Join humorist, Don Ake, as he chats and signs his new book, WILL THERE BE FREE APPETIZERS, on Saturday, September 29 from 12-2.  

Local author Vivien Chien first novel, Death by Dumpling, was release from St. Martin's Press earlier this year. Chien will share stories and insight from her year as a debut author, including what the editorial process is like with a Big Five publisher and what is expected of a new author in 2018 in terms of publicity.

Award-winning memoirist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn will discuss his latest book, An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and An Epic. Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Library Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, and Newsday, An Odyssey tells the story of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading—and reliving—Homer’s epic masterpiece. Dwight Garner of the New York Times said, “Mendelsohn has written a book that’s accessible to nearly any curious reader.

Author Amy Knight, called “the West’s foremost scholar” of the KGB by The New York Times, will discuss her latest book, Orders to Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder. Knight traces Putin’s journey from the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the late 1990s to his subsequent rise to absolute power as the Kremlin’s leader today, exposing a campaign of alleged political murder during his reign.

The Hudson Library & Historical Society welcomes Cecile Richards, a nationally respected leader in the field of women’s health, reproductive rights and social change. Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, daughter of the late Texas Governor Ann Richards and featured speaker at the Women’s March on Washington, will discuss her memoir, Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead. Joining Richards will be M. L.