Recorded sessionRecorded
Harsh Winters
John Randall · Harsh Winters
John Randall discusses one city, one season, and the secrets buried deep in the cold.
January 23 · 11:00 AM EST
Open recording Author spotlight sessions
Meet the voices behind the pages.
Go deeper with writers through intimate profiles, live conversations, and the ideas that carry from their lives into their books.
All Author Spotlight sessions
Sessions
Recorded session
Recorded sessionRecorded
Bark Park
Trudy Krisher · Bark Park
Trudy Krisher discusses friendship, fun, and the joy of being yourself in her delightful children’s book.
February 28 · 1:00 PM EST
Open recording 
Recorded sessionRecorded
South Carolina’s Matilda Evans
Walter Curry · South Carolina’s Matilda Evans
Walter B. Curry discusses the remarkable life and medical legacy of Dr. Matilda Evans, South Carolina’s first female physician.
March 23 · 3:00 PM EST
Open recording 
Scheduled
NOT A WORD: A Deadly Silence
Kay Elem · Author spotlight
Kay Elem discusses the chilling silence and deadly secrets at the heart of her suspenseful short story.
April 12 · 3:00 PM EST
View details 
Recorded sessionRecorded
And Violet Is a Flower
Richard Lundeen · And Violet Is a Flower
Richard Lundeen discusses love, loss, and the courage to bloom in a world of uncertainty.
May 9 · 4:00 PM EST
Open recording 
Recorded sessionRecorded
The Language Between Us
Priya Anand · Borrowed Tongues
Priya Anand explores how a sentence changes when it crosses a border, and what translation teaches us about home.
Apr 23, 202652 min
Open recording Scheduled session
Scheduled
Priya Anand in conversation
Priya Anand · Live author spotlight
A global session on translation, belonging, and Borrowed Tongues with one of the most compelling voices in contemporary literature.
Thursday, July 23 · 16:00 UTC
View details 
Scheduled
The Quiet Archive
Helen Ward · Author spotlight
Helen Ward on family papers, forgotten photographs, and writing toward what remains.
Thursday, August 13 · 16:00 UTC
View details 
Scheduled
The River House
Daniel Brooks · Author spotlight
Daniel Brooks explores inheritance, the Mississippi River, and the emotional geography of a family novel.
Thursday, August 20 · 16:00 UTC
View details 
Scheduled
The Night Library
Sofia Lane · Author spotlight
Sofia Lane talks public libraries, private reading, and the books that rescue us.
Thursday, August 27 · 16:00 UTC
View details