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Southwest Author Series
Featuring Victoria Christopher Murray
2025-04-11 19:00:00
2025-04-11 21:00:00
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Southwest Author Series
Join us for the 18th Annual Southwest Author Series featuring Victoria Christopher Murray. Presented in partnership with the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Southwest Branch - Southwest - Ask at Desk
Friday, April 11
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Southwest Branch
Southwest - Ask at DeskJoin us for the 18th Annual Southwest Author Series featuring Victoria Christopher Murray. Presented in partnership with the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
This event is free and registration is encouraged, as seating will be limited. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and light refreshments will be served. Author presentation begins at 7 p.m. Book sale and signing to follow.
Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times and USA Today best selling author of more than 30 novels, including the New York Times Instant Best Sellers, The Personal Librarian and The First Ladies. Both novels, Victoria co-wrote with Marie Benedict.
Over her career, Victoria has received numerous awards including the Phyllis Wheatley Trailblazer Award, the Delta Sigma Theta Osceola Award for Excellence in the Arts, Go On Girl Book Club Author of the Year, eleven African American Literary Awards and five NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2016, she won the Image Award for Outstanding Literature for her social commentary novel, Stand Your Ground.
In addition to being a New York Times Bestseller, The Personal Librarian was a Good Morning America Book Club selection and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR. The First Ladies was Target’s 2023 Book of the Year.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |
TAGS: | national-library-week | meettheauthor | bb-meet-the-author |
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Southwest Branch opened on March 21, 1989 in a beautiful Mediterranean style building designed by Schweizer and Associates Architecture Firm, who also designed the Orlando Public Library. Serving the Dr. Phillips and Metrowest communities, Southwest is near International Drive and the attractions. Southwest is a popular place for local adults, children, students and tourists.