Join our virtual author talks to enjoy conversation with the authors behind your favorite books from the comfort of home. What questions have you always wanted to ask? Submit your questions online. We will also take questions during the event and will cover as many questions as time allows! Browse our archive of past virtual author talks for even more insightful discussions.
- Event: Virtual Author Talk: Smithson’s Gamble – The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum
- Date & Time: Tuesday, February 24, 2:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.
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- Event: Virtual Author Talk: Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories
- Date & Time: Wednesday, March 04, 2:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them.
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- Event: Virtual Author Talk: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic
- Date & Time: Thursday, March 12, 7:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors.
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- Event: Virtual Author Talk: America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter
- Date & Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.
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- Event: Virtual Author Talk: On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor
- Date & Time: Tuesday, April 14, 7:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series.
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- Event: Virtual Author Talk: Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller
- Date & Time: Wednesday, April 22, 2:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction.
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- Event: Virtual Author Talk: On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience
- Date & Time: Thursday, April 30, 7:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.
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Sunday Nights on Facebook
Join us on Sunday nights at 8:30pm on Facebook for Currently Reading. Enjoy this hour during which book enthusiasts share favorite books and offer suggestion about what to read next. Find out about the books that have everyone talkin
Wednesday Mornings – Indy Now Book Club
Catch book recommendations and IndyPL program highlights from your own local librarians once a month on the Indy Now Morning Show with Ryan and Jillian on Fox59. The show airs at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. Browse our past appearances.
In-Person & Online Book Discussions
Do you love talking about books? Join one of our book discussions or book clubs available both in-person and online
Online Reading Recommendations
NovelList and NovelList K-8 are online services that offer reading recommendations. Browse both fiction and nonfiction, read-alike suggestions, series information, reviews, and lists of recommended and award-winning books for adults, teens and kids. Learn how to start on this video tutorial. Also try Book Connections which includes a “find the right book for you” feature.
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