Atz Kilcher, best known for his role in the Discovery Channel reality TV series Alaska: The Last Frontier, discusses his life growing up in Alaska’s rugged landscape as revealed in his memoir, Son of a Midnight Land.

New York Times bestselling author and Wired reporter Steve Silberman will delve into the history of autism as detailed in his book, Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. Is autism a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? Silberman argues that it is both of these things and more—and that the future of our society depends on our understanding it.

Local author Bob Coppedge, owner and CEO of Simplex-IT, a Managed Service Provider in Stow, will be at The Learned Owl Book Shop on Saturday, March 10th, from 1 to 3 p.m. He will be signing his book "A CEO's Survival Guide To Information Technology: A Crotchety Old Geek's Road Map to Information Technology (IT) For Your Organization". 

On Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historical Society, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin will discuss his latest book, Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West. The book recounts the true story of the legendary town of Dodge City, Kansas, known as the most violent and turbulent town in the West.

Hudson author Dr. Thomas Daniel will be at The Learned Owl Book Shop on Saturday, January 13th, from 1 to 3 p.m. He will be signing his newest book, “Escape Through the Andes”, his first work of fiction.  It is a “high altitude, high stakes chase through Bolivia and Peru”, featuring Dr. Paul Morgan, an academic physician from Cleveland, and his involvement in a mission to help Bolivian physician and spy Gonzalo Mamani flee from the Bolivian law.