About Evenings with an Author

The Library hosts more than 60 evening events a year featuring authors, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, scholars, and other public figures.  All but a few of these programs are free (with a suggested donation of 10 euros) and open to the general public, thanks to continuing support from Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg. Talks by published authors often include a book sale and signing after the program.

The Library welcomes speakers like Elizabeth Kolbert, Jenny Odell, Lauren Elkin, Joshua Cohen, Torrey Peters, Yaa Gyasi, Pap Ndiaye, Tobias Wolff, Kristin Scott Thomas, Reza Aslan, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Rachel Kushner, Nicole Krauss, Tash Aw, Colson Whitehead, Viet Thanh Nguyen, David Hare, Jane Smiley, Jimmy Buffett, Emmanuel Carrère, Jelani Cobb, Zadie Smith, Adam Gopnik, David Sedaris, Michael Palin, Richard Ford, Paul Auster, and Ottessa Moshfegh twice a week, every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sign up for e-Libris or consult the Program Calendar or our Facebook page to learn more about upcoming events.