CURRENT EVENTS:
FIRETRUCKER BOOK CLUB (see full details here)
- Book club discussion starts at 7:00PM, but I will be in the taproom from 4:00 - 9:00PM each month!
- 12 January 2023 - discuss our Nov/Dec selection The Diamond Eye.
- Saturday, 26 November 2022
- Join us for SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY at Gezellig Brewing in Newton from 10:00am - 2:00pm!
- This is going to be a real party - also happening: A Homemade Holiday Market & Sticky Fingers food truck!
- Saturday, 03 December 2022
- Join us at the Downtown Des Moines Winter Market!
This year, the Winter Market will be outside along Court Avenue from 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Sunday, 04 December 2022, 2:00pm - 6:00pm!
- Join Raccoon River Press, Copy + Paste, Red Door Press, & Hello, Marjorie for an amazingly fun Holiday Book Fair!
- Wednesday, 07 December 2022, 4:00pm - 7:00pm!
- Come see us at the Holland Farms Winter Market in Norwalk for some indoor shopping fun!
- Saturday, 10 December 2022
- Join us at the Saylorville Events Center from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm!
PAST EVENTS:
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY
- We have teamed up with Beaverdale Books, Dog-Eared Books, Pageturners Bookstore, Storyhouse Bookpub, & Reading in Public Bookstore + Cafe to create a Central Iowa Independent Bookstore Crawl!
- Pick up your Bookstore Passport on April 30th (only) and start collecting stamps all through May!
- Visit two (2) stores from 30 April - 31 May and earn a 15% discount to be used on a future purchase at ANY LOCATION!
- Visit all six (6) stores from 30 April - 31 May to be entered for a GRAND PRIZE!
- Join us at Pots & Shots on 30 April from 1:00 - 8:00PM!
- Get your exclusive Indie Bookstore Roadmap (use #bookstoreroadmap on social media)
- Grab a free & tasty treat by Sweet Cactus Bakery
FIRETRUCKER BOOK CLUB
- 12 May 2022 - discuss our April selection You Exist Too Much.
- 09 June 2022 - discuss our May selection Patron Saints of Nothing.
- 14 July 2022 - discuss our June selection The Golden Couple.
- 11 August 2022 - discuss our July selection Booth.
- 08 September 2022 - discuss our August selection Finlay Donovan Is Killing It.
- 13 October 2022 - discuss our September selection Darling Girl.
- 10 November 2022 - discuss our October selection The Book Eaters.
VALLEY JUNCTION FARMER'S MARKET
- MAY: 05, 19, 26
- JUNE: 02, 16, 23, 30
- JULY: 07, 21, 28
- AUGUST: 04, 18, 25
- SEPTEMBER: 01, 15, 22, 29
BOOKS, BOARD GAMES, & BEER
- FRIDAY, 01 JULY at 5:00PM!
- Talk about a FUN collab! Join Raccoon River Press, The Dealt Hand, & Fox Brewing for a night filled with board games, books, & beverages!
- The Dealt Hand runs pop-up board game events all across the Metro! We will be working together to bring some themed books & games together for you to kick off your Independence Day weekend!
ONE-SHELF + FEMINIST BOOK CLUB BOOK FAIR
- We're going on the road! Catch us on Saturday, 23 July at the One-Shelf + Feminist Book Club Book Fair!
- The Book Fair will be at the Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, MN and runs from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM!
- View the current list of vendors here
ASHWORTH SNOW
- Friday, 12 August 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM!
- Trying out a fun new combo event with Ashworth Snow (located in the Ashworth Church parking lot)!
DOG DAY OF SUMMER & BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY
- Saturday, 20 August from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM!
- Come help us celebrate all things DOG with our friends at Gezellig Brewing! Themed titles, merch, and the promise of seeing lots of furry friends!
- More about Bookstore Romance Day:
- Hosted by Source Books, you can win some amazing Romance themed prizes, just by visiting your favorite Indie Bookstore on 20 August!
- Take a picture with any romance novel & post the picture on your favorite social media using the hashtag #ReadRomance with bonus entries for tagging the bookstore!
- For full contest details, visit https://srcbks.com/BRD2022
WAVERLY FALL CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR
- We're going on the road again! Catch us on Saturday, 27 August at the Waverly Fall Craft & Vendor Fair!
- The Fair will be at The Centre Hall in Waverly, IA and runs from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM!
SECRET BOOK FAIR
- Sunday, 11 September 2022 - Secret Admirer
- Des Moines Does Things presents: a secret book fair! Join Raccoon River Press, Copy + Paste, & Secret Admirer for an afternoon of reliving all of the best Scholastic Book Fair memories!
BIKES, BOOKS, & BREWS
- 14 May at 515 Brewing Company from 2:00 - 7:00PM
- Don't miss the food trucks! Vuture Foods & Kulinary Khaos will be there too!
- 21 May at Gezellig Brewing from 3:00 - 8:00PM
WINDSOR HEIGHTS BOOK FAIR
- Sunday, 02 October 2022
- Join us at the Windsor Heights Book Fair from 12:00PM - 6:00PM at the Masonic Lodge !
SAYLORVILLE VENDOR FAIR
- Saturday, 08 October 2022
- Join us at the Saylorville Events Center from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm!
MBK Symposium with Martín Espada
- Thursday, 07 November 2022
- HOSTED BY WARTBURG COLLEGE & RACCOON RIVER PRESS: National Book Award winner Martín Espada will read selections of his poetry during the annual Michaelson, Briner & Kildahl Literary Symposium at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the McCaskey Lyceum. This is some powerful stuff, so don't miss this chance to hear it in the author's own voice!
- We will have copies of "Floaters" available on-site & Martín Espada will be signing copies after the reading!
- Saturday, 12 November 2022
- Join us at the Downtown Des Moines Winter Market!
This year, the Winter Market will be outside along Court Avenue from 9:00am - 1:00pm