Thrity Umrigar & Jessica Strawser | Authors at the Library
Schedule
Sun Feb 01 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215 | Columbus, OH
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Join us for bestselling author Thrity Umrigar, on tour with her new thriller "Missing Sam", in conversation with thriller author Jessica Strawser.đź“Ť Main Library (96 S. Grant Ave.)
⏰ Sunday, Feb. 1 from 2 – 4 p.m.
đź”— This event is free and open to all, but registration is required: https://events.columbuslibrary.org/event/15030669
✍️ See the 2026 Author Lineup: https://www.columbuslibrary.org/authors-at-the-library/
SCHEDULE
1:00 p.m. | Book sale by Prologue Bookshop
2:00 p.m. | Main Event
2:45 p.m. | Audience Q&A
3:00 p.m. | Book sale and signing
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Thrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of nine previous novels, including Honor, which was a Reese's Book Club Pick, as well as four picture books and a memoir. Her books have been published in over fifteen countries and in several languages. A former journalist, she has contributed to the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and other newspapers. She is a recipient of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard, and winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Seth Rosenberg prize and a Lambda Literary award. She is currently a Distinguished University Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University.
Jessica Strawser is Editor-at-Large at Writer’s Digest, where she served as editorial director for nearly a decade and became known for her in-depth cover interviews with such luminaries as David Sedaris and Alice Walker. She’s the USA Today bestselling author of seven suspenseful book club novels, including Almost Missed You, a Barnes & Noble Best New Fiction pick; Not That I Could Tell, a Book of the Month bestseller; Forget You Know Me, A Million Reasons Why, and The Next Thing You Know, a People Magazine Pick. Most recently, The Last Caretaker was an Amazon Editors’ First Reads selection and instant USA Today bestseller in 2023. Her latest, Catch You Later, received a Starred Review from ALA’s Booklist and became her second consecutive instant USA Today bestseller in October 2024. She is the recipient of a 2024 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council.
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