Lisa Scottoline
“Scottoline is a powerhouse.”
~David Baldacci
April 15, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Lisa Scottoline
April 15, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
Scottoline is a powerhouse.”
~David Baldacci
A YEAR-ROUND BOOK FESTIVAL
Celebrating the World's Best Authors
& Creating Literary Opportunities for Youth
Meet Your Summer Reads
This special Random House event will bring three blockbuster authors on the City Opera House stage for a lively and insightful conversation with guest host Doug Stanton. Doors open at 6 pm with authors mingling with attendees and signing books.
May 10, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Meet Your Summer Reads
May 10, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
This special Random House event will bring three blockbuster authors on the City Opera House stage for a lively and insightful conversation with guest host Doug Stanton. Doors open at 6 pm with authors mingling with attendees and signing books.
Marie Benedict
Benedict paints a shining portrait of a complicated woman who knows the astonishing power of her beauty but longs to be recognized for her sharp intellect. Readers will be enthralled.
~ Publishers Weekly
May 30, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Lisa Scottoline
MAy 30, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
Benedict paints a shining portrait of a complicated woman who knows the astonishing power of her beauty but longs to be recognized for her sharp intellect. Readers will be enthralled.
~ Publishers Weekly
Bryan Gruley and Steve Hamilton
“Whatever he writes, I'll read. Steve Hamilton's that good.” ~Lee Child
“The myth of the happy family! Bryan Gruley dives deep into twisted psyches, well-hidden secrets, and dark, explosive desires. Welcome to Bleak Harbor. Be afraid.” ~New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
June 27, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Bryan Gruley and Steve Hamilton
June 27, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
“Whatever he writes, I'll read. Steve Hamilton's that good.” ~Lee Child
“The myth of the happy family! Bryan Gruley dives deep into twisted psyches, well-hidden secrets, and dark, explosive desires. Welcome to Bleak Harbor. Be afraid.” ~New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
Doug Brinkley
The best of the new generation of American historians.”
~ Stephen Ambrose
July 13, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Lisa Scottoline
MAy 30, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
The best of the new generation of American historians.”
~ Stephen Ambrose
Lisa Scottoline
“Scottoline is a powerhouse.”
~David Baldacci
April 15, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Lisa Scottoline
April 15, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
Scottoline is a powerhouse.”
~David Baldacci
Meet Your Summer Reads
This special Random House event will bring three blockbuster authors on the City Opera House stage for a lively and insightful conversation with guest host Doug Stanton. Doors open at 6 pm with authors mingling with attendees and signing books.
May 10, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Meet Your Summer Reads
May 10, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
This special Random House event will bring three blockbuster authors on the City Opera House stage for a lively and insightful conversation with guest host Doug Stanton. Doors open at 6 pm with authors mingling with attendees and signing books.
Marie Benedict
Benedict paints a shining portrait of a complicated woman who knows the astonishing power of her beauty but longs to be recognized for her sharp intellect. Readers will be enthralled.
~ Publishers Weekly
May 30, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Lisa Scottoline
MAy 30, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
Benedict paints a shining portrait of a complicated woman who knows the astonishing power of her beauty but longs to be recognized for her sharp intellect. Readers will be enthralled.
~ Publishers Weekly
Bryan Gruley and Steve Hamilton
“Whatever he writes, I'll read. Steve Hamilton's that good.” ~Lee Child
“The myth of the happy family! Bryan Gruley dives deep into twisted psyches, well-hidden secrets, and dark, explosive desires. Welcome to Bleak Harbor. Be afraid.” ~New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
June 27, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Bryan Gruley and Steve Hamilton
June 27, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
“Whatever he writes, I'll read. Steve Hamilton's that good.” ~Lee Child
“The myth of the happy family! Bryan Gruley dives deep into twisted psyches, well-hidden secrets, and dark, explosive desires. Welcome to Bleak Harbor. Be afraid.” ~New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
Doug Brinkley
The best of the new generation of American historians.”
~ Stephen Ambrose
July 13, 2019 - 7PM • City Opera House
Lisa Scottoline
MAy 30, 2019 - 7PM
City Opera House
The best of the new generation of American historians.”
~ Stephen Ambrose
Look Who’s Been Here
2009
Elmore Leonard
Peter Leonard
2010
Alkon
Rhonda Janzen
Tom Brokaw
Thomas Lynch
Mary Karr
Audrey Niffenegger
Mario Batali
James Bradley
Peter Mattheissen
Karl Marlantes
2011
Janet Leahy
Lisa Albert
Sara Brokaw
Mitch Albom
Paula McLain
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Jack Driscoll
Michael Zadoorian
Roy Blount Jr.
Sebastian Junger
Richard Ford
Elmore Leonard
Daniel Silva
Gretchen Holt Witt
Tom Perrotta
Jeffrey Eugenides
David Sedaris
Chuck Klosterman
2012
Vince Gilligan
Jodi Picolt
Geraldine Brooks
Michael Sandel
Anna Quindlen
Susan Casey
Natalie Bakapoulos
Janet Evanovich
Lee Child
Maggie Stiefvater
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Benjamin Busch
Michael Connelly
2013
Chip Johannessen
Buzz Bissinger
Blaine Harden
Gillian Flynn
Nathaniel Philbrick
Jason Matthews
Colum McCann
Temple Grandin
Mitch Albom
Benjamin Percy
Michael Paterniti
Jamie Ford
David Finkel
Nikki Giovanni
Sara Paretsky
2014
Kelly Corrigan
George Packer
Steve Luxenberg
Anchee Min
Emily Giffin
Daniel James Brown
Karin Slaughter
Greg Holmes
Katherine Roth
Diana Gabaldon
A.J. Baime
Bryce Hoffman
Nancy Horan
Sophie Kinsella
Rita Mae Brown
Brian Castner
Brian Turner
2015
Tess Gerristen
Garth Stein
Debbie Macomber
Jeff Shaara
Harlan Coben
Hampton Sides
Mardi Link
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Ben Sidran
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Paula McLain
Sarah Chayes
Susan Casey
John. U. Bacon
2016
James Rollins
James Tobin
Tui Sutherland
Laurie R. King
Brian Castner
David Ebershoff
Lucy Kalanithi
Jim and Lynn Kouf
Paola Gianturco
David Maraniss
Margaret Atwood
Ann Patchett
Jodi Picoult
Kyle Mills
Daniel Bergner
2017
John Donovan
Beth Macy
Gordon Korman
Greg lles
Eric Fair
Elizabeth Strout
Andrea Petersen
Mary Roach
Julia Glass
Bruce Cameron
Doug Stanton
Alice Waters
Terry McDonell
Dan Gerber
Murray Howe
Sebastian Junger
Phil Caputo
2018
Doug Stanton
Peter Heller
Nikki Giovanni
Peter Brown
Anna Quindlen
Drew Philp
Eileen McNamera
Samantha Irby
David Grann
Richard Russo
Adriana Trigiani
Annie Spence
Beth Macy
Mona Hanna-Attisha
Joe Hill
Amy Goldstein
Tayari Jones
Alice Walker
Richard Clarke
John U. Bacon
2019
Jen Sincero
Tommy Tomlinson
More to come….
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–David Sedaris
“The National Writers Series is a consistently fun, smart, and warm gathering for book lovers—whether they be readers or writers or both. It’s one of my favorites.”
—Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
“Traverse City wrung my tired soul out. I got a chance to spend some time with the young writers of tomorrow, part of the National Writers Series, and then I read in the magnificent old Opera House. All the ghosts of the past and the voices of the future in one very special place.”
–Colum McCann
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