Upcoming Author Events
 
The Lewes Library partners with Browseabout Books to host in-person, hybrid and virtual author events. These events are FREE, but registration is required. The link to register can be found in each book description. These books are available in the Delaware Library Catalog. Click on the book cover to place a hold.

Under a War-Torn Sky by L. M. Elliott
Under a War-Torn Sky
by L. M. Elliott

Wednesday, September 30, 5 PM ET
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When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pilot finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. In constant danger of discovery by German soldiers, Henry begins a remarkable journey to freedom.
Cloudy with a Chance of Starships: How the Drake Equation Reveals the Odds of Life in the Cosmos by Seven Rasmussen
Cloudy with a Chance of Starships: How the Drake Equation Reveals the Odds of Life in the Cosmos
by Seven Rasmussen

Tuesday, October 6, 5 PM ET
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This event is part of the Library's "Science & Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us" lecture series co-organized by Fred Dylla, Linda Dylla, and Colin Norman.

An entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Cloudy with a Chance of Starships takes readers on an irreverent expedition through the marvelous world of astrobiology, using as a guide the most important equation in science since E=mc2. 
Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari
Songs for the Brokenhearted
by Ayelet Tsabari

Sunday, October 25, 1 PM ET
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This event is in partnership with Seaside Jewish Community.

A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother's secret romance in a dramatic journey through lost family stories, revealing the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter--the debut novel of an award-winning literary voice.
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth's Greatest Carnivore by Riley Black
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth's Greatest Carnivore
by Riley Black

Wednesday, November 4, 5 PM ET
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This event is in partnership with the History Book Festival.

From the author of the beloved The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, an imaginative celebration of T. rex from hatching to adulthood. Even the most die-hard dinosaur fan will come away with a new perspective and appreciation for the Tyrant Lizard Queen.
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp by Lynne Olson
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp
by Lynne Olson

Thursday, November 12, 4 PM ET
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This event is in partnership with Seaside Jewish Community.

The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis--from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War.
On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick by Jim Al-Khalili
On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick
by Jim Al-Khalili

Tuesday, November 17, 5 PM ET
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This event is part of the Library's "Science & Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us" lecture series co-organized by Fred Dylla, Linda Dylla, and Colin Norman.

From quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili, essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of time.
Milk Mustache: The Stars. the Stories. the Staches. by Bernie Hogya
Milk Mustache: The Stars. the Stories. the Staches.
by Bernie Hogya

Thursday, November 19, 5 PM ET
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125 unforgettable ads and exclusive behind-the-scenes stories celebrate the iconic Milk Mustache, one of the most beloved ad campaigns in pop culture history.
The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present by Steve Brusatte
The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
by Steve Brusatte

Tuesday, December 8, 5 PM ET
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This event is part of the Library's "Science & Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us" lecture series co-organized by Fred Dylla, Linda Dylla, and Colin Norman.

From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today.