This festival, a tradition since Summer 2014, has featured writers from New England and the tri-state area who share their work, inspiration, and ideas with our audience. Throughout the pandemic we have invited Kirstin Harmel, Spencer Quinn, Gail Tsukiyama, Kristy Harvey, and Bill Hayes virtually into our living rooms! Previous summers have included the talents of Liv Constantine, Ann Leary, Matthew Dicks, Kristan Higgins, James Frey, Adriana Trigiani, Archer Mayor, Marilyn Simon Rothstein, B.A. Shapiro, and Andrea Bartz.
In 2026, we will be celebrating the 12th year of our Local Author Festival! This spring we hosted Cozy Con with Kensington Books, and Marie Benedict, Amity Gaige, and Christina Baker Kline were guests of the Friends of the Avon Library.
In 2025 & 2026 we’re welcoming authors with books connected to America’s 250th.
The Friends have hosted Martha Kelly, Lauren Willing, Beatriz Williams, Karen White, Marie Benedict, and Christina Baker Kline for ticketed events since 2023:
We host authors year-round, so join us for these events:
Events
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The Original/Author Event with Priya Parmar (in-person)
Community Room 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for an in-person author event with Priya Parmar, to celebrate her latest book, The Original. “Anyone interested in Hepburn’s early career will have a hard time resisting […]
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The Girls Who Beat the Odds Stories of Women Who Changed the Course of Sports History (Virtual)
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual event with Mari K. Eder, to celebrate the release of her new book, The Girls Who Beat the Odds Stories of Women Who Changed the […]
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The Me I Used to Be/Author Event with Kristan Higgins (in-person)
One of our favorite authors returns! Join us for a moderated conversation with Kristan Higgins, to celebrate the release of The Me I Used To Be. At their twenty-fifth high school […]
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Things We Found in the Ground: Virtual Author Event with Eleanor Bruce and Lucilla Gray
Join us for a virtual conversation with Eleanor and Lucilla, to celebrate the U.S. release of Things We Found in the Ground. October is Archaeology Month in Connecticut! In this […]
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Three Graces/Author Event with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins (in-person)
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for an moderated conversation with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, to celebrate her debut novel, Three Graces of Pearl Street. “A stunning debut. An intergenerational story full of the complexities […]