February Author Talks
1/29/2026 12:00:00 PM
Join us this February as we hear from award-winning authors and academics! Each talk features the chance to submit questions for an author Q&A.
Registration is required for the live events. If you can’t attend live, register anyway and you’ll receive a recording after the event concludes.
Vanessa Riley
A Tale of 17th-Century Buccaneers and Black & Female Liberation
Feb. 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic
Feb. 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch
Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum
Feb. 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
