2025 Nick Linn Lecture Series

  • Emails have been sent to the 2024 attendees for early ticket purchases.
  • The deadline date for 2024 attendee purchases is May 30, 2024.
  • If you attended the 2024 series and did not get an email, please email Marlene at the email address listed below.
  • An email will be sent to current members early this summer with ticket availability.
  • A wait list has been started for people wanting to attend the 2025 Nick Linn Lecture Series.  Please email Marlene at mhaywood@collier-friends.org
  • We try our best to accommodate table requests but cannot guarantee table seating.
  • No refunds.

The Nick Linn Lecture Series is our annual winter lecture and luncheon series featuring four major bestselling authors.  The series is named for Friends past president, long-time board member and benefactor Nick Linn.

2025 Lecture Series

Kate Quinn

Monday, January 13, 2025

Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with New York Times bestsellers The Alice Network and The Huntress.

In the summer of 2017, Reese Witherspoon selected The Alice Network for her book club, and it was also selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Month, a GoodReads Best Books of the Month, and an NPR Best Book of the Year. The Huntress has earned similar accolades, and was recognized as a February Library Reads pick, a March Indie Next Pick, and one of Marie Claire’s Best Women’s Fiction Books of the Year. The Rose Code, was published in March 2021. Her latest novel, The Diamond Eye, was released in March 2022.

William Kent Krueger

Monday, February 17, 2025

To Be Announced

Monday, March 10, 2025

To Be Announced

Monday, March 24, 2025

Venue

The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon
2600 Tiburon Dr., Naples, FL
Directions

Tickets

Publisher Series – Pre-Lecture Reception:  11:15 am

Luncheon & Raffle:  12:00 pm

Author Lecture:  1:00 pm

Book Signing:  1:50 pm

Contact Information

Nick Linn Lecture Series Gallery

Trish Benisch, Committee Chair, Sarah Penner, Fiona Davis & Founder, Nick Linn
Founder Nick Linn, Geraldine Brooks and Board Member Lew Paper
Pam Jenoff, Arnie Rubin, VP and Patty Reed, Committee Chair
Founder Nick Linn and James Patterson
A Special Thank You to our 2024 Nick Linn Author Series Sponsors:
BAM Books A Million Logo
Publix Super Markets Charities Logo | Friends of the Library of Collier County Donors

See Past Nick Linn Lecture Series Authors

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