Age Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on January 26, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
- This event is for registrants age 18 and above.
Program Description
Event Details
Bestselling historical fiction author Kate Quinn will present an engaging talk, "Unsung Heroines: Bringing Brave Women of the Past to Life," on her passion for researching heroic women of history across a broad span of centuries. After prepared remarks, there will be an audience Q&A period followed by a book-signing line. Local bookseller The Nook (Gloucester, VA) will be on-site selling copies of Ms. Quinn's recent and bestselling works.
This event is sponsored by York County Public Library and the Friends of York County Public Library Foundation.
Registration is required. Questions? Call 757-890-5207 or 757-890-5120.
Speaker Bio: 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 “The Alice Network”, “The Huntress,” “The Rose Code,” “The Diamond Eye,” and “The Briar Club.” She is also a co-author in several collaborative novels including “The Phoenix Crown” with Janie Chang and “Ribbons of Scarlet” with Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Eliza Knight, Sophie Perinot, and Heather Webb. “The Astral Library,” releasing in 2025, is her first foray into magical realism.