Online Author Talks

Meet the authors behind your favorite books—right from home. We offer talks from a variety of authors, viewable live or later.

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Upcoming Speakers

Bittersweet: Exploring the Five Tastes of Dessert with Thalia Ho
Award-Winning Blogger and Author of Wild Sweetness
Thursday, April 23rd 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT

On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds
Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author
Thursday, April 30th 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT

JoyFull: Daily Rituals to Eat Freely and Live Radiantly with Radhi Devlukia-Shetty
New York Times Bestselling Author and Health & Wellness Expert
Tuesday, May 5th 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT

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Past Event Recordings

How Exploration, Uncertainty, and Risk Help Us Find Meaning with Author Alex Hutchinson
New York Times Bestselling Author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Thursday, April 16th 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT

On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor
Former Special Forces and New York Times Bestselling Author of the Pike Logan Series
Tuesday, April 14th 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT

On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Thursday, April 2nd 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT

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