Join us next week for our exciting events for adults and for children: Mary Roach on the evening of September 25th and Katherine Rundell at 1 PM on September 27th. Both events feature author interactions, book sales and signing, as well as special collections displays from the Library of Congress treasures.
These events are free, but tickets are required separately and there may be special restrictions. Click the “Get your event ticket here!” links below each one for more information and to secure your ticket.
Live! At the Library: An Evening with Mary Roach
Thursday, September 25, 2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Library of Congress collections display
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm author talk
8:00 pm book signing
We live in a technologically advanced era, but is it so advanced that replacement body parts are common, even grown from 3D printers? What does it mean to be human when body parts may come from printers or animals? Join bestseller Mary Roach, author of “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,” among other titles, as she talks about her new book “Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy.” There will be a book signing to follow. Christina Larson, science writer for the Associated Press Global Health and Science team, will moderate.
Mary Roach is the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including “Grunt,” “Stiff,” and, most recently, “Fuzz.” Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.
Katherine Rundell Presents “The Impossible Creatures” Series
Saturday, September 27, 2025
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm author program
2:00 pm book signing and Library of Congress collections display
Do you love a thrilling adventure, feisty characters, and a world full of remarkable creatures? Join us to hear from Katherine Rundell, author of the bestselling children’s fantasy novel “Impossible Creatures,” as she travels from England to share the next book in the series, “The Poisoned King,” with fans of all things magical. Signing to follow. Sasha Dowdy from the Library of Congress Literary Initiatives office will moderate.
Katherine Rundell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Impossible Creatures” and “The Poisoned King.” Her other books for children include “Rooftoppers,” “Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms,” “The Wolf Wilder,” “The Explorer” and “The Good Thieves.” For adult readers, Rundell has written “Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures” and “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne,” which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. She was the recipient of the British Book Award for Book of the Year and Author of the Year. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels and London, and is currently a Fellow of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford.
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