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SUMMARY:!🎉 09-23 | Meet the Author - Jodi Picoult
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DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this chance to meet Jodi Picoult\, the #1 New Yo
 rk Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name\, as she returns to De
 s Moines!  Jodi had such a great visit in 2024\, that she requested to co
 me back again.  PURCHASE your ticket HERE!  Ticket price includes: admis
 sion for one person + a pre-signed copy of her newest book + a photo with 
 Jodi!\n\nHollow Bones is a riveting novel about the risks we take to prot
 ect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the cor
 ner.\n\nOn September 11\, 2001\, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months
  old\, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and nev
 er came home. Her father and the stepmother who raised her couldn’t have
  loved her more\, but she still grew up with a healthy dread of disasters.
 \n\nNow an adult\, she runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Prep
 aredness\, mapping out ways to save lives during storms\, epidemics\, and 
 airplane crashes. She and her husband\, Jesse—a police polygraph expert 
 with his own history of crisis—have found a love that is a solace in a d
 angerous world. But then the unexpected upends their new marriage\, leadin
 g them both to question everything they thought they knew.\n\nMoving betwe
 en past and present\, Hollow Bones is an epic story of the lies we tell 
 ourselves as we write the narratives of our lives\, the plans we design to
  protect ourselves at the worst moments\, and the ties that bind mothers a
 nd daughters.\n \n\nJodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling 
 author of twenty-nine novels\, renowned for combining richly drawn charact
 ers with timely and thought-provoking themes. Her 30th novel\, Hollow Bon
 es\, will publish on September 15\, 2026. Her books\, including Mad Honey
  (co-written with Jennifer Finney Boylan)\, Wish You Were Here\, The Boo
 k of Two Ways\, A Spark of Light\, Small Great Things\, Leaving Time\, an
 d My Sister’s Keeper\, have been translated widely and have reached mi
 llions of readers around the world. She has also co-authored two young adu
 lt novels\, Between the Lines and Off the Page\, with her daughter Sam
 antha van Leer.\n\nPicoult’s work is celebrated not only for its emotion
 al depth and meticulous research but also for tackling complex moral and e
 thical issues with nuance and compassion. Whether writing about reproducti
 ve rights\, racism\, school shootings\, or end-of-life choices\, she invit
 es readers into intimate\, often controversial spaces that challenge assum
 ptions and spark conversation.\n\n\nIn addition to her literary achievemen
 ts\, Picoult is a passionate and vocal advocate for intellectual freedom a
 nd the freedom to read. She has emerged as one of our nation’s most outs
 poken opponents of book banning\, working with organizations such as PEN A
 merica and Unite Against Book Bans to defend the right to read. Her essays
  and speeches on the subject have resonated with educators\, librarians\, 
 and readers nationwide. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKali White VanBaale will join 
 Jodi as moderator for this event. She is the award-winning author of the n
 ovels The Monsters We Make\, The Good Divide\, and The Space Between. Sh
 e also writes and publishes short stories\, personal essays\, and articles
 . \n​Kali is the managing editor-at-large of the nonfiction literary jou
 rnal and anthology Past Ten  and is a core faculty member in the Linden
 wood University MFA in Writing Program where she was named adjunct profess
 or of the year.  \nShe lives in Iowa with her family and is a 2025 Iowa A
 uthor Award recipient. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNOTE:  This event will be held in th
 e Franklin Center’s Large Auditorium located on the northwest corner of 
 the venue.  Doors will open at 5:30 pm.  Free parking is available on th
 e north\, west\, and south parking lots.  All books will be pre-signed. 
  Additional copies will be available for purchase from Beaverdale Books. 
  A professional photographer will arrange for photos.  Full refunds must 
 be requested 48 hours prior to the event.  Handicapped access is availabl
 e.  If unable to attend\, ticketed attendees may arrange to pick up their
  signed copy at Beaverdale Books the week FOLLOWING the event.
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LOCATION:Franklin Event Center\, 4801 Franklin Avenue\, Des Moines\, IA\, 
 50310\, United States
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 tm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=des-moines-ia
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