Cypress College Library Author Talks
March 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
One event on 2 Oct 2025 at 11:00 am
One event on 9 Oct 2025 at 4:00 pm
One event on 22 Oct 2025 at 4:00 pm
One event on 29 Oct 2025 at 11:00 am
One event on 5 Nov 2025 at 11:00 am
One event on 13 Nov 2025 at 4:00 pm
One event on 18 Nov 2025 at 11:00 am
One event on 2 Dec 2025 at 11:00 am
One event on 9 Dec 2025 at 11:00 am
One event on 12 Feb 2026 at 11:00 am
One event on 24 Feb 2026 at 11:00 am
One event on 4 Mar 2026 at 11:00 am
One event on 12 Mar 2026 at 4:00 pm
One event on 24 Mar 2026 at 11:00 am
Register for upcoming talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders. Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.
Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell with Author Gabe Henry
Simplified Spelling Historian and Author of Enough is Enuf and Eating Salad Drunk
Wednesday, September 17 at 11 a.m. PDT
Nuestra América: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States with Smithsonian Educators
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Thursday, October 2 at 11 a.m. PDT
10 Years of Daring Heists and Lovable Outcasts in YA Fantasy with Leigh Bardugo
No. 1 New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning Author of Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone Series
Thursday, October 9 at 4 p.m. PDT
Finding My Way with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai
Bestselling Author and Education Activist
Wednesday, October 22 at 4 p.m. PDT
Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons with Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory
Bestselling Author of The Other Boleyn Girl and Leading Voice in Historical Fiction
Wednesday, October 29 at 11 a.m. PDT
Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee
Author of the Debut Memoir Nothing More of This Land
Wednesday, November 5 at 11 a.m. PST
The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters
Bestselling Author and Winner of the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
Thursday, November 13 at 4 p.m. PST
Unlock the Secret Language of Connection with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Habit
Tuesday, November 18 at 11 a.m. PST
Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity with Author Sue Hincenbergs
Author of The Retirement Plan and Award-Winning Television Producer
Tuesday, December 2 at 11 a.m. PST
The Legacy of Julia Child’s Kitchen with Author and Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Tuesday, December 9 at 11 a.m. PST
Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Award-Winning Author and Professor of Philosophy
Thursday, February 12 at 11 a.m.
Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Tuesday, February 24 at 11 a.m.
Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry
New York Times Bestselling Author of Population: 485 and The Jesus Cow
Wednesday, March 4 at 11 a.m.
Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network and The Rose Code
Thursday, March 12 2026 at 4 p.m.
America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter
With Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver
Tuesday, March 24 at 11 a.m.
