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 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 Nick Petrie

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(Th) April 2 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Nick Petrie joins Authors! to discuss his latest thriller, The Dark Time.

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Authors! with Lindy Ryan

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(Th) April 9 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Lindy Ryan joins Authors! to discuss her latest slasher, Dollface.

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Authors! with Jennie Garth

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(W) April 15 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Library in the Community

Jennie Garth joins Authors! to discuss her new memoir, I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose, and Embracing Reinvention.

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Authors! with Alka Joshi

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(Th) April 30 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Alka Joshi joins Authors! to discuss her latest book, Six Days in Bombay.

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Authors! with Nicola Harrison

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(Tu) May 5 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Nicola Harrison joins Authors! to discuss her new novel, This Island Club.

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Authors! with Jess Walter

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(W) June 10 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Jess Walter joins Authors! to discuss his latest book, So Far Gone.

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Authors! with Daniel Kraus

Sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation

(Th) July 16 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Main Library

Daniel Kraus joins Authors! to discuss his latest novel, The Sixth Nik.

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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!