Join the Long Beach Public Library for their monthly online author talk series! Each event offers the opportunity to submit questions for an author Q&A. Registration is required for the live event. All events will be recorded and uploaded to the author talk archive.
January Author Talks
Join two brand new author talks, as well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at working with a literary agent. Registration is required for the live online events. Each event will be recorded and uploaded to the author talk archive for future viewing.
The Magic of Found Family with TJ Klune
- New York Times and USA Today bestselling Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea
- January 15 @ 4:00 PM
The Age of Magical Overthinking with Amanda Montell
- New York Times Bestselling Author of Cultish and The Age of Magical Overthinking
- January 23 @ 11:00 AM
An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent with Seth Fishman
- Vice President and Agent at The Gernert Company
- January 28 @ 10:00 AM
February Author Talks
February’s fascinating discussions will feature the how and why of pandemics, the post-apocalyptic sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow, and a family’s legacy of racial trauma and resilience.
How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Sabrina Sholts
- Biological Anthropologist & Curator of Biological Anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
- Feb. 4 at 11:00 AM
Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective with Waubgeshig Rice
- Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of Moon of the Crusted Snow
- Feb. 11 at 4:00 PM
I Am Nobody’s Slave with Lee Hawkins
- Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Award-Winning Journalist, and Creator and Host of the Podcast “What Happened in Alabama?”
- Feb. 18 at 11:00 AM
Each event offers the opportunity to submit questions for an author Q&A. Registration is required for the live event. All events will be recorded and uploaded to the author talk archive.
