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Books & Authors
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Author Laila Lalami discusses her acclaimed novel The Moor’s Account, a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Priz...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
In a discussion of his book The First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991, ret...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
How do great books get written? Author and noted created writing teacher Margot Livesey delves into the inner workings of fiction,...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Dodge City, Kansas, native Robert Rebein revisits his hometown and Kansas’ high plains often in a discussion of his third book,...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 15, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
George Saunders discusses his best-selling Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 28, 2018
2:00pm
In Person
In a discussion of his book For All Children Everywhere, a comprehensive history of Kansas City’s renowned Children’s Mercy...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
In a discussion of his new book, former Kansas City Star columnist and editorial board member Lewis Diuguid pays tribute to...
Signature Event
Monday, December 11, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Mayor Sly James joins daughter Aja James and her co-author, Audrey Masoner, in a discussion of their new children’s p...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Award-winning writer, critic, and editor John Freeman joins Writers at Work series organizer Whitney Terrell in a public conversation about Freeman’s...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
6:00pm
In Person
The Plaza Branch invites you to join us for an evening of holiday fun! Expert librarians from around the metro area come together to suggest great boo...