Right now, only the largest and best funded library systems can regularly afford the speaking fees of top authors. Our vision is to change that dynamic by pooling the resources of hundreds of library systems to dramatically expand access to these programs for all patrons. Our consortium has more than 400 member library systems which each range in size from less than 100 to more than 2 million patrons.
The Consortium creates 2-3 online bestselling-author events per month which are streamed to patrons of every member library. These are live events with interactive Q&A sessions where participants can ask questions directly to the author. We are highly committed to offering a diverse mix of perspectives and will ensure that half or more of speakers will be women and/or people of color.
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.
Author talks are “white-labeled” on each library’s microsite so they will look like they are coming directly from your library. This means member libraries get the credit for offering these amazing talks even though you don’t need to spend any staff time creating the content.
We are incredibly excited to offer a vibrant mix of best selling and award winning authors in the coming months on a wide range of interesting topics.
OCTOBER 2024
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: Examining the Truths and Fictions we Tell Ourselves with Lori Gottlieb
Instant New York Times Bestseller of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
NOVEMBER 2024
A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained: In Conversation with Stanley Milford, Jr.
Fabled Navajo Investigator of the History Channel’s Beyond Skinwalker Ranch and the Netflix Series The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
NOVEMBER 2024
Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroamérica--En conversación con Javier Zamora
Autor Galardonado y más vendido del New York Times del libro Solito
NOVEMBER 2024
On Childhood Migration from Central America--In Conversation with Javier Zamora
Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author of Solito
NOVEMBER 2024
Native Rights and Culture in Fiction–A Conversation with Mona Susan Power
PEN/Hemingway Prize Winner and An Enrolled Member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna Dakhóta)
DECEMBER 2024
Unearthed: Exploring the Smithsonian National Gem Collection with Dr. Jeffrey Post
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
DECEMBER 2024
On Pulse-Pounding, Family Driven Mysteries: A Conversation with Laura Dave
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Last Thing He Told Me
JANUARY 2025
The Magic of Found Family: In Conversation with Author TJ Klune
New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea
JANUARY 2025
Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell
New York Times Bestselling Author of Cultish and The Age of Magical Overthinking
JANUARY 2025
An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman
Vice President and Agent at The Gernert Company
FEBRUARY 2025
How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
FEBRUARY 2025
Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice
Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of Moon of the Crusted Snow
FEBRUARY 2025
I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins
Award-Winning Journalist and Creator and Host of the podcast “What Happened in Alabama?”
Our team has many years of experience working with authors and publishers to create amazing online programs. Below is a small sample of the book talks our team has hosted in the past to give you an idea of our team’s experience:
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Our member library systems come from 40+ states and serve more than ten million cardholders. Pictured here is a small sample of our 300 plus member systems.
Library Speakers Consortium is a company that grew out of the demand for communities of all sizes to connect with world-renowned authors and thought leaders. We’re a team of people in love with reading, obsessed with personal growth, and relentlessly focused on empowering people on their journey of lifelong learning. Our subscribers include more than 400 member library systems, which each range in size from less than 100 to more than 2 million patrons, across the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. We are a division of Professional Book Club Guru and partner closely with BookBreak for school author talk programs.
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