Author Series

About the Program

In partnership with the Upper Arlington Public Library, the Author Series brings nationally recognized authors to the Upper Arlington community for engaging conversations, readings, and shared learning. Since 2012, the series has connected readers of all ages with voices shaping contemporary literature, fostering dialogue and a lifelong love of reading.

Featured Authors

2012 – Marc Brown
Arthur book series

2013 – Alexander McCall Smith
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series and more

2014 – Lynne Olson
Troublesome Young Men; Citizens of London; Those Angry Days; and more

2015 – Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See; About Grace; The Shell Collector; Cloud Cuckoo Land; and more

2016 – Bill Clegg & Piper Kerman
Bill Clegg: Did You Ever Have a Family; The End of the Day and more
Piper Kerman: Orange is the New Black

2017 – Jamie Ford
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Songs of Willow Frost

2018 – Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow, Rules of Civility

2019 – Samin Nosrat
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

2024 – Raina Telgemeier
Smile, Sisters, Drama

2025 – Jenny Lawson & Peter Brown
Jenny Lawson: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
Peter Brown: The Wild Robot, The Curious Garde

2026 – Jerry Craft
New Kid; Class Act; School Trip; and more

The Upper Arlington Community Foundation thanks the Ann Royce Moore Fund for its generous support of the Author Series.