Bryan + College Station Public Library System presents the 2026 Author Series, sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Each event includes an author presentation, Q&A and book signing. The first 50 people to register and attend each event in person will receive a free book. Doors open no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of each event.
Additional books will be for sale by Hyperbole Bookstore at each event, with 10% of proceeds going to the Friends of the Library.
Upcoming Authors
Amanda Churchill
- When: Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m.
- Where: Clara B. Mounce Public Library, 201 E. 26th Street, Bryan, TX
- Cost: Free admission. The first 50 people to register will receive a free copy of the book, “The Turtle House.” You must attend the event in person to receive your copy.
Amanda Churchill is the author of “The Turtle House,” the 2025 winner of the Reading the West Award in Debut Fiction. Her work has been featured in Lit Hub, Hobart Pulp, Witness and other outlets. She was a Writer’s League of Texas 2021 Fellow, has received support from Tin House and Community of Writers, and holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of North Texas. She lives in Keller, Texas, with her family.
Sarah Beth Durst
- When: Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m.
- Where: Larry J. Ringer Library, 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S., College Station, TX
- Cost: Free admission. The first 50 people to register will receive a free copy of the book, “The Spellshop.” You must attend the event in person to receive your copy.
Sarah Beth Durst is the New York Times bestselling author of over 25 books for adults, teens and kids, including cozy fantasy “The Spellshop.” She’s been awarded the American Library Association’s Alex Award, the Libby Book Award for Best Fantasy and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Several of her books have been optioned for film/television, including “Drink Slay Love,” which was made into a TV movie and was a question on Jeopardy! She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children and her ill-mannered cat.
Elle Cosimano
- When: Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m.
- Where: Larry J. Ringer Library, 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S., College Station, TX
- Cost: Free admission. The first 50 people to register will receive a free copy of the book, “Finlay Donovan is Killing It.” You must attend the event in person to receive your copy.
Elle Cosimano is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, an International Thriller Award winner, a Bran Stoker Award finalist, and an Edgar Award nominee. Her acclaimed young adult novels include “Nearly Gone,” “Holding Smoke,” “The Suffering Tree” and “Seasons of the Storm.” Elle’s debut novel for adults, “Finlay Donovan is Killing It,” kicked off a witty, fast-paced contemporary mystery series, which was a People Magazine Pick and was named one of New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2021. In addition to writing novels for teens and adults, her essays have appeared in The Huffington Post and Time. Elle lives with her husband and two sons in Virginia.
