June Author Talks

Want to get to know your favorite authors even more? Check out KDL Author Talks, online conversations in which authors of interesting, popular, informative and compelling books share more about their work, their writing process, the things that inspire them and more. These conversations are led by passionate readers from the Library Speakers Consortium, and they offer a chance for attendees to ask questions about their favorite authors and topics. Books and authors cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres; between writers of contemporary fiction, business, history, culture, historical fiction, romance, science and more, there’s an Author Talk available for everyone.

This month's talks:

KDL Author Talks | Brian Gratwicke & Dr. Gina Della Togna
Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 PM, Online event
Enjoy an engaging online conversation with Smithsonian scientists Brian Gratwicke, conservation biologist and lead of the amphibian conservation programs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and Dr. Gina Della Togna, Executive Director of the Amphibian Survival Alliance and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, as they discuss the complex story of extinction, imperiled species, and current threats to survival shared in Extinctopedia. Click here to register.

KDL Author Talks | Lisa Jewell
Tuesday, June 10, 2:00 PM, Online event
Enjoy an engaging online conversation with New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell as she offers an exclusive preview to her forthcoming title Don't Let Him In and shares a look into her life as a writer and her critically acclaimed body of work. Click here to register.

KDL Author Talks | Katherine Applegate
Tuesday, June 24, 4:00 PM, Online event
Enjoy an engaging online conversation with bestselling author Katherine Applegate as she talks about her novel in verse that is inspired by the Monterey Bay Aquarium program that pairs orphaned otter pups with surrogate mothers, Odder. Click here to register.