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!
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Rachel Hawkins
Rachel Hawkins with book The Storm
Wednesday, Jan. 14 | 6 p.m. Reynoldsburg Branch

Join us for New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins on tour with her thrilling new gothic suspense novel, The Storm.

Thrity Umrigar
Sunday, Feb. 1 | 2 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium

Join us for bestselling author Thrity Umrigar, on tour with her new thriller, Missing Sam, in conversation with thriller author Jessica Strawser.

Jessica Strawser with Book Catch You Later 2
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds with book Twenty-Four Seconds From Now
Thursday, Feb. 5 | 6 p.m.
Main Library Reading Room
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds joins us in a conversation about Twenty-Four Seconds From Now, a YA love story.
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan with book Echo
Thursday, Feb. 12 | 6 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium

Join award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan in a talk about her beloved historical fiction novel Echo.

Candacy Taylor
Candacy Taylor with Book The Overground Railroad
Saturday, Feb. 28 | 1 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium

Celebrate Black History Month with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor. She’ll present her book, Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.
Past Author Events
Jan Brett | Dec. 6
Karen McManus | Dec. 5
Derrick Barnes | Nov. 15
Karen White | Nov. 11
Marissa Meyer & Alix E. Harrow | Nov. 3
R.L. Stine | Oct. 23
Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Oct. 14
Ashley Hope Pérez | Oct. 7
Jashar Awan | Oct. 4
Brad and Kristi Montague | Thursday, Sept. 25
Renato Cisneros | Saturday, Sept. 13
Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith | Tuesday, Sept. 9
Misty Wilson in Conversation with Julia DeVillers | Saturday, Sept. 6
Ally Carter in Conversation with Terreece M. Clarke | Sunday, Aug. 10
Margaret Peterson Haddix & Natalie Richards | Tuesday, Aug. 5
Kirk Hammett | Saturday, May 10
Katherine Applegate | Saturday, May 10
Ruth Awad, Sara Abou Rashed and Mandy Shunnarah | Tuesday, April 22
Loung Ung | Tuesday, April 15
Nora Neus | Friday, April 11
Vashti Harrison | Saturday, April 5
Mary Robinette Kowal and John Scalzi | Sunday, March 23
An Evening with Rick Steves | Thursday, Feb. 20 (Wexner Mershon Auditorium)
Amber McBride | Friday, Jan. 31
Lisa Genova | Sunday, Jan. 26
Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries | Saturday, Jan. 25

* 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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