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2 days ago June 1, 2023June 1, 2023joynealkidney

A Few More Terrific Book Ideas for Father’s Day Gifts

3 days ago May 31, 2023May 31, 2023joynealkidney

Six Terrific Book Ideas for Father’s Day Gifts, all with Iowa Ties

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023joynealkidney

Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023joynealkidney

The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023joynealkidney

Brothers Born of Adversity: How the Bonds of Friendship Helped Two Men Survive the Horrors of Japanese Prison Camps and the Infamous Hell Ships During WWII

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023joynealkidney

From Gloom to Glory (poems) by Michael Lee Womack

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023joynealkidney

New Poetry by Luanne Castle

April 6, 2023April 9, 2023joynealkidney

A Poet with Panache

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023joynealkidney

Because of You Old Glory Flies by Julie Dueker

March 13, 2023April 18, 2023joynealkidney

Immigrant Patriot by Craig Matthews

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023joynealkidney

When Winter Came: A Country Doctor’s Journey to Fight the Flu Pandemic of 1918

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023joynealkidney

Reflections Along the White Pole Road

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023joynealkidney

Goodreads: Meet Your Next Favorite Book

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023joynealkidney

The 14th Fighter Group in World War II by John W. Lambert

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023joynealkidney

Please join me at Beaverdale Books, in person or via their Facebook page

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023joynealkidney

Interview by Dennis Peterson: “She Published Her First Book at Age 75!”

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023joynealkidney

Meet Author Diane T. Holmes

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023joynealkidney

Searching for the Missing, Decades Later–Two Books by Kenneth Breaux

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023joynealkidney

The Iowa Chemist Who Saved the Manhattan Project

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023joynealkidney

Free Leora eBooks Through Saturday

January 16, 2023February 7, 2023joynealkidney

A Bright and Blinding Sun, a Story from WWII by Marcus Brotherton

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022joynealkidney

Prose and Poetry Gems by Sally Cronin

December 9, 2022December 11, 2022joynealkidney

Debut Novel of Cherie Dargan’s “Grandmother’s Treasures” Series

December 7, 2022December 8, 2022joynealkidney

Novels set in the Holy Land–one Contemporary, one in Biblical Times

December 5, 2022January 5, 2023joynealkidney

Thrillers by Jeff Bailey–Terrorists, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Warheads!

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022joynealkidney

The Delightful “West River Mysteries” by Jolene Stratton Philo

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022joynealkidney

Christmas Stories by Dan Walsh make Great Gifts

October 28, 2022December 15, 2022joynealkidney

Book Talk in Guthrie Center November 1

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022joynealkidney

Max & Amy interview on WHO-Radio

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022joynealkidney

Smorgasbord Bookshelf: New Book on the Shelves by Sally Cronin

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