Eight books are spread out on a table. They show Toledo Lucas County Public Library's current and past visiting authors and their books.

Meet your favorite authors

From best-selling novelists and entertainers to emerging literary talents, the Authors! program brings writers to Toledo to talk about their creative process and the inspiration behind each work.
 

Presented by the Library Legacy Foundation. Supporting Sponsor: UToledo Health. Community Sponsor: Friends of the Library. All ticket purchases are only through the online links below (no branch ticket sales currently.) For assistance call 419.259.5200.

Authors! with Sarah Penner

(Th) May 22 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Join us for Authors! with Sarah Penner, the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of "The Lost Apothecary."

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Authors! with Robert Edsel

(Th) June 5 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Join us for Authors! with #1 New York Times bestselling author of five non-fiction books, including "The Monuments Men," which served as the basis for Academy Award recipient George Clooney's film.

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Authors! with Laura Lippman

(Th) June 26 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Join us for Authors! with New York Times bestselling author, Laura Lippman!

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Authors! with Carol Moseley Braun

(Tu) July 8 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Join us for Authors! with former U.S. Senator and Retired U.S. Ambassador, Carol Moseley Braun.

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Explore more than 20 years of bringing noted authors to the local area. Authors! has featured some of the world’s most prolific writers, journalists, and activists including Gloria Steinem, David McCullough, Anna Quindlen, Isabel Allende, Neil Gaiman, Sebastian Junger, Nicholas Sparks, Bob Woodward, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., P.J. O’Rourke, Sherman Alexie, Zadie Smith, Henry Winkler, Sue Grafton, Cokie Roberts, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sandra Cisneros, Jacques Pepin, and many more!