Author Visits

A.D. Childers

Childers with books Sun, Nov 2 | 1pm | Marvin Auditorium

Kansas author and Topeka educator A.D. Childers will talk about her work, answer questions and sign books. Event will include a short business meeting and election of Friends board. Childers' debut novel The Switch Point was named one of the 2025 Kansas Notable Books - a gripping mystery filled with twists and turns that keep readers guessing. Her latest release A History of Madness (August 2025) ventures into the realm of speculative fiction, showcasing her versatility as a storyteller. Register to attend.

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Wed, Nov 12 | 7pm | Marvin BC

Hear 2009-2013 KS Poet Laureate Mirriam-Goldberg read from her memoir The Magic Eye: A Story of Saving a Life and a Place in the Age of Anxiety about surviving a rare cancer while saving family land.

She has authored and edited more than 20 books of poetry, memoir, fiction and anthologies. In The Magic Eye Mirriam-Goldberg discusses the troubling events of her life in 2019 when she was diagnosed with a deadly eye cancer and entering into a risky plan to save her family's fifth-generation farm. It is also about finding a deeper sense of place and community as well as new ways to see the world.

A Q&A session will follow Mirriam-Goldberg's reading, so come ready with questions. Books will be available for purchase.

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