Des Moines Public Library Signing

The Des Moines Public Library is back with its 2024 Fall Author Series! This fall, you’ll find three author events featuring popular, best-selling writers with Iowa connections. All events are free and open to the public. After each event, the author will sign books, which are available for purchase before and after the event courtesy of Beaverdale Books.

Shawntelle Madison is a Des Moines native who has written over 15 science fiction, romance, and fantasy books, including the popular urban fantasy series, Coveted. Her new novel, The Fallen Fruit (release date: September 3), is a family saga that follows a Black family that for two centuries has been cursed with the gift of time travel.