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A Place Called Yellowstone
Wilson, Dr. Randall K.The Epic History of the World's First National Park This epic history of America's first national park explores how a remote Western landscape beca...
View full detailsBlood of the Old Kings
Kim, Sung-IlFrom award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim & translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic journey unlike...
View full detailsBobby the Bear and the Great Race
O'Connor, RyanBobby the Bear, Book #3 "We all want to win, but we must never cheat." In a world growing ever more competitive, people sometimes will do anything...
View full detailsCritical Role: Bells Hells
Khaw, Cassandra ; Critical RoleWhat Doesn't Break Uncover the lost years of Critical Role's unrelentingly upbeat undead spellcaster in this original prequel novel to Laudna's adv...
View full detailsDivine Mortals
Helander, AmandaThis debut romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros delivers sizzling romance, cutthroat competition, a lush fantasy world, a...
View full detailsInto the Uncut Grass
Noah, TrevorA story for all ages from the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime "What will we find in the uncut grass?""It depends on what we're looking fo...
View full detailsLove You a Latke
Elliot, AmandaLove comes home for the challah-days in this sparkling romance. Snow is falling, holiday lights are twinkling, and Abby Cohen is pissed. For one th...
View full detailsMeditations for Mortals
Burkeman, OliverFour Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts A map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life - a journey that ...
View full detailsOdd Spirits
Gibson, S.T.The Summoner's Circle, Book #0 Learn more about the characters from The Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson's Evocation in this gorgeously ...
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Schreier, JasonThe Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network...
View full detailsSelling Sexy
Sherman, Lauren ; Fernandez, ChantalVictoria's Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon The story of how Victoria's Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to a retail ...
View full detailsShock Induction
Palahniuk, ChuckFrom the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underb...
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Marske, FreyaFeaturing gorgeous rich rose sprayed edges in the hardcover first edition! A LitHub most anticipated book of 2024 High heat. Low stakes. Sharp stee...
View full detailsThe Book of George
Greathead, KateFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Laura & Emma comes a The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. for our times: Kate Greathead's razor-sharp b...
View full detailsThe Nightmare Before Kissmas
Raasch, SaraRoyals and Romance, Book #1 The first printing paperback features beautiful ruby sprayed edges!Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Befo...
View full detailsThe Puzzle Box
Trussoni, DanielleTwo sisters. A lost imperial treasure. The world's greatest puzzle master has twenty-four hours to solve the most dangerous mystery of his life . ....
View full detailsThe Wedding Witch
Sterling, ErinThe Ex Hex, Book #3 The New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse brightens up the Winter Solstice with another delightful...
View full detailsThe Witches of El Paso
Jaramillo, LuisA lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, m...
View full detailsTwenty-Four Seconds from Now...
Reynolds, JasonA Love Story #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds tackles it - you know...it - from the guy's perspective in this unfiltered and und...
View full detailsWe Celebrate the Light
Yolen, Jane ; Stemple, Heidi E.Y.A celebration of seven different winter holidays observed in the US and the traditions that unite them all. Diwali, Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, ...
View full detailsWhen Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel
Pine, ChrisA Short Tale about a Short Tail From blockbuster actor Chris Pine comes his very first children's book about a delightful duo destined to become a ...
View full detailsThe 2024 Fall Author Series at the Des Moines Public Library is Here!
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Frerick, Austin ; Schlosser, EricMoney, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry "In this eye-opening debut study, Frerick, an agricultural policy fellow at Yale Univer...
View full detailsCompelled
Madison, ShawntelleCoveted, Book #3 Natalya Stravinsky is about to face her greatest challenge yet... For the past five years, Natalya Stravinsky has dreamed of two t...
View full detailsCoveted
Madison, ShawntelleCoveted, Book #1 Natalya Stravinsky isn't your typical Jersey werewolf. A pariah from the South Toms River Pack for many years, Natalya spends her ...
View full detailsKept
Madison, ShawntelleCoveted, Book #2 Werewolf Natalya Stravinsky rose to the occasion and helped defend her pack. Now she basks in the love of her boisterous Russian f...
View full detailsPay the Piper
Romero, George A. ; Kraus, DanielA terrifying tale of supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, from the minds of legendary director George A. Romero and bestselling aut...
View full detailsThe Fallen Fruit
Madison, ShawntelleCombining history and fantasy, a sweeping multi-generational epic in the vein of Kindred and The Time Traveler's Wife about a woman who travels thr...
View full detailsWhalefall
Kraus, DanielThe Martian meets 127 Hours in this " powerfully humane" (Owen King, New York Times bestselling author) and scientifically accurate thriller about ...
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1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War
Harrison, Lisi ; Kraus, DanielGraveyard Girls, Book #1 #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus deliver a slightly scary, extremely addictive, contem...
View full details100 Things to Do in Des Moines Before You Die
Huiatt, ErinNestled smack dab in the center of the Midwest where two of the longest interstates in America meet sits Des Moines. Iowa's capital city offers a ...
View full details100 Things to Do in Iowa Before You Die
Broers, SaraIowa is home to rolling hills, beautiful state parks, lush cornfields, and architecture that is unique to the state. With Iowa's dozen-plus scenic ...
View full details13 Reasons Why
Asher, JayTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Featuring cover art from the Netflix original series executive produced by Selena Gomez! You can...
View full details24 Hours in Charlottesville
Neus, NoraAn Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy A gripping oral history of the white nationalist riots that shook the nation and signaled the ...
View full details30 Things I Love about Myself
Sanghani, RadhikaWhen Nina Mistry's life hits rock bottom, she decides to change her stars by falling in love...with herself--a hilarious, heartfelt story from outr...
View full details888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
Chang, AbrahamFor fans of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and High Fidelity comes a dazzling love story set at NYU in the mid-'90s, that buzzes with big-hea...
View full detailsA Bánh Mì for Two
Nguyen, TrinityIn this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling the...
View full detailsA Book for Escargot
Slater, DashkaA cute French snail searches for the book of his dreams in this laugh-out-loud second picture book in the bestselling Escargot series. Bonjour! Esc...
View full detailsA Botanical Daughter
Medlock, NoahMexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut. A captivating tale of two Victori...
View full detailsA Brief History of Living Forever
Kalfař, JaroslavIn this "ingenious, funny, and chilling" novel (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the author of Spaceman of Bohemia, two long-lost siblings r...
View full detailsA Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Orange, Tommy ; Smith, Ali ; Alderman, Naomi ; Batuman, Elif ; Oyeyemi, HelenTen Kafkaesque Stories What happens when Kafka's idiosyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English across the ...
View full detailsA City Full of Santas
Ho, JoannaFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, comes a fun and festive holiday story about a little girl's...
View full detailsA Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Marra, AnthonyNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD AWARD WINNER - ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Jou...
View full detailsA Court of Mist and Fury
Maas, Sarah J.A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book #2 The seductive and stunning #1 bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. ...
View full detailsA Court of Silver Flames
Maas, Sarah J.A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book #5 Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. Nesta ...
View full detailsA Court of Thorns and Roses
Maas, Sarah J.A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book #1 The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from global phenomen...
View full detailsA Court of Thorns and Roses Boxed Set
Maas, Sarah J.Lose yourself in the seductive world of the Court of Thorns and Roses series by internationally bestselling author Sarah J. Maas with this gorgeous...
View full detailsA Court of Wings and Ruin
Maas, Sarah J.A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book #3 The epic third novel in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas...
View full detailsA Crochet World of Creepy Creatures and Cryptids
Gustafson, Rikki40 Amigurumi Patterns for Adorable Monsters, Mythical Beings and More Create the Monster Menagerie of Your Dreams Who says creepy can't be cute? Wi...
View full detailsA Day in the Life of a Fairy
Duchesneau, RebekahFairy Clementine Gets Her Wings Juju's Fairies, Book #1 Fairy Clementine cleans homes for people in secret. One day she is rewarded for her loving ...
View full detailsA Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch
Hawley, SarahGlimmer Falls, Book #2 Calladia Cunnington curses the day she met Astaroth the demon, but when he shows up memoryless, why does she find him so hel...
View full detailsA Dragon for Hanukkah
Mlynowski, SarahJust in time for the holiday season, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski makes her dazzling picture-book debut with this warm-hearted...
View full detailsA Fate Inked in Blood
Jensen, Danielle L.Saga of the Unfated, Book #1 A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king - while fighting her growing d...
View full detailsA Garland of Henna
Bajaj, VarshaNikita's family takes pride in creating beautiful henna art, and she's ready to try her hand at it - but it's harder than it looks! Nikita is part ...
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1901 Studios Vinyl Stickers
1901 Studios1901 Studios: Josh & Katie Walton founded Zellaphant Books, a used bookstore in Ankeny, Iowa where each book sold equals one meal donated to th...
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BookmarksAcrylic bookmarks, handmade made in Winterset by AinsleyGrace Designs!
All My Friends Are Reading Smut T-Shirt
ClothingA Portion of All Raygun Sales Raise Money For Organizations That We Support. Navy Blue Screen Print on an Athletic Blue T-shirt (65% Polyester / 35...
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Vinyl StickerDo you love animals? So do we!
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Vinyl StickerWhat's your sign?
Bible Highlighters
Bible HighlighterBring a little extra color into your Bible study sessions with these dual-tipped Bible highlighters! Makes a wonderful gift for people of faith!
Bible Study Stationery
Bible Study Sticky NotesOrganize your time in the Word with these Bible study sticky notes! Makes a wonderful gift for people of faith!
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Bible TabsOrganize your time in the Word with these beautiful Bible tabs! Makes a wonderful gift for people of faith!
Birthday Cards
Greeting CardLooking for a fun, unique birthday card for that special someone? Look no further!
Book Holder
Book HolderGive your hands a break with these wonderful book holders (also called page holders)! These little gems take the strain of heavy reading off of tir...
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Vinyl StickerShow your love of all things literary with these awesome bookish vinyl stickers!
Character Stickers
Vinyl StickerShare your love of your favorite characters with our curated character stickers!
Children's Aprons
Alex's Craft Co.These handmade aprons are perfect for cooking, gardening, or play! Made right here in Iowa by Alex's Craft Co.!
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PuzzleEnjoy some quiet contemplation or get competitive with friends with our selection of puzzles!