Author Talk Series 2026

Author Talk Series Elin Hilderbrand  |  February 18, 2026 New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, “The Queen of the Beach Read,” will be in conversation with Susan Patterson, author and wife of James Patterson. Hear about Elin’s beloved Nantucket novels of which The Perfect Couple, The Five-Star Weekend and The Paradise Trilogy have been optioned for TV or films. Her latest creative partnership is with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, called The Academy, a bold shift in setting and tone, delivering a dishy, page-turning novel following a cast of characters through a drama-filled year at a New England boarding school. Pre-signed books will be available onsite for purchase. Tickets are available for a pre-event cocktail party with Elin Hilderbrand from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM – purchase your VIP cocktail party ticket at checkout! Susan Patterson and her bestselling author husband, James Patterson, will appear at Glazer Hall on April 15 to celebrate their latest collaboration, a new novel, The Mother-Daughter Book Club. The event will be held at Glazer Hall in Palm Beach. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Click the link below for details and to purchase online. For more information, email Dawn Larkin at Communications@LiteracyPBC.org or call 561-767-3370. Tickets are $125 + $22.50 Glazer Hall Service Fee Add-On: VIP Ticket is $125 6:15 p.m.: Pre-Event Cocktail Party with Elin with VIP Ticket 7:30 p.m.: Program Pre-Signed Books will be available for purchase at the event. Thank You to Our Sponsors The 2024 Selected Book is Remarkably Bright Creatures Written by Shelby Van Pelt, this novel became an instant New York Times Bestseller and a Read With Jenna Today Show book club pick. In 2023, she was awarded the Heartland Prize for Fiction and the McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize from The Writer’s Center. The book has sold over two million copies, been reprinted 30 times and spent, in aggregate, more than a year on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller list. Join us for the Finale Featuring the author, Shelby Van Pelt Monday, November 18, 2024 — 6:00 P.M. Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth Beach This event is free, but donations are suggested and registration is required. Love Share Tweet Share Thank You to Our Partners and Sponsors Register your book club or readers group and receive news and updates about the Read Together campaign and discussion groups throughout Palm Beach County.   Learn MoreRegister Your Book Club