Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Upcoming Speakers

Register for upcoming talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders.

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Visit the Library Calendar of Events to see all kinds of events happening at your library!

Sign up for the monthly Virtual Author Talks newsletter to hear about upcoming free virtual author talks at https://libraryc.org/santacruzpl/subscribe.

	Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell New York Times Bestselling Author of Cultish and The Age of Magical Overthinking Thursday, January 23rd at 11:00 AM PST See More and Register
	An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman Vice President and Agent at The Gernert Company Tuesday, January 28th at 10:00 AM PST See More and Register
	How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration Tuesday, February 4th at 11:00 AM PST See More and Register
	Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of Moon of the Crusted Snow Tuesday, February 11th at 4:00 PM PST See More and Register
	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?” Tuesday, February 18th at 11:00 AM PST See More and Register
	Power of Reset and How to Change What’s Not Working with Author Dan Heath #1 New York Times Bestselling Coauthor of Made to Stick, Switch, and The Power of Moments Wednesday, March 12th at 11:00 AM PDT See More and Register
	How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham Award-Winning Journalist and Author of Women on the Hill and Witness to the Revolution Thursday, March 20th at 11:00 AM PDT See More and Register
	Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of In Her Shoes, Big Summer, and The Breakaway Wednesday, March 26th at 4:00 PM PDT See More and Register
	Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of By Any Other Name and My Sister’s Keeper Wednesday, April 2nd at 4:00 PM PDT See More and Register
	The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration Tuesday, April 8th at 11:00 AM PDT See More and Register
	The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz Author of the New York Times Bestselling Orphan X Series Thursday, April 24th at 4:00 PM PDT See More and Register