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Past Author Events

So many incredible authors have visited the stage over the years. View our past events below on YouTube or subscribe to the National Writers Series Podcast.

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Patrice Gopo

Angie Morgan

Jerry Dennis & Dave Dempsey

Benjamin Gilmer

Tim Rappleye and Keith Gave

Nina Totenberg

Alvin Hall

Dan Egan

Ross Gay

Jasmine Warga

Jeannette Walls

Chasten Buttigieg

Bonnie Garmus

Don Winslow

Twin Flames: Burned! A Survivor and Cult Expert Speak Out

Hampton Sides

Kaveh Akbar

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Barbara McQuade

Amy Tan

Kevin Kwan

Jodi Picoult

Jane Smiley

Erik Larson

Peter Heller

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Fredrik Backman

David Sedaris

Margo Price

Pete Souza

Alice Wong

Anna Quindlen

Mitch Albom

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Bill Morris

Aphrodite Jones

Paula Hawkins

Ethan Kross

Shelby Van Pelt

Nita Prose

Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson

Erin French

Ed Yong

Geraldine Brooks

Ann Patchett

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Jack Driscoll

Ruth Ware

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