New York Times Bestselling author, Douglas Brunt is joining us online to chat about his debut non-fiction work, on Wednesday, May 1st at 3 PM ET  via digital live-stream in partnership with The Orange County Public Library! This instant bestseller reveals the hidden history of Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s great inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I. Watch live and have the opportunity ... Read More

Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door . . . Join Nina Simon online to chat about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths on Wednesday, May 8th at 7 PM ET via digital live-stream in partnership with the Orange County Public Library. Nina is the author of the Reese Witherspoon Sunshine Book Club selected novel "Mother-Daughter Murder Night." This event is suitable for ... Read More

We’re looking forward to a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F.Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface on Tuesday, May 21st at 7 PM ET via digital live-stream in partnership with the Orange County Public Library.  Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. In Yellowface, Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu ... Read More

Matt Shindell, For the Love of Mars, Monday, June 3rd  Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, its geologic kinship with Earth, and its potential as our best hope for settlement, Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and exploration. For the Love of Mars surveys the red planet's place in the human imagination, beginning with ancient ... Read More