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Series of free virtual talks from bestselling authors and cultural icons. Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell
Thursday, January 23rd at 2:00 PM EST

An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman
Tuesday, January 28th at 1:00 PM EST

How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts
Tuesday, February 4th at 2:00 PM EST

Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice
Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 PM EST

I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins
Tuesday, February 18th at 2:00 PM EST

Power of Reset and How to Change What’s Not Working with Author Dan Heath
Wednesday, March 12th at 2:00 PM EDT

How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham
Thursday, March 20th at 2:00 PM EDT

Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner
Wednesday, March 26th at 7:00 PM EDT

Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult
Wednesday, April 2nd at 7:00 PM EDT

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming
Tuesday, April 8th at 2:00 PM EDT

The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz
Thursday, April 24th at 7:00 PM EDT