booklovers. We are hard at work planning and want to ensure that we produce the exciting, high-quality event’s you have come to expect.
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.
Meet the Author
Helen Miller | I Don’t Swim
@Beaverdale Books
Retired state representative Helen Miller shares the events of her life in the context of the Civil Rights Movement and beyond, during the times when Blacks were finding and projecting their voices onto the tapestry that was and is America.
AViD presents – Amina Luqman-Dawson
Amina Luqman-Dawson | Freewater & Images of America: African Americans of Petersburg
@Central Library
Amina Luqman-Dawson is the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning and bestselling author of Freewater and the pictorial history book Images of America: African Americans of Petersburg.