April Online Author Talks
Paul Memorial Library offers a Virtual Author Talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world.
Enjoy 6 talks/month (1 talk per category):
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Variety & Lifestyle
- Kids & Teens
- Health & Wellness
- Cooking
Author Talks Lineup for April 2026
On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Thursday, April 2nd 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor
Former Special Forces and New York Times Bestselling Author of the Pike Logan Series
Tuesday, April 14th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT
How Exploration, Uncertainty, and Risk Help Us Find Meaning with Author Alex Hutchinson
New York Times Bestselling Author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Thursday, April 16th 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Paper Palace and Reese’s Book Club Pick
Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
Bittersweet: Exploring the Five Tastes of Dessert with Thalia Ho
Award-Winning Blogger and Author of Wild Sweetness
Thursday, April 23rd 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT
On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds
Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author
Thursday, April 30th 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT