Upcoming Events

Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd (The Secret Life of Bees)
and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor
Main Library, Tuesday, September 14 at 7 p.m.

Traveling with Pomegranates is an intimate dual memoir written by beloved novelist Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter, Ann, about their travels through Greece and France. The book offers distinct perspectives of a fifty-something and a twenty-something, each on a quest to redefine herself and rediscover each other.

Due to demand, there are no more tickets available for this event. Limited standby seating may be available for non-ticketed patrons at the start of the program.

Bestselling author and Louisvillian Sena Jeter Naslund
Presented with KET's One to One with Bill Goodman at the Main Library, Thursday, October 21, 7 p.m.

The New York Times bestselling author of Ahab’s Wife, returns with an audacious and provocative novel that envisions a world where science and faith contend for the allegiance of a new Adam and Eve. Join KET's Bill Goodman and author Sena Jeter Naslund for the launch of her latest book Adam and Eve at the Main Library.

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Bestselling author Greg Mortenson
Main Library, Tuesday, November 2, 7 p.m.

In his latest book Stones Into Schools, Greg Mortenson picks up where his #1 best-selling Three Cups of Tea left off, recounting his ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan and promoting peace through education. Join Greg Mortenson for a discussion of his latest book and ongoing humanitarian efforts at the Main Library.

Due to demand, there are no more tickets available for this event. Limited standby seating may be available for non-ticketed patrons at the start of the program.

Bestselling author Barry Lopez
Presented with Spalding University at the Main Library,Thursday, November 18, 7 p.m.

To read Barry Lopez is to commune with a deep thinker. His writings have frequently been compared to those of Henry David Thoreau, as he brings a depth to the text by immersing himself in his surroundings, integrating his environmental and humanitarian concerns. Best known as the author of Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez joins the Authors at the Library series in conjunction with Spalding University's Masters of Fine Arts in Writing program. Join the author for a discussion of Arctic Dreams at the Main Library.

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NPR host and author Michele Norris
Main Library, Wednesday, December 1, 7 p.m.

In the wake of talk of a “post-racial America” with the election of Barack Obama as president, Michele Norris, host of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, set out, through original reporting, to write a book about “the hidden conversation on race” in this country. The Grace of Silence tells Norris’s intensely personal and bracing journey to explore her own ancestral roots in the Deep South, and is informed by scores of interviews with ordinary Americans and wise observations about evolving attitudes toward race in America.

Tickets available October 1.