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Dangerous Magic, Enchanting Romance, and Painting the Future with Elizabeth Lim
New York Times Bestselling Author of Six Crimson Cranes and Spin the Dawn
Wednesday, May 20th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

Eat Your Ice Cream: A Compassionate and Humorous Roadmap to Wellbeing with Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Award-Winning Bioethicist, Oncologist, and Chocolatier
Tuesday, June 9th 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat: Surviving the Universe’s Most Twisted RPG with Matt Dinniman
New York Times Bestselling Author and Literary Dungeon Master
Thursday, June 11th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

Wonderfully Weird: Celebrating the Joys of Feeling Different with Zaila Avant-garde
New York Times Bestselling Author, Record-Setting Basketball Player, and Scripps National Spelling Bee Champ
Tuesday, June 16th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

Simple, Sustainable, and Powerfully Delicious Meals with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy
Kadri, CEO & Founder of Diaspora Spice Co. and Loupy, Renowned Food and Recipe Writer
Tuesday, June 23rd 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are (and How to End the Cycle) with Renowned Therapy Expert Mark Wolynn
International Bestselling Author and Winner of the 2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award in Psychology
Tuesday, July 7th 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter
International and New York Times Bestselling Author of Pretty Girls, the Will Trent series, and The Good Daughter
Tuesday, July 14th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

Dragons, Castles, and an Irresistible Princess Bent on Revenge with Katherine Rundell
International Bestselling and Award-Winning Author of Impossible Creatures, 2024 Author of the Year
Thursday, July 30th 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT