Storyhouse Bookpub

Des Moines, Polk County

Capabilities

Offering (inferred, unconfirmed)
New Books[2]
Offering (inferred, unconfirmed)
Children's Books[2]
Offering (inferred, unconfirmed)
Book Clubs[2]
Offering (inferred, unconfirmed)
Author Events[2]
Offering (inferred, unconfirmed)
Gift Items[2]
Offering (inferred, unconfirmed)
Online Bookshop[2]

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Business details

Price range (inferred, unconfirmed)
$$$$[2]
Service area (inferred, unconfirmed)
central Iowa[2]
Languages (inferred, unconfirmed)
Mandarin[2]

Community

Community
Des Moines East Village business[3]
Community
Independent bookstore community[3]

About

Storyhouse Bookpub is an independent bookstore building reading communities around bookish events in Des Moines, Iowa. The brick and mortar storefront opened in the East Village in June 2021. Owner Abigail Paxton runs the store with the help of her husband Sky and son Jory. Abigail started out as an English teacher before moving into the world of independent bookstores. The store features a cozy children's area and helpful store clerks offering recommendations for all genres. Storyhouse Bookpub hosts regular book clubs, author events, and literary gatherings throughout the year, making it a vibrant hub for Des Moines' reading community.[1]

Sources

  1. Every Iowan record updated 2026-07-10
  2. Automated inference, unconfirmed record updated 2026-07-10
  3. Every Iowan record updated 2026-07-10