The Green Dragon Bookshop

06/18/2026

There may be a bit of construction outside. We’re still open and reading about it!

06/18/2026

There maybe a bit of construction outside. We’re still open! 🥺

06/17/2026

Hey readers — new books are in!! Along with special treats from Paige Lavoie to go with her new book, My Boyfriend is a Swamp Monster!!! Think first love at summer camp and second chances. He just happens to have a secret.

06/16/2026

Hey readers — we have a treat for you! Signed editions of Ashley Poston’s new book about a garden with a few secrets and a gardener determined to make it bloom.

You can stop in or order online. We ship!

06/16/2026

Get ready!!!

📚✨THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!!✨📚

In 2 weeks, your EPIC summer literary adventure begins! 62 indie bookshops, a whole state to discover, and endless bookish joy!

Who is in?! Tag your book-loving crew and start planning!

06/14/2026

Hey readers — new merch alert!! We got these adorable prints from our long time favorite artist, Naomi VanDoren.

We also got adorable hobbit door and pride dragon pins from her too!

06/13/2026

Hey readers — Saturdays are wonderful days to grab a book.

06/11/2026

Hey readers — new books have entered the shelves this week!

06/10/2026

Three weeks!!!!

The Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour is BACK—and it starts in just THREE WEEKS! 🚙📚✨

Get ready, book lovers—our third annual Tour kicks off July 1st and runs through September 30th, and it’s going to be bigger and more exciting than ever!

Here’s how you can join the fun:

📚Grab your passport, murder mystery & bingo card from any of our 62 participating bookshops across Iowa.

🚙 Hit the road! From July 1 through September 30, visit as many indie bookstores as you can. Just two stamps in your passport gets you entered for prizes—but the more you visit, the more chances you have to win!

📍Each stamp equals another entry into our prize drawings.

🏆Go for the grand prize! Visit 55 or more stores and you’ll be in the running for some big prizes.

📮 Don’t forget to turn in your passport at your last stop by September 30 to qualify.

🔍New this year: Bookshop Murder Mystery! Collect up to 14 clues from our bookshops to solve the murder. Once you have your suspect, you submit your final answer via QR code (on the card or our website) for chance to win prizes.

✨Bonus: Play Bookshop Bingo! Complete your bingo card and submit it via the QR code (on the card or our website) for even more chances to win.

Remember to use , tag us & the bookshop you visited on FB, IG, or TikTok for a chance to win a prize!!

Let’s make this the most unforgettable book tour yet—see you on the road!

06/09/2026

Hey readers — a special treat came in today!

We have a very limited stock of these signed deluxe editions of The Martian by Andy Weir.