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Bestselling author Vanessa Riley and award winner Alina Rubin, will discuss writing historical fiction, giving women a voice in history, doing and using research, traditional versus independent publishing, and building empathy through history. This is a virtual program via Zoom. To register visit https://bit.ly/vanessariley Galena LitFest is the tenth annual literary festival organized and funded… Continue reading Galena LitFest: Vanessa Riley in Conversation with Alina Rubin (virtual)

Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, the Harold & Kumar franchise, and the Christmas comedy The Santa Clauses for Disney+. His first book You Can’t Be… Continue reading Illinois Libraries Present: The Many Lives of Kal Penn (virtual)

Join us for a special virtual event with Dr. Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades. Her memoir, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, was published in 1986 and she has continued to write about autism… Continue reading Illinois Libraries Present: Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin (virtual)