Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Artist Pablo Helguera: In Memory of My Museum Feelings
Lincoln
Thursday, November 20, 2025
1730
- 1830
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Born in Mexico City and based in New York, Pablo Helguera is celebrated as one of the leading artists of the socially engaged arts movement of the early 2000s. His multidisciplinary work is situated at the intersection of visual art, theater, literature, and pedagogi ..
The Influence of AI: history, Visual Arts, Engineering and Community
Auburn
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
1800
- 2000
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join us for a lively interactive discussion exploring how AI is a transformative force across disciplines, history, visual arts, ethics, engineering and community life, offering powerful new tools and efficiencies while also presenting complex challenges related to crea ..
Discussion of Life Must Go On by co-author Bea Lurie
Northbrook
Monday, November 17, 2025
1800
- 1930
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Please join Bea Lurie at Book Bin Northbrook on Monday, November 17 at 6 pm for a discussion of Life Must Go On: The Remarkable Story of Sol Lurie, the Kovno Ghetto, and the Tragic Fate of Lithuania's Jews.
Bea will be talking about the book and her father's story ..
An Evening with David Sedaris
Seattle
Sunday, November 16, 2025
1900
- 2100
85.40 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
David Sedaris’ sardonic wit and incisive social critiques make him one of America’s most treasured voices. Likened to a modern-day Mark Twain, he is noted for his ability to draw humorous, touching, and universal observations about human nature from his own, often qu ..
Join In: An Afternoon of Film, Conversation and Community
Windsor
Saturday, November 15, 2025
1300
- 1700
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join the Clearview Library District for Join In: An Afternoon of Film, Conversation and Community, held in the Evergreen Room at the Windsor Community Recreation Center. This special event features the documentary "Join or Die," followed by a live virtual Q and A wit ..
Look Who's Talking
Belgrade
Thursday, November 13, 2025
1900
- 2100
20.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Featured are memoir readings from personalities Patrick Stewart, Anne Lamott, Jesse Eisenberg and Toto, "The Wizard of Oz" dog. Chrysti "The Wordsmith" emcees. Readers are actors John Hosking, Greg Owens, Rhonda Smith and Cara Wilder.
Category: Community | Librari ..
10 Steps to Turn Your Life Lessons Into a Book
Victoria
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
1815
- 1945
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Most books don't fail in the marketplace. They fail to be written at all, or to be published with clear intention. Self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and uncertainty about the process leave countless aspiring authors stuck before their book ever reaches the publishing st ..
Airplane hijack survivor shares his experience
Bromyard
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
1930
- 2130
8.00 GBP
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
In 1986, Mike Thexton travelled to Pakistan to say goodbye to his brother, who died in the Karakoram Himalaya three years before. On the way home, his plane was hijacked at Karachi, and he was singled out as a British passport holder to be the next person to be shot. ..
VETERANS DAY: HONORING OUR VETERANS
Bozeman
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
1900
- 2000
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
A Veterans Day Tribute: Celebrating Courage, Understanding Sacrifice
Join us at The Hotel Baxter on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for a special Veterans Day presentation with authors Dino Garner and Liz Fetter. This unique one-hour event delves into the full spectru ..
How Scientists Think - and Why It Matters
Havre de Grace
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
1830
- 2000
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
How Scientists Think - and Why It Matters
Join Dr. Doug Lombardi, Professor at the University of Maryland, for a thought-provoking talk on how scientists reason, why it matters for society, and how these same skills help us make smarter choices about health, technol ..
An Evening with Melissa Jacoby: "Unjust Debts: How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal"
Galloway
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
1800
- 1930
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join the Hughes Public Policy Center at Stockton University for an author event featuring law professor Melissa Jacoby, who will speak about her recent book Unjust Debts: How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal. This free event is open to the public. Boo ..
Gregg Braden : Pure Human
Beverly Hills
Saturday, November 8, 2025
1000
- 1700
99.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Pure Human - Los Angeles 2025
Join bestselling author and visionary scientist Gregg Braden for a transformative one-day experience that unlocks the extraordinary potential of the human mind and body.
Discover the leading-edge science behind resilience, intuition, ..
Twin Cities Book Festival
Saint Paul
Saturday, November 8, 2025
1000
- 1700
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Rain Taxi's 25th annual Twin Cities Book Festival is happening on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Union Depot in Saint Paul! The TCBF features a vibrant all-day book fair with over 130 publishers, literary organizations, book dealers, authors, and more! Exhibitors offe ..
Best-selling novelist Elin Hilderbrand in conversation at Hyannis Arts Hall
Barnstable
Friday, November 7, 2025
1900
- 2030
35.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Hyannis Arts Hall doors open at 6:15 pm on Friday, November 7, with beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverages available before the 7 pm Q and A with Hilderbrand. The author will sign a limited number of copies of her new book.
Co-presenters of Hilderbrand’s appearanc ..
Former Russian Politician Prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, part of Randolph-Macon's Watkins Series
Ashland
Thursday, November 6, 2025
1900
- 2030
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Vladimir Kara-Murza is a Russian politician, author, historian, and former political prisoner. A leader in the Russian opposition People's Freedom Party, Kara-Murza has survived poisonings and imprisonment that sought to punish him for his advocacy of sanctions again ..
Hixson-Lied Lecture: Julia Blaut on the legacy of artist Robert Rauschenberg
Lincoln
Thursday, November 6, 2025
1730
- 1830
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of artist Robert Rauschenberg's birth in 1925, Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln presents a lecture by Julia Blaut, senior director of curatorial affairs for the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, on No ..
Book Signing Happy Hour: Joseph Bauer
Jacksonville
Thursday, November 6, 2025
1730
- 1930
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Sailing For Grace is a novel that presents the complexities of immigration policy through a conservative widow's reluctant journey to fulfill a promise to his dying wife: to do everything he can to help children separated from their parents at the U.S Border. Author ..
Storyteller Dolores Hydock, Nov 6, Red Ridge UMC
Dadeville
Thursday, November 6, 2025
1430
- 1530
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Dolores Hydock presents "Shelf Life ~ A ramble through the Dewey Decimal System - a fascinating journey through the library stacks, accompanied by Melvil Dewey and Andrew Carnegie." Sponsored by Friends of the Dadeville Public Library, in celebrationof its 40th anniv ..
Black Humanism: Anthony Pinn and SI Martin in conversation
London
Thursday, November 6, 2025
1800
- 1930
4.50 GBP
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
In both the UK and the United States, the values which guided Black lives long pre-date any claiming of the humanist label. In an American context, Pinn has argued that 'Black humanism is as old as the Black population itself.' And certainly American history has been ..
PechaKucha Night
Bozeman
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
1840
- 2100
9.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Squirrels are a common sight in Lindley Park, but not in the rural area 10 miles away where Connie Mandeville and her family make their home. The unexpected appearance in the yard of a squirrel they dubbed "Filbert" delighted her children and grandchildren. Because F ..
Madman Live Presentation, Book Tour in Palm Harbor Library
Palm Harbor
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
1830
- 2030
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Step into Palm Harbor's past for a chilling evening of history and mystery. Tampa Bay author M.F. Gross unravels the true story of John Calvin “Rastus” Russell, a violent ex-con whose 1949 crime spree stunned the quiet coastal town and sparked one of Florida's larges ..
An Evening with Author Alix Harrow
Chattanooga
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
1900
- 2100
40.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
The Book and Cover is delighted to present, in partnership with Girls Preparatory School, "An Evening with Author Alix Harrow," a special event featuring award-winning author Alix E. Harrow speaking about her newest novel, The Everlasting. The event will take place o ..
An inspiring evening with Superintendent Dale Cole
Saint James
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
1630
- 1800
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
The future of Brunswick County begins in our classrooms. The St. James Foundation of North Carolina invites you to be part of shaping it.
Superintendent Dale Cole will deliver a captivating presentation on his Brunswick Built initiative, which has a profound impact ..
Book Talk: Not Quite Home by Temple Lentz in Conversation with David Stuart MacLean
Chicago
Saturday, November 1, 2025
1500
- 1600
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
About the book: Claire, wealthy and recently widowed, is adrift. She has access to tools to make a real difference but can't figure out where to apply them. Erica, a young outreach worker to the homeless, has grown so cynical about the broken system that she's breaki ..
An Evening with Sherman Alexie
Boise
Thursday, October 30, 2025
1800
- 2000
10.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join Limberlost Press for an intimate evening with Native American novelist and poet, New York Times bestseller, and National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie, as he discusses his powerful memoir You Don't H ..
CCS Woodward Lecture Series: Dr. Kellie Jones in Conversation with Zoe Hopkins
Detroit
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
1700
- 1830
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Dr. Kellie Jones and Zoe Hopkins will discuss the new book "October Files: David Hammons (2025)", the first anthology of texts on this luminary contemporary artist, edited by Jones. This event is presented in partnership with the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation.
F ..
Thinkable: An Evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates
Montclair
Monday, October 27, 2025
1800
- 2100
106.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Thinkable Speaker Series Brings World-Class Minds to Montclair's Historic Lackawanna Station
This fall, the newly reimagined Lackawanna Station will become the intellectual epicenter of North Jersey with the launch of the Thinkable Speaker Series-a powerful new pl ..
TEDx Warrenton
Warrenton
Saturday, October 25, 2025
0900
- 1300
50.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
TEDx Warrenton features fascinating short talks on current issues and ideas. The session videos get posted on YouTube and the TED website. Last year was our most successful ever, with our videos generating nearly two million views on YouTube. The audience engagement ..
H.P. Lovecraft with Dr. Tim Evans
Chicago
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
1800
- 1900
10.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937), the influential American horror writer, was an eloquent defender of the value of regional folk traditions, which he saw as inventions meant to stave off a sense of alienation caused by the meaninglessness of human life on a cosmic scale. ..
Friends of the Library Book+ Donation Drive
North Vancouver
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
1500
- 1900
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Looking for ways to declutter, keeping puzzles and reading material out of the landfills? Clear that tower of summer reading material and support a great cause at the same time!
Accepted Materials
Good quality used books for all ages
Books in English or French ..
19 OCTOBER 2025 | Migrate from UK to Australia: Discover the Best Migration Pathways for You
London
Sunday, October 19, 2025
1000
- 1200
21.00 GBP
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Thinking about moving to Australia but unsure where to start? Join our expert-led seminar, led by the CEO and Principal Lawyer Agnes Kemenes and NB Migration Law experts professionals with 30 years of excellence in serving people in the migration field to get clear g ..
Laura Brown, Kristina O'Neill and Tarana Burke in Conversation with Norah O'Donnell
Washington
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1800
- 1900
20.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating reinvention, resilience, and the power of starting over - hosted in Washington, DC on October 18.
We're toasting the release of All the Cool Girls Get Fired, the bold and brilliantly funny new book by Kristina O'Nei ..
Book Launch Party
Hixson
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1000
- 1200
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
I've had over 5 million YouTube/TikTok views and over 10 million people worldwide have heard my testimony on radio, television and print, telling about my face to face meeting with Jesus during a near-death experience, and I still get four to five thousand views per ..
Madman Live Presentation, Book Tour
Palm Harbor
Friday, October 17, 2025
1830
- 2100
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
On Friday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m., Tampa Bay author M.F. Gross will host the MADMAN Live Presentation and Ghost Tour at the Crystal Beach Community Center. This is a FREE immersive event that brings a chilling piece of Florida history to life. Based on Gross's best ..
9TH annual NELLIE BLY AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING RECEPTION AND ROUNDTABLE
Loudonville
Thursday, October 16, 2025
1830
- 2015
25.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
This year, we are proud to honor Glenn Kessler, longtime fact-checker at The Washington Post, whose work has set a standard for accuracy and accountability in journalism. The evening will feature a timely and vital conversation on the role of the media as guardians o ..
Happy Hour and Texas Author Interview with Lucas Schaefer
Austin
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
1800
- 1930
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join us for an intimate evening with Lucas Schaefer, whose electrifying debut novel The Slip has taken the literary world by storm. This national bestseller and Kirkus Prize finalist weaves a gripping tale of identity, transformation, and mystery set against the back ..
An Evening with Samin Nosrat -
Seattle
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
1930
- 2130
54.30 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Spend an uplifting evening with Samin Nosrat, bestselling author of SALT FAT ACID HEAT, as she discusses her eagerly-awaited new book, GOOD THINGS. Samin will share stories around the inspiration for the cookbook, her development and selection of the recipes, and th ..
Bootleggers, Bookies, and The Graw: Was Havre de Grace Really 'Little Chicago'?, Part 2
Havre de Grace
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
1830
- 2000
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Bootleggers, Bookies, and The Graw: Was Havre de Grace Really 'Little Chicago'?, Part 2
During the Prohibition era, Havre de Grace gained a reputation for lawlessness, liquor, and larger-than-life characters. With its bustling racetrack-The Graw-serving as a magne ..
An Evening with the Bruntletts - North Vancouver
North Vancouver
Friday, October 10, 2025
1900
- 1800
20.50 CAD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Celebrated authors, advocates, and former Vancouverites Melissa and Chris Bruntlett return to Canada to share their story of relocating their young family to the Dutch city of Delft, and how becoming Dutch citizens reshaped their lives. In their book Curbing Traffic: ..
Have E-trike Will Travel
North Vancouver
Thursday, October 9, 2025
1300
- 1400
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Listen to Mark's ELECTRIC-fying story about how an E-trike changed his life for the better.
Learn about e-triking!
See, Touch, and maybe even Try Out his Trike!
Booking preferred but not required
Category: Community | Libraries ..
Merritt Dialogue Speaker Series - Reframe
Oakland
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1900
- 2100
25.00 USD
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Don't miss out on "Reframe" - the inaugural event of the Bay Area Book Festival's new Merritt Dialogue Speaker Series. Tickets are selling at a good clip, so you'll want to purchase before they run out. Author, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit in conversation wi ..
Wildlife Wednesday at the Zoo - McNeil River State Game Sanctuary: 58 Years of Bears Being Bears
Anchorage
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1900
- 2000
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
In the southwest corner of Cook Inlet lies McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. This crown jewel of Alaska is renowned for playing host to one of the great wildlife spectacles of our planet: one of the largest seasonal congregations of brown bears in the world. But a ..
'Buddie Talk Xtra' online with Rachael Smith
Scotland
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1500
- 1600
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Join Paul and I online on paisleyradio.com for this episode of 'Buddie Talk Xtra' where Paul surprised me and told me that I was the guest!
Hear me chat about why I started my ladies social group, how I got involved with 'Paisley Heritage' and how I became a chat ..
Annual GradSEA Writers Harvest
West Lafayette
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
1700
- 1900
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
The Writers Harvest brings together the Purdue and local communities for an evening of poetry and prose readings to raise food and funds for the Food Finders Drive Away Hunger Campaign. In addition to readings by Purdue Creative Writing students and faculty, we will ..
Performing Under Pressure: Delivering Excellence in Imperfect Conditions _ Jim Perona _ Mon 6 Oct
Naperville
Monday, October 6, 2025
1730
- 1830
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Riverwalk Adult Day Services is hosting this outstanding performance lecture. As a Keynote Concert Speaker, Award-Winning Events Performer and Author, Performing Under Pressure draws from Jim's performance career to highlight how we can adapt when things don't go as ..
The Forum: The Future of the Arts and the Regeneration of San Francisco
San Francisco
Sunday, October 5, 2025
1300
- 1430
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
San Francisco is home to some of the nation's most important and forward-thinking arts institutions. What is their role in shaping a city in the process of revitalization? How are they themselves being shaped by this fast-evolving landscape? Especially against a back ..
Burke Branch Friends--Fall 2025 Book Sale
Alexandria
Thursday, October 2, 2025
1500
- 1600
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Burke Branch Friends will host its Fall 2025 Book Sale from October 2 - October 5, 2025 at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library. Featuring 8,000 books covering 26 categories, all ages.
Category: Community | Libraries ..
Author Talk with Bruce Holsinger
Alexandria
Saturday, September 27, 2025
1900
- 2030
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Celebrate Virginia Humanities' 50th Anniversary during this special Virginia Center for the Book event at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria. Join us for an evening with author Bruce Holsinger, who will be discussing his latest book, Culpability. This novel ex ..
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale
Athens
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
1200
- 1600
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Browse more than 20,000 books - in great condition and at even better prices! This exceptional sale also includes vinyl, graphic novels, puzzles, and more. Don't miss the huge selection of vintage and one-of-a-kind books. All proceeds benefit the Athens library. Come ..
Book Signing by Alyson Torns
Hatfield
Saturday, September 20, 2025
1130
- 1400
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
As part of H'arts in Mind Open Studios, Alyson Torns, Poet and Artist will be doing a book signing to promote her poetry book 'Reflections a window into a life.
She will be narrating some of her poetry. As well as artwork from over 30 artists 2D, 3D paintings glass ..