Des Moines Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Waiting on hold for Identity by Nora Roberts, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, or Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld? Check out this list of readalikes curated by our Book Chat Librarians. https://t.co/EecVu6tdbN https://t.co/1mtogEthIL

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Exciting news! Andrew Sean Greer, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of celebrated bestsellers Less and Less is Lost, will be the keynote speaker at the Des Moines Public Library Foundation’s Iowa Author Awards Dinner on Friday, October 20. Save the date: https://t.co/QsD2RN3jtD https://t.co/76VS2QFcop

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It's time for another edition of While You Wait where we share readalikes for trending titles. This week we are covering All Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby, Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, and Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea. https://t.co/PZBMQj6YTL https://t.co/57V5DpZiZV

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Today is the day! AViD with author and journalist Paul Kix is tonight at 7 PM at Central Library. Paul will be in conversation with Rachelle Chase from the Des Moines Register about his new book You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live. https://t.co/hOslZIYEPK https://t.co/aiX4mIMyot

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Kickoff the 2023 AViD season with Sarah Penner at the DSM Book Festival on Saturday, March 25 at 4 PM. Sarah Penner (@sl_penner) is the best selling author of The Lost Apothecary and The London Séance Society. https://t.co/2uf4M0D2RJ https://t.co/k5JbmNjUCI

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Stephen Markley's novel The Deluge was reviewed in the New York Times. Markley will be at Central Library on Saturday at 7 PM in conversation with local author Sean Adams: https://t.co/gOCOEoTRzO Trust us you do not want to miss this program: https://t.co/7Bp0jSmI4A https://t.co/srL89iGfpF

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One week from today Stephen Markley best selling author of Ohio will be at Central Library. Join the Des Moines Public Library and Beaverdale Books for a special after-hours event from 7-9 PM on Saturday, January 28. https://t.co/9uW6I6QIiz https://t.co/X560bTep6K

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Lauren Groff (@legroff) talked to @CourtneyCare from the @DMRegister about her Authors Visiting in Des Moines AViD event tomorrow evening at Franklin Jr. High! https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/courtney-crowder/2022/05/03/lauren-groff-matrix-author-speak-des-moines-writing/9630331002/

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Reading is better with friends! Make choosing your next book club book easy when you check out one of our Book Club Sets for your group. From Pachinko by Min Jin Lee to a classic like Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and more there is something for everyone! https://t.co/Y5bcw53uUE https://t.co/0uCqKVss2R

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The winner of our inaugural 2022 Book Madness Tournament is none other than the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Thank you to everyone who participated by voting in our stories, and we can't wait for next year's tournament. https://t.co/jcltdwRgGO

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