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: Huntington Bank and 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 Connie Berry

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

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

New York Times bestseller Connie Berry joins Authors! to discuss her latest book -- A Grave Deception -- the sixth installment in the acclaimed Kate Hamilton mystery series.

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Authors! with Brad Meltzer

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(Th) January 15 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Join us for Authors! with Brad Meltzer as he discusses The Viper, a Zig & Nola thriller packed with secrets, twists, and danger.

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Authors! with Stefan Merrill Block

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(W) January 21 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Stephan Merrill Block joins Authors! to discuss his debut memoir, Homeschooled.

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Authors! with Mary Kubica

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

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

Mary Kubica joins Authors! to discuss her latest mystery novel, It's Not Her.

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Authors! with Terah Shelton Harris

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(W) February 25 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Terah Shelton Harris joins Authors! to discuss her latest novel, Where the Wildflowers Grow.

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Authors! with Deborah Goodrich Royce

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

Deborah Goodrich Royce joins Authors! to discuss her latest psychological thriller, Best Boy.

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Authors! with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

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

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore joins Authors! to discuss her latest novel, The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru.

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Authors! with Kelly Rimmer

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(W) July 22 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Kelly Rimmer joins Authors! to discuss her latest book, The Story Keeper.

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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!