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Our July Virtual Author Talks

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We have a live virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world.  The featured writers and thought leaders cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres. These talks are brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. The free, virtual series takes place five times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author.

If you can’t watch a talk live, you can always watch a recording of the talk. The recordings are on our Virtual Author Talk webpage.

The talks for July are listed below.

Non-fiction: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are (and How to End the Cycle) with Renowned Therapy Expert Mark Wolynn

A portrait of Mark Wolynn in a blue shirt beside two book covers: "It Didn't Start With You" and "The Official It Didn't Start With You Workbook," both addressing themes of inherited family trauma.
International Bestselling Author and Winner of the 2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award in Psychology
Tuesday, July 7th at 1:00 PM

How do the experiences of our ancestors influence our thoughts and behaviors today? In his award-winning book, It Didn’t Start with You, author Mark Wolynn shares compelling evidence that the roots of our anxiety, phobias, and chronic pain may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical imbalances in our brains but in the lives of our parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents.

Register today to join our virtual conversation and learn more about how inherited family trauma impacts your health and how to break the cycle.

Cooking: Make Protein Goals Easy (and Satisfying!) with Dietitian Rachael DeVaux

A smiling woman holds a cookie beside a book cover titled "The High-Protein Plate," which features a colorful bowl of food with various ingredients.

New York Times Bestselling Author, Dietitian, Mom, and Founder of Rachael’s Good Eats
Thursday, July 9 at 1:00 PM

Join us for an energizing virtual conversation with Rachael DeVaux, New York Times bestselling author of Rachael’s Good Eats. Her newest book, The High Protein Plate, shows how anyone at any stage of life can easily incorporate protein into their diet. Whether you’re focused on building lean muscle, balancing blood sugar, boosting energy, or just feeding your family well you need protein. The High Protein Plate makes it simple and delicious to get enough every day.

Register today to learn delicious ways you can incorporate protein into your meals!

Fiction: Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter

A woman with short blonde hair in a dark top poses against a gradient background, with two book covers by Karin Slaughter—“THE SECRETS WE HIDE” on the left featuring a mysterious house and “WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE” on the right with a sunset and bicycle silhouettes.

International and New York Times Bestselling Author of Pretty Girls, the Will Trent series, and The Good Daughter.
Tuesday, July 14th at 6:00 PM

Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.

Register now to take part in the discussion, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide, coming out August 11, 2026!

Non-Fiction: Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande

Portrait of a woman with dark hair smiling beside the book cover of "Migrant Heart" by Reyna Grande, featuring a colorful heart and floral design on a yellow background.

Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home.
Thursday, July 16th at 1:00 PM

In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become.

Register today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker, a dreamer, or “anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding one’s voice.”

Variety and Lifestyle: The Power of Connection: How to Create Lasting Friendships in an Increasingly Lonely World with Dr. Marisa Franco

A woman in a light pinstriped suit stands with her arms crossed next to the book cover of "Platonic" by Marisa G. Franco, featuring a turquoise background and an orange border.

Psychologist, Professor, and New York Times Bestselling Author
Tuesday, July 28 at 1:00 PM

Join us in an online conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize!

Platonic provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process.

Register today to learn more about how to harness the science of human connection to create cultures of belonging.

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