GPL Author Talks

We're excited to offer a range of talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders.  All Author Talks are streamed live allowing for engagement with the authors.  While most are virtual-only events, we will offer some group viewings.

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Upcoming Virtual Author Talks

Virtual Author Talk with Geraldine Brooks
Tues | Dec 6 | 7pm
Join us for an exciting virtual chat with the highly-acclaimed and award winning novelist, Geraldine Brooks in conversation about her most recent New York Times Bestselling novel Horse.

Virtual Author Talk with Nicole Eustace
Wed | Dec 14 | 12pm
You’re invited to explore early-American history during an online afternoon conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning historian Nicole Eustace as she discusses her 2022 award winning book Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America.

Virtual Author Talk with Namina Forna
Thurs | Jan 12 | 2pm
Join us for an action-packed conversation with New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Ones Series in a discussion about her second installment in the series, The Merciless Ones. 

Virtual Author Talk with Dana K White
Tues | Jan 17 | 2pm
You’re invited to start your new year calm and collected by learning to become better organized and clutter-free with Dana K. White, creator of popular podcast and blog, A Slob Comes Clean, as she imparts tips from her books Organizing for the Rest of Us and Decluttering at the Speed of Life. 

Virtual Author Talk with Randall Monroe
Tues | Jan 31 | 2pm
Please join for what is sure to be the most fun-filled hour of the day as we chat online with Randall Munroe about his new book What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. 

Virtual Author Talk with Lana Harper
Thurs | Feb 9 | 7pm
Join us for a magical evening with New York Times bestselling author Lana Harper as she discusses the enchanting third installment of her immensely popular The Witches of Thistle Grove series, Back in a Spell. 

Virtual Author Talk with Grace M Cho
Thurs | Feb 16 | 1pm
You’re invited to an insightful chat with award-winning author Grace M. Cho as she discusses her memoir, Tastes Like War: 2021 National Book Award Finalist and TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year

Virtual Author Talk with Cassandra Clare
Tues | Feb 28 | 8pm
Join us for an exciting evening online as we chat with mega-bestselling author, Cassandra Clare, about her newest and final book in The Last Hours series, Chain of Thorns.