Author Panels
Your Favorite Authors and Books You Love!
Listen to your favorite authors as they speak about their work, the creative process, and more in these fun and informative panel discussions. Seating is first come, first served. You can meet all of our authors in the Author Pavilion.
2024 Author Panel Schedule
10:30 AM
Lives Lived, Stories to Tell
Suzanne Scanlon, Sarah Stankorb, Pepper Stetler
Moderator: Andrew Maraniss
Room 1SA
Mysteries
Catherine Mack, Olivia Matthews, Lauren Thoman
Moderator: Isa Fernandez
Room 1SB
Book Club Picks
Tonya Mitchell, Jo Paquette, Sheila Williams
Moderator: Sarahlyn Bruck
Room 1SC
11:30 AM
Writing Across the Ages
Adi Alsaid, Gia Gordon, Mariama J. Lockington
Moderator: Natalie D. Richards
Room 1SA
Romance
Melissa Collings, Susanna Craig, Dani Galliaro, Jess Wisecup
Moderator: Jeremy Clark
Room 1SB
In Conversation
Carole Boston Weatherford and Sharon Draper
Room 1SC
Author Spotlight
Nita Prose in conversation with Paula Brehm-Heeger
Room 3rd Floor
12:30 PM
Poetry
Holly Brians Ragusa, Alessandra Lynch, James Riley
Moderator: Michael C. Peterson
Room 1SA
Graphic Novels
David Arnold, Derrick Barnes, Fern Haught, Rafael Rosado
Moderator: Jay Kalagayan
Room 1SB
Buzzworthy Books
Katherine Howe, Melissa Landers, Jessica Strawser
Moderator: Isa Fernandez
Room 1SC
1:30 PM
Scientifically Speaking: Science Nonfiction
Teresa Robeson, Jillian Scudder, Carmella Van Vleet
Moderator: Mary Kay Carson
Room 1SA
Thrillers & Suspense
Jeff Biggers, Emma Dues, Mina Hardy, Mindy McGinnis
Moderator: Leslie Anderson
Room 1SB
In Conversation
Margaret Peterson Haddix and Kristin Tubb
Room 1SC
Author Spotlight
Rob Sheffield in conversation with Annie Zaleski
Room 3rd Floor
2:30 PM
Middle Grade Voices
Terri Libenson, Carol Williams, Deeba Zargarpur
Moderator: Kamilla Benko
Room 1SA
Romance for Teens
Kristy Boyce, Kaitlyn Hill, Skye Quinlan
Moderator: Christen Randall
Room 1SB
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Gwenda Bond, John Scalzi, Meg Shaffer
Moderator: Meredith R. Lyons
Room 1SC
Writing Contest Announcements
Room 3rd Floor
Author Stage Talks - 2nd Floor
10:30AM – Historic Louisville Murders – Keven McQueen
11:00AM – Illuminating Nature: Chasing Light Across the Landscape – Jon Reynolds
12:00PM – Cleaning Up the Bomb Factory: Grassroots Activism and Nuclear Waste in the Midwest – Casey Huegel
12:30PM – Going to Maine: All the Ways to Fall on the Appalachian Trail – Sally Chaffin Brooks
1:00PM – The Man Who Saved Cincinnati – Peter Bronson
1:30PM – Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman – Scott Longert
2:00PM – Beyond the Headlines: True Crime’s Myths and Legends – Jeff Ignatowski
2:30PM – Cocktails and Consoles: 75 Video Game Inspired Drinks to Level Up Your Game Night – Elias Eells
3:00PM – Tanked in Cincinnati: Fortune & Calamity in the Beer Business – Michael D. Morgan and Bret Kollmann Baker
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