Sidekick Coffee & Books: PARENTS’ BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Join barre3 + Sidekick Coffee & Books for a morning just for the parents! Kids are back at school and we want to celebrate a summer well spent with movement, treats, and connections! We'll start with 45-minutes of movement at barre3 with Maureen Beran to kickstart the academic year with self care. We'll head to

Sidekick Coffee & Books: COSTUME PARTY FOR YOUR STUFFIE

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Create a Creepy Costume for your Cherished Critter! Join author/illustrator Jennifer Black Reinhardt and the Sidekick Team for a SPOOKTACULAR costume party for you AND your stuffie! Jennifer will read her most recent picture book, Always by My Side and Sidekick will supply all sorts of crafty materials for you to create a costume for your stuffie!

Give the Gift of Signed Books with Chloe Angyal

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Give the Gift of Signed Books this holiday season! Sidekick is delighted to host several authors as part of our new holiday tradition-giving signed books! We always offer complimentary gift wrapping! Chloe Angyal will be at Sidekick to sign on Sunday, November 13th from 2pm-3pm.

One Book Two Book Pre-Party at Sidekick Coffee & Books

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Join Sidekick and the City of Literature for a One Book Two Book pre-party, Saturday, January 14, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Get your picture taken with Clifford the Big Red Dog and visit with local authors Jennifer Black Reinhardt, Michelle Edwards, Norene Paulson, and Tess Weaver! HUGE thank you to Sidekick for graciously donating 10%

Sidekick Coffee and Books Presents: It’s Getting Plot in Here A Romance Book Festival

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Join Sidekick Coffee and Books for the Romance Book Festival, a night of romance, creativity, and community.  $35 — available now! bit.ly/Sidekick_Romance_Book_Festival  Author Meet & Greet Line-Up: Chloe Angyal – Pointe of Pride, Pas de Don’t, Barre Fight Kelly Farmer – Fanning the Flames, Secret Spark, It’s a Fabulous Life Gin Griffith – Holy Smoke, Cat Fight Megan Murphy

Reading and Signing with Author Frances Mei Hardin

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Hosted by Sidekick Coffee and Books Join Sidekick for an afternoon with Frances Mei Hardin, MD, as she reads from and signs her debut memoir, Surgeon on the Edge. Part reckoning, part reinvention, the book pulls back the curtain on medical training: the burnout, the unwritten rules, and what it means to reclaim your own

Self Published Book Fair

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Hosted by Sidekick Coffee and Books This fun-filled event highlights local authors and features several genres, from childrens to adult fiction and non-fiction. This event is a great way to support local authors and maybe even find a new favorite writer!

Sidekick: Conversation+Book Signing LT Thompson & Tatiana Scholate-Bonne

Sidekick Coffee & Books 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA

Join Sidekick Coffee & Books for a free to attend reading by LT Thompson and Tatiana Schlote-Bonne as they discuss their new releases on Sunday, July 19th at 2 pm. Devils We Know is the anxiously awaited sequel to Young Adult Fantasy Devils Like Us! Cas, Remy, and Finn are on the run from the