Dozens of titles were added to our Local Authors collection in 2024. These are books written by authors born or living in Scott County, Iowa, or Rock Island County, Illinois. In most cases, the items were donated to the Davenport Public Library by the authors themselves. Here are just some of the newest Local Author items available for checkout.
Fiction and genre fiction
- The west side kids meet the small fry, The Adventures of stunning Stephen Edwards as the stunning kid in the time traveling marshals, and Stunning Stephen Edwards and the West Side Kids in the invisible man by David Dorris
- Unbound by shadows by Avalon Griffin
- Redemption by Allen Hill
- The silver crystal, and The way of stones by Ryan Lanz
- The savior’s legacy by Jeff O’Brien
- Rip by Bruce Wessell
Poetry
- Sun-flower by Giáng-Vân
- For a second, in the dark by Alec Hershman
- Sneezing coyotes by Salvatore Marici
- Choir by Aubrey Ryan
Nonfiction
- Ivory towers : a true story by Byron BK Davis
- I know why the caged Brad sings by Brad Harvey
- The pink wave : women running for office after Trump by Regina M. Matheson and William W. Parsons
- Profound light : overcoming childhood and adolescent trauma by Jacob Mundy
- My ringside seat to the AWA : my photos & stories from the American Wrestling Association by Joyce Paustian
- My mask. My war. : a WWII memoir by Norma Thoeming
- More medical memories by Alvin Wagner
Teens
- Adira and the boys who loved her, and Sami and the ones she lived for by Jamie Christie
Kids
- Kalvin and Kaiser’s very busy day by Cindy Corrigan
- I’d rather be playing with you by Renee Fisher
- The family tree by Shellie Moore Guy
- Max makes pancakes, Max sings take me out to the ball game, and Max’s merry Christmas by Allen R. McCaulley
If you are a Quad Cities-based author, whether traditionally published or self-published, please consider donating a copy of your book to our Local Authors collection so that it can be checked out and enjoyed by our patrons. Email Beth Paul at bpaul@davenportlibrary.com for details about making the donation.