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Live Virtual Author Talks through the Library Speakers Consortium
Access 2-3 live virtual author events per month featuring a vibrant mix of best-selling authors and Pulitzer Prize winners on a wide range of interesting topics. Books and authors selected will cover a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres including historical fiction, contemporary fiction, romance, OwnVoices, poetry, business, personal growth, social justice, history, art, culture and more. These author talks will be archived and made available for later viewing. Thank you to the West Linn Library Foundation for sponsoring these programs.
Author Talk archives are available here.
Tuesday, May 21st at 4:00 PM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media.
Monday, June 3rd at 11:00 AM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
You’re invited to come learn alongside Matt Shindell, National Air and Space Museum curator, as he introduces viewers to historical figures across eras and around the world who have made sense of this mysterious planet.
Thursday, June 13th at 5:00 PM | This is a live virtual author talk that will be recorded and accessible for future use.
Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself, Freida McFadden! McFadden will join us to chat about writing psychological thrillers, her mega-bestselling hit The Housemaid series, in particular her forthcoming (June 11, 2024) third installment, The Housemaid Is Watching.
Thursday, June 20th at 11:00 AM | Community Room
Join us in the Community Room to watch the Live Virtual Author Talk with New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell. Attendees will have the chance to win a copy of the book, "Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School." This program is being recorded and accessible for future use. You may also watch the live from the comfort of your home.
