Host Aaron Gernes interviews two authors who will be in Des Moines for the Wonder of Words Festival, June 18-19, 2016! Charlotte Rogan is the author of the New York Times Best Seller The Lifeboat and novel Now and Again. Charlotte will be on the Main Stage, Saturday the 19th at 3:00 PM. Summer Miller is the author of New Prairie Kitchen, a new cookbook that profiles 25 of the most exciting and groundbreaking chefs, farmers, and producers of artisanal goods from the all over the Midwest. Miller will be on the Main Stage, also on Saturday, at 10:30 AM. Visit wonderofwordsfest.com for more information about the festival.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC
Special host Laura Rowley interviews award winning journalist James Edward Mills. Mills’ book The Adventure Gap chronicles the first all-African American summit attempt on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Mills uses that mission to explore why minority populations are less likely to seek recreation and adventure in the wilderness and what can be done to bridge that gap. Mills will be at the Forest Avenue Library as part of this year's AViD (Authors Visiting in Des Moines) events on Saturday, June 4 at 3:00 PM. Visit dmpl.org for more information about AViD and the library.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC
Summer is right around the corner and the Des Moines Public Library Summer Reading Program is starting soon! Patti Graham, an educator from Lovejoy Elementary in Des Moines, and the library's own Miss Michelle from the South Side library, stop by to talk to host Aaron Gernes about this year's Summer Reading program, how Summer Slide affects students, and the importance of reading over the summer. Summer Reading sign up starts on June 1 at all open branches of the Des Moines Public Library. Visit dmpl.org for more info, and to sign up online starting June 1!
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC
Special host Laura Rowley interviews award winning author Pamela Smith Hill. Hill is the author of Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life and, most recently, the editor of the bestselling autobiography Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Hill will be at the Roosevelt High School auditorium as part of this year's AViD (Authors Visiting in Des Moines) events on Wednesday, May 11, at 7:00 PM. Visit dmpl.org for more information about AViD and the library.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC
Special host Mike Woody interviews bestselling author David Morrell about his latest novel Inspector of the Dead, the second instalment of the Thomas De Quincey Mystery trilogy.They also talk about his first novel First Blood, which served as the foundation for the Rambo movie series, and Morrell's time as a professor at the University of Iowa. Morrell will be visiting the Central Library as part of this year's AViD (Author's Visiting in Des Moines) events on Friday, April 29 at 7 PM. Visit dmpl.org for more information about AViD and the library.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC
Special host Laura Rowley interviews #1 bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard about the book that made her famous, The Deep End of the Ocean, her new book Two If By Sea, and her extraordinary life. Mitchard will be at the Central Library as part of this year's AViD (Authors Visiting in Des Moines) events on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 PM. Visit dmpl.org for more information about AViD and the library.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC
Meet the storm chasers! KCCI Meteorologist Jason Sydejko and Iowa Storm Chasing Network president Zach Sharpe share some incredible stories about chasing storms across the country. Come see Jason and Zach (and their pictures and videos) Wednesday, March 16 at 2:30 PM at the South Side Library. For more information about the Storm Chasing 101 event visit the event page here.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-N
Special host Laura Rowley interviews author Christina Baker Kline about her #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train and her life as a writer. Christina will be at the Central Library as part of this year's AViD (Authors Visiting in Des Moines) events on Monday, March 14 at 7 PM. Visit dmpl.org for more information about AViD and the library.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-N
Special host Laura Rowley interviews bestselling author Karen Abbott about her book Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. Abbott is the first author joining us for this year's AViD (Authors Visiting in Des Moines) events. Come see Abbott at the Central Library on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:00 PM. Visit dmpl.org for more information about AViD and the library.
Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC