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Illinois Libraries Present: Romance & Regency with Bridgerton’s Julia Quinn (Virtual)

Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Julia Quinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning romance author, has written close to 40 novels including her popular series about the Bridgerton family which was adapted into an Emmy-nominated series on Netflix. Her newest novel, Queen Charlotte, is co-written with television pioneer Shonda… Read More

Illinois Libraries Present: Surviving the Holidays with Lori Gottlieb (Virtual)

Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, and co-host of the “Dear Therapists” podcast joins us for a thought-provoking conversation about mental health in anticipation of the winter holiday season. Gottlieb will share tools to help in everyday life… Read More

Illinois Libraries Present: Food, Family, and Folktales: A Conversation with Grace Lin (Virtual)

All Ages — Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. All ages can join Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling Grace Lin for an engaging conversation about her journey to become an award-winning author and illustrator. Learn about her latest middle grade book, Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends… Read More

Illinois Libraries Present: Chills and Thrills with Stephen Graham Jones (Virtual)

Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Stephen Graham Jones joins us to talk scary stories, horror and more with librarian Becky Spratford. Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and Don’t Fear the Reaper, and a prolific author of more than 25 books spanning genres. He… Read More

Illinois Libraries Present: The Power of Story with Colson Whitehead

Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Kicking off our third season, we are thrilled to welcome two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead to our Illinois libraries. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, Harlem Shuffle, The Noble Hustle, Zone One, Sag Harbor, The Intuitionist,… Read More

Meet the Author: Pascuala Herrera

Meet Franklin Park resident, educator, disability awareness advocate, and author Pascuala Herrera! Learn about her fascinating life and hear about her new book, Life is a Garden to Cultivate: The ABCs Towards a Better Life. She will be signing copies of her books afterwards, and copies will be available to purchase. Pascuala is the 2021… Read More

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