Did you miss it? Watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube HERE. Order an AUTOGRAPHED copy of Victoria’s new book, “Schooled In Murder,” via Wellesley Books, HERE. Book sales help support future author webinars. Learn more about Victoria and her work on her website.

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Author (and retired librarian!) Victoria Gilbert will discuss her new cozy mystery novel, Schooled in Murder: A Campus Sleuth Mystery.

About Victoria: Raised in a historic small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Victoria Gilbert turned her early obsession with books into a dual career as an author and librarian. Now retired after over thirty years in the library field, she’s worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and university library director. Victoria writes the Blue Ridge Library Mystery series, the Booklover’s B&B Mystery series, and the Hunter and Clewe traditional mystery series for Crooked Lane Books. A member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers, Victoria lives in North Carolina.

About Schooled in Murder: A mystery writer must solve a real murder case before an innocent girl is condemned in this series debut from acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Lorna Barrett. Jennifer “Jen” Dalton is an author and educator at Clarion University in Virginia. She loves her job, but some of her petty coworkers look down on her for writing genre fiction. As members of the English department, they wish to encourage students to pursue higher literary aspirations. When a humiliating confrontation between an uppity professor and one of Jen’s students, Mia, escalates, no one thinks much of it. Until his dead body is found along with evidence incriminating Mia. Jen knows Mia couldn’t have killed him, but Mia’s suspicious disappearance might as well be a proclamation of guilt. With the sleuthing skills Jen has acquired writing murder mysteries, she’s determined to solve the case and clear Mia’s name. Along with the help of her fellow sleuthers—Christine Kubiak, a cafeteria manager; Zachary Flynn, the charming but annoying campus psychologist; and Brianna Rowley, a librarian—Jen must catch the real killer before there’s another murder on the books.

This series is offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library and other area libraries.

Did you miss it? Watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube HERE. Order a copy of either of David’s latest books, “Lies He Told Me” and “The Best Lies,” via Wellesley Books, HERE. Book sales help support future author webinars.

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Bestselling author (and judge!) David Ellis will discuss his new thrillers, The Best Lies and Lies He Told Me, which he co-authored with James Patterson, in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”

About Brian: David Ellis is a Chicago-based judge and #1 New York Times-bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author of eleven novels of crime fiction, as well as ten books co-authored with James Patterson, most recently Lies He Told Me. His latest solo release is The Best Lies, another twisty thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn and Denis Lehane and recently optioned by Warner Brothers Television. An accomplished judge by day, David was sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District in 2014. He lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.

About The Best Lies: Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family’s closet. He’s also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI’s only shot at taking down the dealer’s brutal syndicate. Risk his life going undercover for the feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI’s offer—but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop and “the one who got away.” Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo’s trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play…

About Lies He Told Me: An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband’s secret life—and it might cost them all their lives. Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers. David owns the local pub. Marcie is a former big-city lawyer who practices family law. When David jumps into Cotton River to save a drowning stranger, he’s celebrated as a hero. His muscled physique, shaved head, and piercing blue eyes are broadcast on every news outlet.  For most people, newfound fame is a lifeline. For David Bowers, it’s a death sentence. For Marcie Bowers, it’s a test. A wife knows the difference between a loving husband and father and a cold-blooded assassin. Right?

This series is offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library and other area libraries.

Did you miss it? Watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube HERE. Order a copy of Allison’s new book, “See How They Hide,” via Wellesley Books, HERE. Book sales help support future author webinars.

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Bestselling author Allison Brennan will discuss her new thriller, See How They Hide.

About Allison: Allison Brennan is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than 45 thrillers and numerous short stories. She was nominated for Best Paperback Original Thriller by International Thriller Writers, had multiple nominations and two Daphne du Maurier Awards, and is a five-time RITA finalist for Best Romantic Suspense. Allison believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five kids and writes three books a year. Originally from northern California, she and her husband relocated to Arizona where they enjoy baseball Spring Training, hiking, and spending time with their kids, grandson, and assorted pets.

About See How They Hide: No matter how far you run, some pasts never let you go… Two people were murdered—at the exact same time, in the same gruesome manner, bodies covered in the same red poppies…but on opposite sides of the country. With Detective Kara Quinn investigating in Oregon and Special Agent Matt Costa in Virginia, the Mobile Response Team digs deep to uncover more about each victim. What is the link between the two, and why were they targeted? Yet their search unearths more questions than answers—until they meet Riley Pierce, the only person still alive who might be able to help them find the killers. Soon, it becomes clear this case is nothing like they’ve seen before as their investigation leads them to the hallowed grounds of Havenwood—an eerily beautiful place rooted in a terrifying past. As more bodies turn up, all tied to the same community, Kara and Matt are desperate to piece the puzzle together before Havenwood’s leader sacrifices everything to keep her secrets buried. This is the sixth book in the Quinn & Costa FBI series.

This series is offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library and other area libraries.

Did you miss it? Watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube HERE. Order a copy of Larry’s book, “Into The Amazon,” via Wellesley Books, HERE. Book sales help support future author webinars. A special thanks to the Mass Book Awards Speakers Bureau and Massachusetts Center for the Book for sponsoring this webinar.

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2024 Mass Book Award Finalist Larry Rohter will discuss his new book, Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist.

About Larry: Journalist and author Larry Rohter was the Rio de Janeiro bureau chief for the New York Times from 1998 to 2008 and held the same role at Newsweek from 1977 to 1982. He divides his time between the United States and Brazil.

About Into The Amazon: A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, statesman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt. Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so inhospitable that even native peoples had avoided them―and led Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, on their celebrated “River of Doubt” journey in 1913–14. Upon leaving the Brazilian Army in 1930 with the rank of a two-star general, Rondon, himself of indigenous descent, devoted the remainder of his life to not only writing about the region’s flora and fauna, but also advocating for the peoples who inhabited the rainforest and lobbying for the creation of a system of national parks. Despite his many achievements―which include laying down a 1,200-mile telegraph line through the heart of the Amazon and three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize―Rondon has never received his due. Originally published in Brazil, Into the Amazon is the first comprehensive biography of his life and remarkable career. The book, which received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, was an Honoree (Finalist) Book in the 2024 Massachusetts Book Awards and was named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist.

This series is offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library and other area libraries.

Did you miss it? You can watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube HERE. Order an autographed copy of Brian’s new book, “The Bourne Legacy,” via Wellesley Books HERE. Book sales help support future virtual author events.

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Bestselling author Brian Freeman will discuss his new thriller, Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Vendetta: A Jason Bourne Novel, in conversation with author Scott Shepherd.

About Brian: Brian Freeman is the bestselling author of over 25 novels, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His Audible original, The Deep, Deep Snow, hit the New York Times audio bestseller list. His novels have won the International Thriller Writers Award and the Macavity Award and been finalists for the Gold Dagger, Edgar, Anthony, and Barry awards. In 2019, he was selected as the author to continue Robert Ludlum’s famous Jason Bourne series and has now released multiple bestselling Bourne novels.

About The Bourne Vendetta: The hunt for a trove of secret information forces Bourne to decide who lives – and who dies – in this latest installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A hacked database known as the Files has upended the intelligence community. Careers are being destroyed. Dirty deals are showing up on the front page. Assassinations are spreading from Europe to the U.S. The new head of Treadstone sends Jason Bourne on a mission to find out who has the Files and get them back – or destroy them. But Bourne isn’t alone in this race. The Chinese want the Files. So do the Russians. And the only woman who may be able to help him is a treacherous spy known as Johanna – Bourne’s former lover – who sees the Files as the key to her own vendetta against Treadstone. Bourne has a rule for friends and enemies alike: Trust no one. That rule may be the only thing keeping him alive, because the hunt for the Files soon takes Bourne inside a twisted labyrinth of murder and betrayal, where everyone has a hidden agenda. Including Bourne himself.

About Scott: Scott Shepherd is a veteran TV writer/producer/show-runner with years of experience running network series; his production and screenwriting credits include The Equalizer, Miami Vice, The Outer Limits, Haven, and Quantum Leap. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, he currently teaches television writing at the University of Texas in Austin. Scott is also the author of the Austin Grant of Scotland Yard mystery series, whose most recent novel — Should I Fall — earned a starred review in Library Journal.

This series is offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library and other area libraries.