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Author Talk: Erin Soderberg Downing

in partnership with Swamp Fox Bookstore
2025-09-04 18:00:00 2025-09-04 19:30:00 America/Chicago Author Talk: Erin Soderberg Downing Join us for this family-friendly event! Marion Public Library - Community Room

Thursday, September 04
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-04 18:00:00 2025-09-04 19:30:00 America/Chicago Author Talk: Erin Soderberg Downing Join us for this family-friendly event! Marion Public Library - Community Room

Marion Public Library

Community Room

Join us for this family-friendly event!

Please join Swamp Fox Bookstore and the Marion Public Library in welcoming Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee Erin Soderberg Downing to eastern Iowa. Erin will be speaking about her latest novel, What Happened Then (9/2/25) starting at 6 pm at the Marion Public Library. Erin's books are wonderful for classroom libraries and are aimed at kids ages 8-12. This is a free event and is open to everyone. A small selection of Erin's books will be available for purchase and ten (10%) of all sales for the evening are donated back to the Marion Public Library.


What Happened Then can be ordered here: https://swampfoxbookstore.com/item/sHLPL3DeHtUn-FQIQyAJzg

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Children | All | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Program |

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