Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD), in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, hosts Virtual Author Visits presented by Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District.
Each month, viewers can hear from best-selling authors and national thought leaders as they discuss their writing processes. Authors will explain how they use current events, how imagination lands in their writing, and how they research nonfiction works.
These author talks are great for readers of all ages and are both educational and engaging. Attend these virtual events from any internet connected computer at no cost.
June’s Virtual Author Visits include cookbook authors, the folk art of state fairs, the joys of being weird, and the author of a best-selling science-fiction series.
First, meet Smithsonian curator Mary Savig, who will be discussing the power and creativity of state fairs – from quilts to cooking, pet rocks to fine art. Join Savig to learn more about the folk art featured at state fairs at noon on Wed., June 3. Register for the Virtual Author Visit with Mary Savig.
Then we will delve into the comedic horror that is the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, now on its eighth book. Scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thu., June 11, author Matt Dinniman will talk about the inspiration behind Carl, who is forced to take on lava-spitting llamas and a host of other alien lifeforms in a fight to survive, gain points, and make it to the next level in the dungeon. Register for the Virtual Author Visit with Matt Dinniman.
June also has something for the kids, with a short author talk with best-selling author and Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde. She’ll give an uplifting talk about her new picture book, Weird and Wonderful You, where she encourages young readers to embrace what makes them different. She will have a 30-minute talk at 5 p.m. on Tue., June 16. Register for the Virtual Author Visit with Zaila Avant-garde
The final author talk in June is with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy, the authors of The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which provides beautiful, simple, and seasonal recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s top family spice farms. That talk is at noon on Tue., June 23. Register for the Virtual Author Visit with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy
Upcoming author visits in July:
- Tue., July 14 at 5 p.m. – Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Best-Selling Author Karin Slaughter
- Thu., July 16 at noon – Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande
- Thu., July 30 at noon – Dragons, Castles, and an Irresistible Princess Bent on Revenge with Katerine Rundell
