East Hampton Library’s 17th Annual Authors Night fundraiser, taking place online and in-person, will be held August 12 to 15.
“We’re looking forward to transitioning this year’s Authors Night fundraiser to a hybrid series of in-person and online events, allowing us to connect our community and the literary world in a dynamic new way,” said Dennis Fabiszak, East Hampton Library Director. “In addition to the scaled-down version of our traditional Authors Night cocktail party book signing event on August 14, the online Authors Night conversation series taking place August 12 to 15 features an impressive list of participating authors in live conversation with noted interviewers. As we mark the 17th anniversary of Authors Night, we’re thankful for the outstanding generosity, participation, and support for the event that we’ve received from both the local and literary communities. The funds raised at Authors Night enable the library to provide our diverse community with essential programming and services throughout the year — all free of charge.”
A book signing cocktail party at the library will be held on Saturday, August 14, from 4 to 6 PM. Held outdoors under a tent on the library grounds, guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with a select group of authors, buy their books, and have them personally inscribed. Participating authors include Taylor Barton, Bill Boggs, Robert A. Caro, Tom Clavin, Deborah Copaken, Stacy Dermont, Florence Fabricant, Amanda Fairbanks, Dan Glickman, Joshua M. Greene, Noel Hankin, Alice Harris, Harold Koplewicz, John Kurdewan, Mike Lupica, Jeffrey Lyons, Thomas Maier, Michael Shnayerson, Steven Stolman, Alan Zweibel, and more. Click here for more info on the authors and their books.
Interactive online author conversations will take place Thursday, August 12 to 15. Individual, exclusive one-hour Zoom events in the format of a conversation between the featured author and a noted interviewer, followed by a moderated question-and-answer period with the participating online audience, will take place.
Participating authors include David W. Blight, Michael Eric Dyson, Tovah Feldshuh, Dan Glickman, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Harold Koplewicz, Don Lemon, Thomas Maier, Zibby Owens, Allison Pataki, Owen Pataki, Marcus Samuelsson, Michael Shnayerson, Suzanne Simard, Alan Steinfeld, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and Alan Zweibel.
A free book talk and performance with Taylor Barton and G.E. Smith will be held outdoors at the library on Friday, August 13 at 6 PM.
Complete schedule can be viewed at authorsnight.org.