Author Events at the County Library
The County Library has proudly hosted author events and meet and greets for decades, personally introducing Salt Lake County residents to some of their favorite writers like Craig Johnson, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Temple Grandin, Ben Guterson, Alma Katsu, Samantha Hastings, Amy Makechnie, and more.
In partnership with The King’s English Bookshop
Meet award-winning author Ramona Emerson, who will read from her new book Exposure, answer audience questions, and sign books.
Originally from Tohatchi, New Mexico, Emerson is a Native American writer and filmmaker. Before turning to novel writing, she spent 16 years as a police department photographer documenting crime scenes. Her debut novel, Shutter, garnered significant acclaim, being a finalist for the 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and making NPR’s and The Boston Globe’s "Best Books of 2022" lists. Emerson's follow-up novel, Exposure, continues to build on her unique perspective and storytelling prowess.
Authors Ally Condie and Stacie Denetsosie
Tuesday, October 15, 7–9 pm
Library's Viridian Event Center
In partnership with The King’s English Bookshop
A reading, Q&A, and book signing with the authors of The Unwedding (Condie) and The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories (Denetsosie).
Condie is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Matched series and the Edgar Award Finalist Summerlost, among other novels, and of several picture books including Here. A former English teacher, Ally resides outside of Salt Lake City with her family, including her four children. She has an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the founder and director of the nonprofit WriteOut Foundation.
Denetsosie, a Native American writer and poet from Kayenta, Arizona, currently resides in Northern Utah with her husband and cat. She received her Master of Fine Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts and her Master of Arts from Utah State University. Her work has appeared in Yellow Medicine Review, Phoebe Magazine, and Cut Bank, among other publications. She is a recipient of the UCROSS Native American Fellowship and the Prague Summer Program Poetry Fellowship. Her debut book The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories was named a 2024 Southwest Book of the Year, was a 2024 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist, and a Gold Forward INDIES award winner