Carnegie Author Series with Columbus Metropolitan Library: Rick Steves, Mary Robinette Kowal

The Columbus Metropolitan Library is always striving to connect readers with books and authors, and they’ve really met the mark with these Author Talks. The Carnegie Author Series Author Talks brings national authors to you!

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2025 Carnegie Author Series Author Talks

The Carnegie Author Series is free and open to all. Registration is required to ensure enough space.

Saturday, Jan. 25| 10 a.m. 
Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, How Did We Get Here? (Re)Building Community
Author and professor of history at The Ohio State University

Sunday, Jan. 26 | 2 p.m.
Lisa Genova, author of More or Less Maddy
New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, adapted into an Oscar-winning film 

Friday, Jan. 31 | 10 a.m. (FOR TEENS!)
Amber McBride, author of Me (Moth)
2022 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent.

Thursday, Feb. 20 | 7 p.m.
An Evening with Rick Steves
Join popular travel writer and public television host as he recalls adventures from his new book On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Advanced tickets required
Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N. High St.

Sunday, March 23 | 2 p.m.
Mary Robinette Kowal, author of The Martian Contingency, the fourth book in her acclaimed Lady Astronaut series
John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War, his debut novel that won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

Saturday, April 5 | 10 a.m. (FOR FAMILIES)
Vashti Harrison, author of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor as well as Illustrator Honor.
Harrison is also a two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children.

Tuesday, April 15 | 6 p.m.
Loung Ung, author of bestselling memoir, First They Killed My Father
Ung will sign her following the talk. Register now to reserve your free copy. You must be present at the event to receive a book.

See Columbus Metropolitan Library website for more details and registration.

Main Library
96 S. Grant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
614-645-2275

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