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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Set in northwest Iowa, T. Patrick Graves delves into contemporary life's universal struggles. Inspired by Paul McCartney's iconic song, each chapter is named after a Beatles track. This heartfelt novel, written over several years and through personal challenges, reflects on resilience, love, and the human condition.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
In When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories, it’s Ruth Harkin's turn to share lessons, memories, and parts of the lasting influences she has provided her family, Iowans, and the nation.
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Meet the Author – Tickets — SOLD OUT!
Meet the Author – Tickets — SOLD OUT!
From the New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, comes a novel about two women, centuries apart--one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays--who are both forced to hide behind another name.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
A sweeping biography of one of the most influential (and successful) business-women in American history, Becoming Elizabeth Arden opens the Red Door to a world of wealth, glamor, and the profitable business of beauty.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World explores how white Americans can change their everyday behaviors to confront racism in their spheres of influence.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
In Replacement Parts we witness a recurring cast of characters as they navigate their way from adolescence to adulthood.
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Knoxville READS – Wini Moranville
Knoxville READS – Wini Moranville
midst the vast changes that have occurred over the years, Love Is My Favorite Flavor underscores the timelessness of what it is we seek when we entrust restaurateurs with our hard-earned money and our hard-won leisure time.
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Poetry Open Mic Night
Poetry Open Mic Night
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.
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Meet the Author – in Marshalltown
Meet the Author – in Marshalltown
midst the vast changes that have occurred over the years, Love Is My Favorite Flavor underscores the timelessness of what it is we seek when we entrust restaurateurs with our hard-earned money and our hard-won leisure time.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Deep in the heart of Farmville, where the air is clean and the fields are green, Super Chef Mary makes The Vita Gang delicious dinners in her Mystic Kitchen.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Ease the Chaos tells raw, genuine stories to help navigate difficult situations we might face as we work toward a better future.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
After his hilarious introduction to Paris in French Like Moi, Scott Dominic Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue. T
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Special Event
Special Event
Penguin Random House is partnering with PEN America, Little Free Library, and the Freedom to Read Foundation for a bookmobile tour across the country.
Meet and Greet
Meet and Greet
With the help of his third-grade cousin, Lucy, and the supportive grownups at his school and home, Ethan overcomes bullying and encounters new friends in this new book, Ethan Goes to Recess.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
Discover a rich legacy of audacious women who forged a spirituality that is more inclusive, surprising, and empowering than we ever imagined.
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Meet the Author
Meet the Author
The Body Alone is an inquiry into the experience, meaning, and articulation of pain.
Meet the Author
Meet the Author
In When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories, it’s Ruth Harkin's turn to share lessons, memories, and parts of the lasting influences she has provided her family, Iowans, and the nation.
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Special Event
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Join us at Franklin Event Center for the Second Annual Banned Books Fair as we celebrate the Freedom to Read.
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Meet the Poets
Meet the Poets
Local nonprofit Poetry Palooza presents “Poetry & Film,” an interactive evening of spoken word poetry.