Told through various forms—aubades, a crown of prose sonnets, an admissions essay—Love Prodigal says yes to second (and third and fourth) chances. The heart gets bigger every time it heals.

Beaverdale Books is going on the road, with a stop at The 44 DSM, located at 4326 Hickman Road.
We've been invited to share some info about the store, talk about our upcoming events, and offer some reading suggestions.   The program will begin at 10 a.m., but our little shop will be there til 1:00.

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

'I'll Call You Mine" is a gripping, suspenseful romance that immerses readers in a world where love and danger collide.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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

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.  

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.