East Hampton Library’s 22nd Annual Authors Night Raises Over $500K

The East Hampton Library held another record-breaking Authors Night on Saturday, August 8, under a grand tent in Herrick Park, raising more than $500,000 for the library.

One of the most popular and celebrity-studded events of the Hamptons’ summer calendar, Authors Night featured 100 authors across all genres. The event drew over 2,000 book lovers who came out to meet 100 authors at a lively book-signing cocktail reception, with all proceeds benefiting the East Hampton Library.

More than 5,000 books were purchased and personally inscribed by the participating authors, which included: Amy DuBois Barnett, Robert A. Caro, Amy Chozick, Florence Fabricant, Tom Freston, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Paul Goldberger, Bianna Golodryga, Xochitl Gonzalez, Michael Gross, Alice Harris, Madeleine Henry, Steve Israel, Karine Jean-Pierre, Aphrodite Jones, Tom Junod, Carol Leifer, Don Lemon, Andrew Lownie, Jenn Lueke, Jay McInerney, David Netto, Chris Pavone, Adam Ross, Sabrina Rudin, John Searles, Alyssa Sheinmel, Beth Stern, Michael Symon, Heather Ann Thompson, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

After the Herrick Park portion of the evening, higher-level ticket buyers attended private dinner parties featuring one or more of the guest authors, held at homes around East Hampton. The “Premier Literary Event of the Hamptons” has grown over the years into one of the most successful celebrations of books and authors in America and one of the largest library-author events of its kind. The funds raised at Authors Night support the library’s free community programming and services throughout the year.