Engage with Celebrated Authors

Countway Longwood Author Series events are unique opportunities to connect with celebrated local authors, hear their stories, and ask them your own questions. These are free community events that traditionally gather in the Countway Library building, though some are hosted via Zoom or presented as hybrid (online and onsite) events for the safety of all participants. Over the last few years, a diverse and award-winning range of authors has joined us to speak about their literary works and writing processes. Each talk is followed by a Q&A opportunity, and the books are most often available to borrow through Countway Library. All Author Series events are hosted by the Countway Library Outreach Team. To browse upcoming Author Series events, please visit our calendar page.

 

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We would love to hear from you! If you are an author looking to speak about your new book, a department interested in partnering with us to host an Author Series event, or an individual with an author or topic suggestion, please reach out to us anytime.

 

Upcoming Events

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Past Events & Recordings

 

Headshot of Dr. Rachel Thomas next to the cover image for her book, Shrink.Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl

With Rachel M. Thomas, Ph.D.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Recording and transcript of the Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl event

 

Headshot of Jarrett J. Krosoczka next to the cover images for two of his books, Sunshine and Hey, Kiddo.An Evening with Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

 

 

Headshot of Samuel A. Forman next to the cover image of his book, Dr. Joseph Warren.Dr. Joseph Warren Biography

With Samuel A. Forman

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

 

Headshot of Štěpánka Jislová next to the cover image of her book, Heartcore.Heartcore

With Štěpánka Jislová

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

 

The cover image of the book Vocies from the Front Lines next to headshots of Katherine R. Peeler and Richard M. Ratzan.Voices from the Front Lines: The Pandemic and the Humanities

With Katherine R. Peeler and Richard M. Ratzan

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Headshot of Dr. Carl Elliott next to his book, The Occasional Human Sacrifice.The Occasional Human Sacrifice

With Carl Elliott, M.D., Ph.D.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

 

Headshot of Dr. Theresa S. Betancourt next to the cover image of her book, Shadows Into Light.Shadows Into Light: A Generation of Child Soldiers Comes of Age

With Dr. Theresa S. Betancourt

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Headshot of Eddie Ahn next to the cover image of his book, Advocate.Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

With Eddie Ahn

Friday, March 21, 2025

Headshot of Dr. Hassan Tetteh next to the cover image of his book, Smarter Healthcare with AI.Smarter Healthcare with AI

With Dr. Hassan Tetteh

Thursday, March 20, 2025

 

Headshot of Alice Rothchild next to the cover image of her book, Inspired and Outraged.Inspired and Outraged: The Making of a Feminist Physician

With Alice Rothchild

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

 

Vidya Krishnan next to her book, Phantom Plague, and a headshot of Maria Smilios next to her book, The Black Angels.Caste, Race, and the Social Order

Shaping Who Gets—And Who Cares for Those With—Tuberculosis

With Vidya Krishnan, Maria Smilios, Carole D. Mitnick, Sc.D. (welcome), and Scott Podolsky, M.D. (moderator)

Monday, October 23, 2023

Recording and transcript of the Caste, Race, and the Social Order event

 

Cover image of the book The Science-Music Borderlands next to headshots of Psyche Loui, Deirdre Loughridge, Elizabeth H. Margulis, and Lisa Wong.The Science-Music Borderlands

With Psyche Loui, Deirdre Loughridge, Elizabeth H. Margulis, and Lisa Wong (moderator)

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Recording and transcript of the Science-Music Borderlands event

 

Headshot of Judith L. Herman MD next to the cover image of her book, Truth and Repair.Truth and Repair

With Judith L. Herman M.D., Janet Yassen LICSW, and Mary R. Harvey Ph.D.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Recording and transcript of the Truth and Repair event

 

Cover image of the book, The AI Revolution in Medicine, next to headshots of the three authors and the Countway event moderator.The AI Revolution in Medicine

With Isaac "Zak" Kohane, M.D., Ph.D., Peter Lee, Ph.D., and Carey Goldberg, moderated by David Shaywitz, M.D., Ph.D.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Recording and Zoom transcript of the AI Revolution in Medicine event

Full transcript of the AI Revolution in Medicine event (PDF)

 

Headshot of Dr. Chinmay Murali next to the cover of his book, Infertility Comics and Graphic Medicine.Infertility Comics and Graphic Medicine

With Chinmay Murali

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Recording and transcript of the Infertility Comics event

 

Headshot of Ellen More next to the cover of her book, The Transformation of American Sex Education.The Transformation of American Sex Education: Mary Calderone and the Fight for Sexual Health

With Ellen More, Ph.D.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Recording and transcript of the Transformation of American Sex Education event

 

Headshot of Chaya Bhuvaneswar next to the cover image for her book, White Dancing Elephants.White Dancing Elephants

With Chaya Bhuvaneswar

Tuesday, March 11, 2023

Recording and transcript of the White Dancing Elephants event

Presentation slides from the White Dancing Elephants event (PDF)

 

Zebulon Miletsky speaking at a podium and cover image for his book, Before Busing.Before Busing

With Zebulon Miletsky

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Recording and transcript of the Before Busing event

 

Headshot of Dr. Barrett Rollins and cover art for his book, In Sickness.In Sickness: A Memoir

With Dr. Barrett Rollins, moderated by Dr. Susan Pories

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Recording and transcript of the In Sickness event

 

Headshot of Jay Baruch and cover image of his book, Tornado of Life.Tornado of Life

With Jay Baruch, moderated by Eric Goralnick

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

 

Headshot of Anna DeForest and cover image of her book, A History of Present Illness.A History of Present Illness

With Anna DeForest

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Recording and transcript of the A History of Present Illness event

 

Headshot of Theresa Brown and cover image of her book, Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient.Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient

With Theresa Brown, RN (author), Beth Shaughnessy, M.D., Ph.D., Caroline Sheehan, RN, and Susan Pories, M.D., MACS (moderator)

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Recording and transcript of the Healing event

 

Headshot of Haider Warraich and cover image of his book, The Song of Our Scars.The Song of Our Scars

With Haider Warraich, M.D., moderated by Suzanne Koven, M.D., M.F.A.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Recording and transcript of The Song of Our Scars event

 

Headshot of Maryanne O'Hara next to the cover image of her book, Little Matches.Little Matches

With Maryanne O'Hara, moderated by Michelle LaBonte

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Recording and transcript of the Little Matches event

 

Headshot of Jarvis Givens next to the cover image of his book, Fugitive Pedagogy.Fugitive Pedagogy

With Jarvis Givens & Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Recording and transcript of the Fugitive Pedagogy event

 

Headshot of Laura Kolbe next to the cover image of her book, Little Pharma.Little Pharma

With Laura Kolbe

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Recording and transcript of the Little Pharma event

 

Headshot of Shelley Fraser Mickle next to the cover image of her book, Borrowing Life.Borrowing Life

With Shelley Fraser Mickle

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Recording of of the Borrowing Life event

 

Headshots of Mallory Smith, Maryanne O’Hara and Dr. David Weill above the image of a triangle and text reading "3 One: The Power of Storytelling to Improve Health Outcomes."Three Perspectives, One Purpose: Why Medicine Needs Memoir

With Diane Shader Smith, Maryanne O’Hara, and Dr. David Weill

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Recording of of the Three Perspectives, One Purpose event

 

Jorge Contreras in front of a bookcase and the cover image of his book, The Genome Defense.The Genome Defense

With Jorge L. Contreras

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Recording of the Genome Defense event

 

Headshot of Dr. Suzanne Koven alongside the cover image of her book, Letter to a Young Female Physician.Letter to a Young Female Physician

With Dr. Suzanne Koven

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Recording of the Letter to a Young Female Physician event

 

Headshot of Kaitlyn Greenidge alongside the cover image of her book, Libertie.Libertie: A Novel

With Kaitlyn Greenidge

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Recording of the Libertie event

 

Headshot of Ashley Whillans alongside the cover image of her book, Time Smart.Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time & Live a Happier Life

With Ashley Whillans

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Recording of the Time Smart event

 

Headshot of Anthony Abraham Jack alongside the cover image of his book, The Privileged Poor.The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

With Anthony Abraham Jack

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Recording of the Privileged Poor event

 

Headshot of Dr. Kimberly Sue with the cover image of her book, Getting Wrecked.Getting Wrecked: Women, Incarceration and the Opioid Epidemic

By Dr. Kimberly Sue

Thursday, January 16, 2020

 

Headshot of Dr. Sara Houston next to the cover of her book, Dancing with Parkinsons.Dancing with Parkinson's

With Dr. Sara Houston

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

 

Headshot of Dr. Allan Ropper with the cover image of his book, How the Brain Lost its Mind.How the Brain Lost its Mind

With Dr. Allan Ropper

Monday, October 7, 2019

 

Headshot of Dr. Lisa Gruenberg with the cover image of her book, My City of Dreams.My City of Dreams

With Dr. Lisa Gruenberg

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

 

Headshot of Louise Aronson with the cover image of her book, Elderhood.Elderhood

With Louise Aronson

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

 

Headshot of Mallory Smith with the cover image of her book, Salt In My Soul.Salt In My Soul

With Mallory Smith

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

 

Headshot of Susan Pories with the cover image of her book, The Soul of a Patient.The Soul of a Patient

Collection of stories edited by Susan Pories

Thursday, January 17, 2019