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.
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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. 

Dragons & Rayguns is Vince Gotera's first poetry collection since being named Iowa Poet Laureate in 2024. It's an inventive and wide-ranging collection of speculative poetry.

Twilight of the Gods is satire and alternate history on an operatic, cinematic, and cosmic scale, with a cast that transcends time and space.

David Baldacci's newest book, Strangers in Time, is a historical fiction novel set during the London Blitz. The book follows two recently orphaned teenagers and a book store owner that must learn to trust each other to survive each day. It is being published on Tuesday, April 15.

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.

“Funny, self-effacing, heartbreaking, and wise, Herman shows us that life, in all of its choreography and improvisation, really is like ballet: Press down and rise at the same time. Descend and lift.”  —Maggie Smith, New York Times bestselling author of You Could Make This Place
Beautiful and Good Bones

What religion would the newly opened, recently indigenous, territory of Iowa become? German Lutherans, Austrian and French Catholics, and New England Congregationalists all funded projects that proved no match for the myriad of choices Iowans had.

Abby Jimenez's newest novel, Say You'll Remember Me, comes out on Tuesday, April 1. It follows a woman named Samantha, who attempts to balance caring for her sick mother with trying to find love.

Kevin Wilson's new book, Run for the Hills, is being released on May 13. was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by Time, People, BookRiot, and others. The novel tells a raucous and moving story of an unexpected road trip across America that brings a family together.

From the outside, Jill Tingley has it all. She’s married to her college sweetheart Jack and they’re living the dream in Southern California. Wealthy, popular and genetically blessed, theirs seems to be an enviable life, though they’ve grown distant in recent years. Newly empty nesting with their daughter Maggie away at college, Jill suggests a road trip to reconnect. But the ugly truth is that Jack would rather do anything else than drive to Utah with his wife.

The Poppy Fields (release date: June 17), is a retelling of The Wizard of Oz. The book is a high-concept speculative story of healing, self-discovery, and friendship about an experimental and controversial treatment center in the remote California desert that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain.