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The Largest Book Club on the West Coast & Other Amazing Author Talks in May

Posted in News on April 22, 2026 at 6:00 am

One Book, One Coast is a shared community reading program across the West Coast with over 190 libraries participating in Washington, Oregon, and California. You’re invited to read the graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy and view the live, online author talk with author George Takei. The memoir recounts George’s childhood imprisonment in America […]

Local Author & Teacher Ty Brown Shares Spokane History in Two Talks

Posted in News on March 17, 2026 at 6:00 am

By Janet Hacker-Brumley, SCLD librarian Local History Presentations This year celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. When discussing local history with a customer at Argonne Library, they recommended the history books by Ty Brown, local author and teacher. Based on that suggestion, we were able to bring Brown to the library to discuss two differ […]

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The Looking Glass: An Interview with Spokane Is Reading Author Tananarive Due

Posted in News on October 7, 2025 at 6:30 am

Guest post by Sharma Shields Tananarive Due’s award-winning horror novel The Reformatory is this year’s selection for Spokane Is Reading. You’re invited to a live watch party for a virtual talk with Tananarive Due about her book The Reformatory on Thursday, October 23, 1pm at Spokane Valley Library or 7pm at Central Library (get event […]

6 Spectacular Author Talks: Don’t Miss Jennifer Weiner, Jodi Picoult & Others

Posted in News on March 6, 2025 at 4:00 am

The SCLD Online Authors Series brings you six author talks. . . Learn about a business strategy to fix what’s not working with Dan Heath, discover fun, humorous novels with emotional depth by Jennifer Weiner, explore a story of female playwrights and what they must do to share their art by Jodi Picoult, and more... […]

6 Author Talks about Success, Free Will vs Destiny, Hope, History & More

Posted in News on July 24, 2024 at 5:15 am

The lineup for the SCLD Online Authors Series in August and September brings you a bestselling group of authors and multifaceted topics... outer space, college admissions, interspecies friendship, oral histories, open-minded living, free will vs destiny, uncertainty vs control, grief and love... […]

6 Authors Share New Insights & Fascinating Stories During These Online Author Talks

Posted in News on February 5, 2024 at 6:00 am

The lineup for the SCLD Online Authors Series has an impressive and diverse group of authors and topics in the coming months. Spice up your February by inviting romance into your reading with author Tessa Bailey, dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk.” Be sure to catch the author talk with Jason Mott as he discusses […]

New Series Features Online Author Talks from Bestselling Writers & Thought Leaders

Posted in News on June 21, 2022 at 6:00 am

SCLD is offering a new program of online talks and discussions with award-winning and bestselling authors, called the SCLD Online Authors Series. Each month, the SCLD Online Authors Series will have two to four author events. The lineup of bestselling authors and thought leaders in this series is diverse in topics, genre, and perspectives. They are […]

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