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AUTHOR PROGRAMS
Lineup Fall 2025
Finding the Clues: Then and Now with Steve Burns
September 16 @ 7p.m.
Register here
Beyond the Screen: A "Wicked" conversation with Marissa Bode
on October 21 @ 7p.m.
Register here
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt: A Journey Through Food and Science
  on November 18 @ 7p.m.
Register here
Jonathan Eig--Tuesday January 13, 2026
R.L. Stine--Tuesday February 24, 2026
Percival Everett--Thursday March 19, 2026
Cristina Henriquez--Thursday April 16, 2026
R.F. Kuang--Tuesday May 19, 2026