Beloved for his personal essays and short stories, David Sedaris is a master of satire and one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. David will read from his many best-selling books including his latest “A Carnival of Snackery.” 

http://www.theegg.org/event/david-sedaris

How Hard Could It Be? Elisa Albert and Joshua Cohen

[For ages 18+] How Hard Could It Be? A Literary Salon

Local author Elisa Albert chats with Joshua Cohen, author of the new novel, The Netanyahus

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Albany Public Library Hosts Author Jarrett J. Krosoczka on Sept. 28 To Discuss Challenged, and Award-Winning, Hey Kiddo for Banned Books Week Albany, NY—

Albany Public Library (APL) is hosting a special Banned Books Week virtual talk with popular youth author Jarrett J. Krosoczka about his graphic memoir Hey Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 6:30 pm.

Transforming South Central Troy and South Troy;

A conversation with Gene Bunnell, author of Transforming Providence

Moderated by Marissa Jacques, anchor Spectrum News

ZOOM Meeting - Wednesday, April 21, 2021- 6-7:15 pm  

The Architecture of Downtown Troy
by Diana S. Waite

Thursday, February 11, 4:00 p.m.

Join us for an author talk with Diana S. Waite

in conversation with Kathy T. Sheehan, Hart Cluett Museum Registrar and Rensselaer County & Troy City Historian

From Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe, to Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Xenobia Bailey, this lushly illustrated alphabet picture book presents both famous and underrepresented women in the fine arts from a variety of genres: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and more.

The Albany Book Festival is back!

So many wonderful authors!

The Albany Public Library Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing Athena V. Lord as our Literary Legends honoree for 2017. The Library Foundation will celebrate Athena’s contributions to children’s literature and to the life of the City of Albany at our 4th Annual Literary Legends Gala.

Born in Cohoes, NY in 1932 to a Greek immigrant family, Athena moved to Albany, just around the corner from the old Harmanus Bleecker Library, at age six. A voracious reader as a child, the Library became a second home.

Athena V. Lord is the author of five books: