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Author Series

The Author Series Committee at the Detroit Public Library (DPL) coordinates in-person and virtual engagements with renowned authors across Detroit's large, diverse library system.

Events in this collection

  • Virtual Book Talk: Argue Less with Communication Expert Jefferson Fisher primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Argue Less with Communication Expert Jefferson Fisher

    Wednesday at 14:00 EDT

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell

    Wed, Sep 17, 2:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Author Talk: Shaka Senghor with Sebastian Earl Jackson primary image

    Author Talk: Shaka Senghor with Sebastian Earl Jackson

    Wed, Sep 17, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: Stories of Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Shaped the USA primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Stories of Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Shaped the USA

    Thu, Oct 2, 2:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Author Talk: Thrillers with Lisa Unger and Karen Dionne primary image

    Author Talk: Thrillers with Lisa Unger and Karen Dionne

    Sun, Oct 5, 2:00 PM

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: 10 Years of YA Fantasy with Leigh Bardugo primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: 10 Years of YA Fantasy with Leigh Bardugo

    Thu, Oct 9, 7:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Author Talk: Peter & Julia Putnam on The Value of Revolutionary Thinking primary image

    Author Talk: Peter & Julia Putnam on The Value of Revolutionary Thinking

    Sun, Oct 12, 2:00 PM

    Free

  • Author Talk: LaDarrion Williams and Magical HBCUs primary image

    Author Talk: LaDarrion Williams and Magical HBCUs

    Sun, Oct 19, 2:00 PM

    Free

  • Author Talk: Lawrence Burney on Baltimore, Music & Memory primary image

    Author Talk: Lawrence Burney on Baltimore, Music & Memory

    Tue, Oct 21, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • Author Talk: CNN's Abby Phillip on Jesse Jackson's Legacy primary image

    Author Talk: CNN's Abby Phillip on Jesse Jackson's Legacy

    Sun, Oct 26, 2:00 PM

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory

    Wed, Oct 29, 2:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Author Talk: Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson on Black Resistance Movements primary image

    Author Talk: Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson on Black Resistance Movements

    Wed, Oct 29, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • Author Talk: Maureen Abood on Lebanese Baking primary image

    Author Talk: Maureen Abood on Lebanese Baking

    Sun, Nov 9, 2:00 PM

    Free

  • Author Talk: Joe Louis's Battle for Freedom During WWII primary image

    Author Talk: Joe Louis's Battle for Freedom During WWII

    Sun, Nov 16, 2:00 PM

    Free

  • Author Talk: The History of Protest with Dr. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall primary image

    Author Talk: The History of Protest with Dr. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

    Wed, Dec 3, 6:00 PM

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: Writing Darkly Charming Love with Hannah Nicole Maehrer primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Writing Darkly Charming Love with Hannah Nicole Maehrer

    Wed, Sep 3, 7:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos

    Thu, Aug 28, 2:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston

    Wed, Aug 20, 7:00 PM EDT

    Free

  • Virtual Book Talk: Birds with Smithsonian Biologist Jay Falk primary image

    Virtual Book Talk: Birds with Smithsonian Biologist Jay Falk

    Tue, Aug 5, 2:00 PM EDT

    Free

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