Welcome to Author Talks with the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library!
The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library showcases a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world. The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.
The free, virtual series takes place two to three times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author. A complete list of events is available on the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library virtual author talk series website at https://libraryc.org/barbaramoscatobrownlibrary.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information or to register for the author talks, visit the link at the button below or call us at 814-486-8011.
Upcoming Author Talks
October 2025
10/02/25 @ 2 pm ET: Emily Key and Adrian Aldaba, Smithsonian Latino Center, Nuestra America: Join us in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrián Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history, as well as their incredible contributions to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States. The stories in Nuestra América cover each figure’s cultural background and childhood, and their accomplishments or contributions to American history.
10/09/25 @ 7 pm ET: Leigh Bardugo: Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly popular Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm–and it’s not hard to see why. The complex fantasy setting, thoughtfully-structured magic system, and deliciously morally gray characters all collide in a world you won’t want to leave and you don’t have to! Join us as we pick the brain of the New York Times bestselling author herself, celebrating the release of her Six of Crows (The Dregs Edition).
10/22/25 @ 7 pm ET: Malala Yousafzai: You are invited to be one of the first to hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai about her astonishing memoir, Finding My Way. Malala reintroduces herself to the world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her narrative—while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is.
10/29/25 @ 2 pm ET: Phillipa Gregory: Coined as the “queen of British historical fiction,” Philippa Gregory returns to the infamous Tudor Court with a tale that is both timely and timeless. We invite you to sit down with us for an intriguing conversation with Gregory about her newest novel Boleyn Traitor (forthcoming October 14, 2025).
November 2025
11/05/2025 @ 2 pm ET: Joseph Lee: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee Author of the Debut Memoir Nothing More of This Land. In it, he explores Indigenous identity in proximity to land that serves as an iconic vacationing spot for the wealthy–the “island paradise” Martha’s Vineyard.
11/13/2025 @ 7 pm ET: Amanda Peters: The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters Bestselling Author and Winner of the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Join us in conversation as we discuss her instant bestselling novel, The Berry Pickers, as well as her tender short fiction collection, Waiting for the Long Night Moon: Stories. Influenced by Peters’ own Mi’kmaq heritage, The Berry Pickers is a riveting exploration of family, grief, and the bonds we share.
11/18/2025 @ 2pm ET: Charles Duhigg: Unlock the Secret Language of Connection with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Habit. Get yourself primed for the holiday season and join us for an online conversation you won’t want to miss! Charles Duhigg, author of the bestselling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, presents the ultimate guide on how to communicate and connect with anyone in his latest work, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. In this groundbreaking book, Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art – and the science – of successful communication.
Author Talks F.A.Q.
There are a number of questions we frequently hear from Author Talk attendees. We will cover these questions here, and will continue to add information as more questions are asked.
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Author Talks are provided by your library through a special website. These Author Talks are available live to register and watch from the comfort of your own home. You can also watch recordings of the Author Talks at a later time. You can find a step by step guide to registration at this link: How to Register and Watch an Author Talk
After you have registered for the author talk, you will receive an email confirming your registration. The link to watch the live talk is in this email. You can also save the talk to your google calendar at the time of registration or through the link in your confirmation email and the calendar event will contain a link to view the talk as well.
Yes! If you cannot watch the talk live, you can come back and watch the recording afterwards. The recording of each talk will be posted 24 hours after the live event is complete. To view the recordings, go to the author talks page for your library and scroll to the bottom to choose “View all recordings”. You can find a list of participating libraries at this link.
If you would like to view the talk live or submit a question to the author, you will need to register for the author talk ahead of time. If you cannot attend the talk live, you can still register to submit a question, and a link to the recording will be emailed to you the day after the talk is complete.
You will get one email to confirm your registration with a link to the event, a second email as a reminder the day before the talk with a link to the event, and a third email the day after the talk with a link to the recording. After that, you will only get a seasonal email with a list of upcoming talks and registration links, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.
There is an option for Closed Captioning with all of our live-streamed author talks (as well as in their replays). Once the author talk has begun, look for the CC icon on the bottom right of the video.
All of the author talks produced by the Library Speakers Consortium are live-streamed and can be attended through any device that connects to the internet. You will find the link to the event in your registration confirmation email (as well as a reminder email that you’ll receive the day before the event).
When you register for the author talk, there is a field for you to enter in your question(s). We also take questions during the event, and will cover as many questions as time allows.
During the live author talk, you can submit questions in a field below the video labeled as “questions.” We will cover as many questions as time allows.
