LFPL's At the Library Series

The latest work from award-winning author Geoff Dyer explores questions of place and identity, asking us to travel with him around the world and through memory. Join us for a discussion of White Sands, a poignant yet funny collection of essays.

In a discussion of his first-ever book, Tim Shanahan will reflect on his forty-year friendship with Louisville’s own Muhammad Ali. Running with the Champ chronicles the real-life adventure of knowing a celebrity athlete, full of stories of Ali’s generosity, athleticism, and famous friends.

A nationally recognized historian, Walter Borneman has written extensively on America’s military history and been published in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, among others. Join him for a discussion of his latest book, MacArthur at War, examining the divisive General Douglas MacArthur as he led the U.S. Army’s Pacific campaign during World War II.

Hunter, adventurer, statesman, and conservationist—perhaps no U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than Theodore Roosevelt. Join Smithsonian natural historian Darrin Lunde as he shares his new book, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History, a captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement.

In her newest novel, New York Times bestselling-author Jacquelyn Mitchard spins a tale of adventure and love in the aftermath of tragedy. Don’t miss Mitchard’s discussion of Two If by Sea, a compelling part of LFPL’s Author Series.

In his latest book, The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America, award-winning author, publisher, and journalist Ethan Michaeli recounts the incredible story of a newspaper that changed the course of history in segregated America.

Katherine Applegate, author of Crenshaw.

Join Civil War General, astronomer, and founder of the Cincinnati Observatory, Ormsby Mitchel (as portrayed by Frazier History Museum Teaching Artist, Tony Dingman), and American astronomer Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory and winner of the 2014 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science, as they discuss their work in the field of astronomy.

Betty Boyd Caroli, author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President

Craig Johnson, bestselling author of the Longmire series. Podcast includes special reading of Known Associate, a Longmire short story.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, Joby Warrick.

Emily Bingham, author of Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham. Images described in this podcast are available for viewing at www.lfpl.org/podcast.html

Pulitzer prize-winning author and journalist David E. Hoffman, author of the Billion Dollar Spy.

Bestselling author and historian H.W. Brands discusses his latest book Reagan: The Life.

Join author and journalist David Shipler for a discussion of his latest book Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword, an expansive, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America. We apologize for audio quality issues. We are working to correct this.

Bestselling author Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with her new book Capital Dames - a look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history.

Join author Alexander McCall Smith for a discussion of his latest book Emma—a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story, with a modern-day twist.

The birth-control pill has been called one of the most influential - if not controversial - inventions of the twentieth century. Bestselling author and popular historian Jonathan Eig explores this unlikely creation in his latest book "The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution."

Azar Nafisi is the bestselling author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran." Join her for a discussion of her latest book "The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books" at the Main Library.

Are you obsessed with "Game of Thrones," fascinated by British royal history, or really into medieval warfare? Then you should join historian, journalist, and New York Times-bestselling author Dan Jones for a discussion of his latest book "The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors."