Special Events
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Abby Jimenez
Abby Jimenez is a New York Times bestselling author and Food Network champion with her bakery Nadia Cakes.
Read more about the author here.
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Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels and collections.
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Dr. Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
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Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline wowed an enthusiastic crowd of book lovers during her visit to Main Library on May 19. Scottoline spoke about her writing and her most recent family drama and thriller, The Truth About the Devlins.
Read more about the author here.
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Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros enchanted a capacity crowd at the Mershon Auditorium with details of her writing process and life since publishing her immensely popular Empyrean series.
Read more about the author here.
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Brendan Slocumb
Bestselling novelist Brendan Slocumb visited Main Library on Feb. 18 to discuss his most recent book Symphony of Secrets.
Read more about the author here.