Burnett Neighborhood Library will undergo an energy efficiency upgrade. The branch will temporarily close from Monday, April 21, through Saturday, May 17.

April Author Talks

April 2025 Author Talks News Card

Join us this April for thrilling conversations with mega bestseller Jodi Picoult, Smithsonian horticulturist Matthew Fleming, and suspense author Gregg Hurwitz.

Registration is required for the live events. Each talk features the chance to submit questions for an author Q&A. All events will be recorded and uploaded to the author talk archive.


Jodi Picoult

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of By Any Other Name and My Sister’s Keeper
By Any Other Name | April 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM


Matthew Fleming

Horticulturist at the Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Facility
The Stories, Science, and History of Trees | April 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM


Gregg Hurwitz

Author of the New York Times Bestselling Orphan X Series
The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense | April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM


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The Library’s online author talks series is made possible thanks to the efforts of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and its generous donors.