The Slow Down Community Reads

3613 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA, USA

Next meeting: Monday, November 16 2026 at 6:30pm - CST

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About The Slow Down Community Reads

We are going to be reading books by BIPOC, LGBTQ authors, and about cultures that are considered on the "fringes" of our midwestern community. We hope you want to join our conversations!

Books We Want to Read

The Lion Women of Tehran

by Marjan Kamali

Average rating: 8.45

Unexpected Hugs: Love Doesn't Take A Lot of Imagination

by Perry Rhew

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The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

by Jojo Moyes

Average rating: 8.03

Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel

by Bonnie Garmus

Average rating: 8.21

Books We've Read

The Rosie Project: A Novel

by Graeme Simsion

Average rating: 7.56

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

by Isabel Wilkerson

Average rating: 8.87

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

Average rating: 8.36

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann

Average rating: 7.61

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