Book lovers from across the state and best-selling authors from around the world will gather in central Iowa this weekend for the annual Des Moines Book Festival. Organizer Jan Danielson Kaiser, from Beaverdale Books, says it’s an ideal place to hear from and meet some top writers, and even get an autograph and a selfie. […]

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