Our podcast archive dates back more than 25 years and features scores of author talks to help you commemorate, celebrate, and reflect on Black History Month. But even in just this past year, we’ve hosted an incredible variety of Black voices across a rich spectrum of genres and topics. We’re talking literature, politics, social… continue reading Black Authors and Voices: Podcasts from the Author Events Archive

By written by Author Events    February 23, 2022   

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November is Native American Heritage Month, so let’s celebrate with audio podcasts and videos from the Free Library’s Author Events series! Natalie Diaz | Postcolonial Love Poem  with Denice Frohman Recorded April 21, 2021 Natalie Diaz  is the author of  When My Brother Was an Aztec , an "ambitious . . .… continue reading Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with These Author Events Podcasts and Videos

By written by Author Events    November 5, 2021   

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Annnnnnnd we’re back! On Monday, November 1, the Free Library’s Author Events series will host its first in-person event in more than 19 months. For now, there are only a handful of in-person author talks on our schedule, leaving the majority of our 2021 events remaining virtual . Nevertheless, we’re still excited to see… continue reading Author Events Return Live and In-Person to Montgomery Auditorium This November!

By written by Author Events    October 29, 2021    1  

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While—for now—the realities of the ongoing pandemic keep us from gathering in the Parkway Central Library’s Montgomery Auditorium for a new season of Author Events , this month we’re bringing you a host of virtual talks that you can experience and participate in wherever you are. Join us Tuesday, September 14 at 12:00… continue reading Author Events Fall 2021 Schedule

By written by Author Events    September 14, 2021    3  

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June is Pride Month and the Free Library’s Author Events series has an extensive archive of podcasts and videos to help you celebrate a diverse range of writers working in politics, fiction, health and fitness, literary fiction, poetry, religion, and much more. Before we look back at some of our previous authors, check out these upcoming… continue reading Author Events Celebrates Pride Month

By written by Author Events    June 16, 2021   

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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! You can celebrate the heritage, contributions, and writing of these diverse peoples through the Free Library’s Author Events Series. Here’s a compilation of ten authors we’ve welcomed over the years, but this is by no means a complete list. Head over to the Author Events podcast… continue reading Asian Pacific American Authors and Voices: Podcasts from the Author Events Archive

By written by Author Events    May 21, 2021   

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Spring has sprung, and so has the Free Library’s Author Events calendar! Our events are, of course, still virtual, so you can enjoy our diverse array of authors from the comfort of wherever you’re social distancing. Most are also free, so there’s nothing stopping you from kicking back at home and learning more about the worlds… continue reading Spring has Sprung with New Upcoming Author Events!

By written by Author Events    April 7, 2021    1  

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March is Women’s History Month and the Free Library's Author Events podcast has scores of aptly-themed book talks! To start you on your way, here are seven favorites from over the years. Once you’ve listened to these, try compiling your own lists!  Erica Armstrong Dunbar | Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless… continue reading Author Events Celebrates Women's History Month

By written by Author Events    March 16, 2021   

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To commemorate and celebrate the scope of Black History Month, you can jump into our Author Events podcast archive , which dates back almost 25 years! There you’ll find an astonishing wealth of Black voices, perspectives, and topics. To start you on your way, we’ve curated a list of eight diverse authors who’ve written on… continue reading Black Authors and Voices: Podcasts from the Author Events Archive

By written by Author Events    February 22, 2021    1  

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The Free Library’s Winter / Spring 2021 Author Events series is set to begin! As in the fall, all of these events will be virtual and held on Zoom. All events begin at 7:30 p.m. Most are free, and you can find all the information you need to register to view them on our website, freelibrary.org/authorevents . You can also watch almost all… continue reading Author Events Winter / Spring 2021 Schedule

By written by Author Events    January 15, 2021    1  

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Like all of you, we’re adapting to the realities of social distancing in the era of COVID-19. And while we can’t gather in the Parkway Central Library ’s auditorium for a new season of Author Events , we can still bring you a host of virtual talks that you can experience—and even participate in—from wherever… continue reading Author Events Fall 2020 Schedule

By written by Author Events    October 20, 2020   

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Hello, Author Events friends, While our event season has so far been a bit truncated, we’re willing to bet you haven’t heard or seen the vast majority of the writers we’ve hosted over the past 20 or so years. We also think that you might need some entertainment to pass these days and nights in social isolation. Well,… continue reading Listen to Over 1,800 Podcasts and Watch Almost 500 Videos from Our Author Events Series!

By written by Author Events    April 2, 2020    3  

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As we head into the roaring '20s, let’s look forward to the Spring 2020 Free Library Author Events schedule , highlight a few of our guests, and offer up some other important details... Tickets go on sale to the public today, Wednesday, January 8 at 10:00 a.m. As per our usual M.O., our schedule is replete with a vast variety of… continue reading Spring 2020 Author Events Preview

By written by Author Events    January 8, 2020   

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We know that not everyone is lucky enough to live in Philadelphia. For those who aren’t able to make it to our diverse line-up of author talks in person—no worries! You can now watch them streamed live on our new Author Events YouTube channel ! Just hearing about the Free Library Author Events series? We’ve got you covered… continue reading Introducing the Free Library’s Author Events YouTube Channel!

By written by Author Events    October 25, 2019    6  

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During this fall season of Free Library Author Events , we’re seeing a lot of cultural connections between our authors and speakers. Let’s talk about the events taking place two days in a row, both off-site at the same location (the Irvine Auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania), and both featuring writers that exist in a… continue reading Fall 2019 Author Events: Cultural Connections

By written by Author Events    September 9, 2019    1  

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Yeah, it’s a bit of a bummer that summer is drawing to a close, but there are a few upsides: in addition to it not being a million degrees every day, we’re getting closer to the fall season of Free Library Author Events . And what a line-up! Let’s take a brisk autumn stroll (use your imagination) through a few talks… continue reading Fall 2019 Author Events Preview: Musical Memoirs

By written by Author Events    August 29, 2019   

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As the mercury rises this summer in Philly, get hot on the trail of... A re-opened cold case with one of America’s most dogged investigative journalists . Explore your epicurean side with the queen of Indian cooking ’s guide to one of America’s favorite kitchen gadgets. Take to the skies with the soaring tale of a young slave… continue reading Summer 2019 Author Events Preview!

By written by Author Events    April 22, 2019    2  

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As the sun has set on 2018, let’s cast our gaze ever forward to a new year and a new author events schedule. Over here in Author Events, people have been asking, "Hey! What’s on tap for Spring 2019?" and "When does the new schedule come out?" and also, “When do tickets go on sale?” So Merry Everything… continue reading 2019 Author Events Preview!

By written by Author Events    January 2, 2019   

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I mean, this is Tom Hanks —you scarcely need us to tell you who he is. Famed for his portrayals of a ping-pong savant , WWII Army ranger , pioneering AIDS activist , toy sheriff , astronaut Jim Lovell , volcano battler , mermaid romancer , Walt Disney , hitman , female baseball team manager , Da Vinci codebreaker , death row prison guard… continue reading The Uncommon Tom Hanks

By written by Author Events    October 23, 2018    1  

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John Kerry Author Event Livestream Video by Michael Smerconish When Andy Kahan, the Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr., Director of Author Events at the Free Library of Philadelphia invited me to interview Secretary John Kerry about his new memoir, Every Day is Extra , I readily accepted. Few living Americans have had a front row seat, and… continue reading John Kerry | Every Day Is Extra

By written by Author Events    October 2, 2018   

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