MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 4, 2026) Meet talented writers, learn about their writing process, and purchase copies of their published works at Moline Public Library’s Local Author Showcase. Join us for this second annual celebration of local literary talent in the library’s meeting room on Saturday, August 22, 10AM-12PM.
Explore works from several Quad City area authors and discover books for every reader, with genres and topics to suit every age and interest, including:
- Jeff Adamson (Twisted Tales of the Quad Cities, Missing Movie Theatres)
- Nora Ambler (Stowaway, Ballet Is My Boyfriend)
- Mike Bayles (Ghosts Order the Daily Special)
- Anbar Bermejo (Monstruo: A Beauty and the Beast Novela)
- Miles Carrera (Introducing Plush the Purple Pup and Joey the Blue Rhinoceros)
- Matt Fredericks and Ellie Fredericks (Max and the Space Shuttle Mystery)
- Darrel Hagberg (Palmyra)
- David Hankins (Death and the Taxman, Death and the Dragon)
- Madeleine Kleppinger (My Brother’s Mark)
- Pastor Brian Lees (Foundations of Faith, Spiritual Disciplines)
- W W Mitchell (Sky City, Cataclysm Kin)
- Dan Moore (Escape on the Silk Road, The Last Voyage of the Marigold)
- Karen Musser Nortman (Bats and Bones, Grilling the Suspect)
- John Donald O’Shea (The Stuffed Animal, Memories of the Great Depression)
- Joyce Paustian (My Ringside Seat to the AWA)
- Misty Urban (The Gentleman’s Leading Lady)
All ages are welcome at this open-house-style event. For more information, please contact the library’s Information Desk at 309-524-2470 or at information@molinelibrary.org.
