Upcoming Speakers

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Register for upcoming talks from bestselling authors and thought-provoking writers
Sponsored by Friends of the Fauquier Library in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz
Journalist and Award-Winning Author of The Connection Cure
Tuesday, January 20th 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
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Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore
New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning Author of The God of the Woods and Long Bright River
Wednesday, January 28th 2026 at 7:00 PM EST
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Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley
Award-Winning Author of Island Queen and Murder in Westminster
Thursday, February 5th 2026 at 7:00 PM EST
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Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Award-Winning Author and Professor of Philosophy
Thursday, February 12th 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
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Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Tuesday, February 24th 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
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Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry
New York Times Bestselling Author of Population: 485 and The Jesus Cow
Wednesday, March 4th 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
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Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network and The Rose Code
Thursday, March 12th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT
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America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter
With Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver
Tuesday, March 24th 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
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