Author Spotlight Events

More details coming soon!
New this year for members only: $150 Author Spotlight Series ticket for all three authors.
Single tickets can be purchased at member and non-member rates.
Author Spotlight Events for 2025 – 2026:  The Friends of the Library Author Spotlight Events will be held in downtown Naples at The Norris Center located at 755 8th Avenue S.,  Naples, FL 34102.  Come to The Norris Center for popular authors who will stimulate and delight you with their stories and ideas….make it a day and have lunch first at one of the many wonderful restaurants in Naples.

2025 - 2026

Author to be announced soon!

Thursday, October 9, 2025 – 2 p.m.

 


Lew Paper

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Lew Paper, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is the author of six other books, including  In the Cauldron: Terror, Tension, and the American Ambassador’s Struggle to Avoid Pearl Harbor and Perfect: Don Larsen’s Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It Happen.  His articles and book reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other periodicals.  He can be reached at lewpaper.com.

“An intriguing read that revolves around the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.” – Joseph D. Pistone, former FBI Special Agent and author of the New York Times best-selling book, Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia.

“Prepare to be captivated, as Lew Paper masterfully blends a trifecta of suspense, intrigue, and historical insight.” – Amanda M. Fairbanks, author of the critically-acclaimed The Lost Boys of Montauk: The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind.

Author to be announced soon!

Thursday, April 9, 2026 – 2 p.m.

Bio coming soon!

Venue Details

The Norris Center
755 8th Avenue South
Naples, FL  34102
Directions

Event Schedule

Each event costs:

For Friends members ONLY:  $150 for a series ticket to all three authors.

$55 for members

$65 for nonmembers

Lectures:
Thursday, October 9, 2025 – 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 – 2 p.m.
Thursday, April 9, 2026 – 2 p.m.
Book signing to follow.

Contact Information

Author Spotlight Events Gallery

Shelley Read - Book Signing
Shelley Read, author at the Author Spotlight Event.
Author Shelley Read with attendees after her lecture.
Shana Abé

Special Thanks to the 2024-2025 Author Spotlight Sponsor

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND POLICIES

  • WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES AT OUR EVENTS TO FOLLOW THE PROTOCOLS ESTABLISHED BY OUR VENUE HOSTS. UNVACCINATED PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO WEAR MASKS.
  • PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND ANY EVENT IF YOU ARE FEELING ILL OR IF YOU HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH ANYONE WITHIN THE LAST TEN DAYS THAT HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.