Authors

2026/2027 AUTHORS

Hampton Sides

Hampton
Sides

Monday
September 28, 2026
7:30 p.m.

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

Monday
November 9, 2026
7:30 p.m.

Virginia<br />
Evans

Virginia
Evans

Monday
January 11, 2027
7:30 p.m.

Ocean Vuong

Ocean
Vuong

Monday
March 15, 2027
7:30 p.m.

Liz Moore

Liz
Moore

Monday
May 3, 2027
7:30 p.m.

Author Rick Steves

Hampton Sides

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
7:30 P.M.

Bestselling Author and Historian

Hampton Sides
Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2026
7:30 P.M.

Prolific Novelist, Poet, Playwright and Essayist

Joyce Carol Oates
Virginia Evans

Virginia Evans

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2027
7:30 P.M.

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Virginia Evans
Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2027
7:30 P.M.

Award-Winning and Internationally Renowned
Poet and Novelist

Ocean Vuong
Liz Moore

Liz Moore

MONDAY, MAY 3, 2027
7:30 P.M.

Award-Winning Novelist, Screenwriter,
and Producer

Liz Moore
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