Author Visits

Upcoming Author Visits

Chelan David and book Chelan David - Stories from the Phog

Thu, Feb 19 | 7-8pm | Marvin BC

Learn more about the rich history of University of Kansas basketball from a hoops junkie with a longstanding bond to the Jayhawks. Explore the origin of the Beware of the Phog banner, how the Rules of Basketball made its way to Lawrence, and relive some of the greatest games in the history of KU basketball.

Brad Taylor, Suspense Author

Brad Taylor Wed, April 22 | 7-8pm | Marvin Auditorium (Registration opens March 17)

Brad Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces, including eight years with 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment—Delta, popularly known as Delta Force. Taylor retired in 2010 after serving more than two decades and participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. His final military post was as assistant professor of military science at The Citadel. Brad is the New York Times bestselling author of 18 thrillers and is a security consultant on asymmetric threats. His 20th book Shadow Strike will be released the day before his visit to the library. Photo credit: Claudio Marinesco

Remarkable authors who visited in 2026

Editors Thomas Fox Averill & Leslie VonHolten with Marcia Cebulska, Jeffrey Ann Goudie, Valerie Mendoza and Josh Svaty, contributors to Kansas Matters: Twenty-First-Century Writers on the Sunflower State

Incredible authors who visited in 2025