Columbus Book Festival: Author Talk with Lisa See

Columbus Book Festival featuring Lisa See

Sunday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Main Library
Auditorium (1st floor)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, and more. See was named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.

Daughters of the Sun and Moon illuminates the forgotten history of the 1871 Chinese Massacre in Los Angeles through the intertwined stories of three women who survive and ultimately thrive despite violence, displacement, and systemic prejudice. The novel blends historical detail with emotional depth and resilience by an internationally acclaimed author known for meticulous research and powerful narratives.

HEADLINER SESSION TICKETS

• Due to limited space, tickets are required for each of the five headliner author talks.

• One ticket per person. Maximum room capacity is 250 people.

• Non-ticketed guests will be admitted five minutes prior to the start of the program only if seats are available.

• Eventbrite tickets will be scanned at entry. Print your ticket or have a mobile ticket ready to scan for speedy entry.
• Auditorium will be fully cleared between sessions.

• Be considerate: Don't reserve a seat if you don't need it. Cancel your ticket if you can't make it to the event so another reader can attend.

AUDITORIUM ENTRY & EXIT

Volunteers and Festival Staff will help keep orderly lines and assist guests with limited mobility. Everyone with a session ticket WILL BE SEATED if you arrive before 10:25 am.

• 9:30 a.m. | Lines for Lisa's session form at the Auditorium: one line for ticketed guests and one line for non-ticketed guests.
• 10:00 a.m. | Seating begins for ticketed guests
• 10:25 a.m. | Seating begins for non-ticketed guests (if empty seats are available)
• 10:30 a.m. | Author Talk with Lisa See
• 11:30 a.m. | Session ends. Book signing for session attendees.

The Auditorium will hold back-to-back author sessions, and the area could get congested. Please be prepared to be patient in a space with multiple lines, book selling stations and a signing table.

BOOKS & SIGNING*

• Due to space and time restrictions, headlining authors will sign books only for the 250 attendees of their session within the 60-minute time limit.

• Headliner author signings take place immediately after their session just outside the Auditorium.

• Books may be purchased at the festival or brought from your personal collection. Limit of two items.

• Lisa's books will be available for sale at the Auditorium before and after her session. The Official Festival Bookstore will be selling headliner titles all weekend in Main Library's 2nd floor.

Book signing etiquette:

• Keep the line moving to ensure all readers have an opportunity to have their books signed within the allotted time.
• Open your books to the title page and place them in the correct direction on the signing table

• Limit of two items for signing/personalization.

• No posed photos, please.

*SIGNING DETAILS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

COLUMBUS BOOK FESTIVAL

The Columbus Book Festival is a free, two-day literary event on July 11 -12 at downtown Columbus's Main Library and Topiary Park.

This Author Talk is just one of 70+ sessions on the schedule of author events for the weekend. All sessions and programs are free to attend. Come and enjoy the entire festival!