We've built an Author Events Calendar filled with exciting and unique opportunities to hear Authors across the spectrum.

Great Fiction:

Jessie Burton, currently a Bestselling Author in the UK, her Debut Novel The Miniaturist will arrive on shelves in the US this week.  Read more about the international appeal of Jessie Burton in The Wall Street Journal.

Matthew Thomas, his Debut Novel We Are Not Ourselves is an Independent Bookseller's IndieNext Top Pick for September, has already received rave reviews in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and is the powerful centerpiece of this article in The New Yorker. 

Nancy Horan, Bestselling Author of Loving Frank, will return with her New Book Under the Wide and Starry Sky, "a Novel that shows how love and marriage can simultaneously offer inspiration and encumbrance." ~ The New York Times

Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of A Thousand Acres and Bestselling Author of Moo, will return with her New Novel Some Luck, the first Novel in a Trilogy about an Iowa farm family.

Sandra Dallas , Bestselling Author of Tallgrass and The Persian Pickle Club, will return with her New Holiday Novel A Quilt for Christmas, a Civil War-Era Novel set in Kansas.

Bruce Cameron, Bestselling Author of A Dog's Purpose and A Dog's Journey, will return with his New Novel The Midnight Plan of The Repo Man, a story Nelson Demille calls "suspenseful, action-packed, romantic, and above all, truly funny. I loved it!"

Anna Quindlen, Bestselling Author of Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake and Rise and Shine, will return with her New Novel Still Life with Bread Crumbs.  The New York Times calls this Book a "marvelous romantic comedy of errors."

Amazing Life Stories:

Gary Shteyngart, Bestselling Author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook and Absurdistan, reveals his life in Little Failure: A Memoir.  The toughest Book Critic in the World writes: "[A] keenly observed tale of exile, coming-of-age and family love: It's raw, comic and deeply affecting, a testament to Mr. Shteyngart's abilities to write with both self-mocking humor and introspective wisdom, sharp-edged sarcasm and aching-and yes, Chekhovian-tenderness."

~ Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 

Jackson Galaxy, AKA Cat Daddy, Cat Behaviorist and Animal Planet Star, will return to share tips and tricks for making your home and life more cat-friendly with his new book Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You).  "Mr. Galaxy--shaved head, arms full of tattoos--seems physically at odds with his gentle voice and gentle approach to animals. . . . But though he may be dealing with humans who have been terrorized and even bloodied by their out-of-control pets, he's a model of consistency.  The cats, not the people, are his No. 1 priority." ~ The New York Times 

Cary Elwes , Actor and iconic Star (yes, Westley himself!) of the beloved motion picture The Princess Bride, reveals behind-the-scenes stories and laughs in As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. Celebrate 25 years of this amazing comedy classic with this delightful and charming memoir.

Colonel Chris Hadfield, one of the world's most seasoned and accomplished Astronauts, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space.  His online videos, including a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", have collectively received more than 50,000,000 views.  Fly around the Earth as he shows us You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes: Photographs from the International Space Station.

John Cleese, Author, Actor and Star of Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, and countless more, tells many stories in his new memoir So Anyway...  The legendary Actor travels all the way from the United Kingdom to spend an evening In Conversation and sharing tales of dead parrots, live performances, exciting adventures in the world of film and television, and quite possibly an argument.

Great Inspiration:

Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States, "America's favorite poet" ~ The Wall Street Journal, reads from his first volume of New and Selected Poems in twelve years, Aimless Love.  In the Poet's own words, he hopes that his Poems "begin in Kansas and end in Oz."

Jim Gaffigan, Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Author, and World-famous Food Critic will sit down for a lively and pointed discussion about his timely new obsession, Food: A Love Story.

Anne Lamott, Bestselling Author and Essayist, known for her powerful Prose and keen insight into the human condition, appears just before the Holidays to remind us all of the importance of Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace.