Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch in Hickory, United States

Set in small-town Ohio, the novel traces interconnected lives navigating family, class and moral choices across generations, offering a compassionate portrait of contemporary American life. A book signing will follow the author's talk. Category: Arts | Books and ..

Actor, director and bestselling memoirist Andrew McCarthy will open the Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series with a discussion of his new book, "Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America." Blending memoir, travel and ..

Experience the compelling reimagining of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" with Percival Everett's "James: A Novel." Join the Pulitzer Prize-winning author as he discusses his bold and insightful work, exploring themes of freedom, language and the enduring power of st ..

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from the author of the novel that has captivated readers around the world. A New York Times bestseller and recipient of the 2023 McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize from The Writer's Center, "Remarkably Bright Creatures ..

Andrew Aydin is a National Book Award winner, a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Honoree, a Printz Award winner, a Sibert Medal winner, a Walter Dean Myers Award winner, a two-time Eisner award winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. He is cre ..

Mary Roach has been called "America's funniest science writer" and is the author of New York Times bestsellers "Stiff," "Spook," "Bonk," "Gulp," "Grunt" and "Packing for Mars." Her most recent book, "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law," is this year's Lenoir-Rhyne Camp ..

Michaela Goade is a Caldecott Medalist and number one "New York Times" bestselling illustrator of "We are Water Protectors," and also a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist. Other books include the "New York Times" bestselling "I Sang You Down from the Stars," "Encounter" and ..