Authors at the Library

Authors at the Library
We’re bringing you face-to-face with authors you love and up-and-coming authors working in a wide variety of genres. You’ll get first looks at new books and just might discover your next favorite author! 
Don’t miss out! Visit this page for updates, sign up here for our Check It Out emails and follow us on social media. Plus, check out the yellow slider below for additional author events!
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Terah Shelton Harris
Terah Shelton Harris with book Where the Wildflowers Grow
Sunday, March 8 | 2 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium

Acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris joins us on a national tour with her bittersweet new book, Where the Wildflowers Grow.

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Jasmine Warga
Jasmine Warga with book The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan
Tuesday, March 10 | 6 p.m.
Hilltop Branch

Award-winning author Jasmine Warga joins us on tour with her new book, The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan, a moving story about a friendship between a rescue dog and a cheetah.

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Misako Rocks!
Misako Rocks with book Sew Totally Nala
Wednesday, April 15 | 6 p.m.
Reynoldsburg Branch

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with Japanese Manga artist Misako Rocks! at her drawing workshop and author talk for kids and families!

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Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Andrew Welsh-Huggins with book The Delivery
Thursday, April 16 | 6 p.m.
New Albany Branch

Local author Andrew Welsh-Huggins joins us to talk about his brand-new book in the Mercury Carter thriller series, The Delivery.

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Beth Macy
Beth Macy with book Paper Girl
Sunday, May 3 | 2 p.m.
Main Library Reading Room

Join us for award-winning author Beth Macy, in conversation with Brian Alexander, to hear about her books that examine rural communities left behind by corporate greed and political indifference.

Brain Alexander with book Glass House
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Bonnie Quinn
Bonnie Quinn with How to Survive Camping books
Tuesday, May 12 | 6:30 p.m.
Hilliard Branch
Bonnie Quinn visits us on her national book tour to talk about her new horror series, How to Survive Camping.
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Past Author Events
Rachel Hawkins | Jan. 14
Thrity Umrigar | Feb. 1
Jason Reynolds | Feb. 5
Pam Muñoz Ryan | Feb. 12
Candacy Taylor | Feb. 28

* Battelle’s generous gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps make it possible for the library to host additional author talks for kids and teens.

*Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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