Author Talk

A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's…

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Learn how to harness your dreams to improve your sleep and health with dream engineer Dr. Michelle Carr. In Nightmare Obscura, Dr. Carr unlocks the science behind the sleeping body. Drawing on her expertise in nightmares, lucid dreaming, and the cutting-edge field of dream engineering,…

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not…

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as…

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from…

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read…

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand In The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map, Alex Hutchinson…