If you are interested in local history, looking for a fun book to show the folks back home, or in search of books published by Iowan small presses, this is the section for you.

We have gift books, picture books, Hawkeye sports albums and programs, local atlases, county histories, and cookbooks by Iowa organisations, as well as:

The University of Iowa Press publications, from short-fiction award winners to scholarly works, as well as back issues of university journals and The Iowa Review.

Iowa City history, people, places, and stories.

The Spirit That Moves Us was a legendary small press from Iowa City; we have some issues of their journal and some of the chapbooks and other publications.

Iowa Sampler includes writings by and about Iowans, a few pieces published by other small presses in the area (like The Torch Press and The Toothpaste Press), and some books on natural history, agriculture, state politics, and other subjects of local interest. We also proudly carry The Wapsipinicon Almanac - check up front for the latest issue.

State Historical Society publications include works about the political, social, and economic history of Iowa, as well as several biographies. Authors like William Petersen and Benjamin Shambaugh are here, as well as issues of The Annals of Iowa and of The Palimpsest.

The Iowa State University Press has published not only scholarly works in both humanities and sciences, but also a wonderful series of books on historical events and figures called The Iowa Heritage Collection.

Yearbooks from Iowa schools (including the University of Iowa, West High School, Grinnell College, etc) are downstairs with our Americana section. While some years are not currently available, we do have Hawkeyes dating back to the early 1900's, and we are happy to help you search for volumes from particular years if we don't have them in stock.