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From relish trays and Old Fashioned cocktails to prime rib and fried fish, supper clubs are a quintessential part of midwestern dining culture. In ...

A memoir of political violence across Iowa mixed with a variety of horror stories from punk sub-culture to Iowa gangsters to the politics of the Io...

These beautiful, handmade bookmarks are one-of-a-kind! Pictures show a variety of available options, but each one is truly unique. Created with hig...

Later Gator is a Des Moines, IA art studio run by local mural artist & illustrator, Ally!  We are SO excited to be able to feature some of her ...

An explosive and elevated exploration on love, longing, and loss, Many Small Hungerings is a timely and necessary collection of poetry from Des Moi...

A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family s...

The knowledge and ability to make, manage, save, and invest money is critical to your overall success in life. Mastery of Money for Students is an ...

As people around the world celebrated man’s first steps on the moon, the astronauts of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission placed a silicon disc containing me...

My Silly Granny is a heartwarming story of a little girl known as Sweetheart and her dear Granny who has dementia. On a visit, Granny explains to S...

In this blazingly smart and voracious debut, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. One day, the mother was ...

He knows there is something special in his hands, he just isn't sure exactly what it is. And even when he gets teased, he never EVER stops believin...

THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 14 MAY 2024. A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family s...

Tony Harrington, Book #4 The violent death of a famous actress rocks the rural Iowa town of Orney, where a Hollywood movie company is filming on lo...

Stories of an Unapologetic Woman When Kristi Hemmer was 8, she was the Connect Four champ; nobody wanted to play with her. When she was 12, she was...

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Raygun is a Des Moines, IA based company which has grown to a multi-location (and multi-state) Midwestern staple! All stickers are designed by Rayg...

This gripping drama follows Tom Duncan, the sole survivor of the largest cult mass suicide in U.S. history, as he works to rebuild his shattered li...

A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure Some claim there's nothing to see in flyover country. But take a closer look and you'll discover that ...

THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 08 OCTOBER 2024. Follow the true story of Sunshine, a feral cat out alone in the ...

Eight years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn't have - today, she's back in his life and the sparks between them threaten to set her c...

A New Origin Story A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing ...

The Despicable Diner is where all of the ghouls, creeps, and freaks dine to get their fill. The only thing is... you're what's on the menu. You can...

The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, content to i...

Silly. Nutty. Wacky. Many words are used to describe Gertie and her masterpieces . . . but never genius. Despite a lack of appreciation, she loves ...