About Salon@615

Salon@615 is an ongoing partnership between Nashville Public Library, Humanities Tennessee, BookPage, and the Nashville Public Library Foundation, designed to nurture and celebrate the literary life of Nashville by presenting bestselling authors for talks and book signings. Since its inception in early 2011, Salon@615 has become a regular and vital author series on Nashville’s cultural calendar.

Salon@615: Special Edition is a premium off-site author talk series whose ticket package includes a copy of the author’s latest book.

Past Authors

2021

• Rob Kenner (March 26, 2021)
• Yuyi Morales (March 30, 2021)
• Meg Medina (April 7, 2021)
• Becca Stevens (September 13, 2021)
• Susan Orlean and Elizabeth Strout (October 20, 2021)
• Colson Whitehead (November 13, 2021)

2020

• Kevin Hearne (February 6, 2020)
• Glennon Doyle (March 11, 2020)

2019

• Angie Thomas (February 12, 2019)
• Greg Iles (March 11, 2019)
• Kwame Alexander (April 23, 2019)
• Melinda Gates (May 1, 2019)
• Katherine Applegate (May 13, 2019)
• Jill Biden with Ann Patchett (June 4, 2019)
• Elizabeth Gilbert (June 17, 2019)
• Janet Napolitano with Gov. Phil Bredesen (June 24, 2019)
• Elaine Weiss (August 18, 2019)
• Ann Patchett (September 23, 2019)
• Rainbow Rowell (September 27, 2019)
• Ruta Sepetys (October 1, 2019)
• Jacqueline Woodson (October 1, 2019)
• Jojo Moyes (October 15, 2019)
• Cyntoia Brown (October 23, 2019)
• Gloria Steinem (November 1, 2019)
• Ta-Nehisi Coates (November 6, 2019)
• Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas (November 16, 2019)
• Tomi Adeyemi (December 6, 2019)

2018

• Kelly Corrigan with Ruthie Lindsey (January 23, 2018)
• Matt de la Pena and Loren Long (January 31, 2018)
• Roma Downey with Karen Kingsbury (March 9, 2018)
• Anna Quindlen (March 28, 2018)
• Mohsin Hamd (April 9, 2018)
• Meg Wolitzer (April 19, 2018)
• John T. Edge (May 1, 2018)
• Rick Bragg (May 8, 2018)
• Jon Meacham former Gov. Bill Haslam (May 12, 2018)
• Charles Frazier and Paula McLain with Ann Patchett (May 14, 2018)
• Mark Bittman with Pat Martin (May 16, 2018)
• Cal Turner, Jr. with Dave Ramsey (May 18, 2018)
• Michael Ondaatje (May 19, 2018)
• Dorothea Benton Frank with Ann Patchett (June 6, 2018)
• Lisa Scottoline (August 16, 2018)
• Sally Field (September 24, 2018)
• Deborah Harkness (September 26, 2018)
• Ketch Secor and Higgins Bond (October 2, 2018)
• Markus Zusak (October 15, 2018)
• Nathaniel Philbrick (October 22, 2018)
• Doris Kearns Goodwin with Jon Meacham (October 28, 2018)
• Pete Souza (October 29, 2018)
• Barbara Kingsolver (November 2, 2018)
• Kate DiCamillo (November 3, 2018)
• Damien Echols with Sturgill Simpson (November 8, 2018)
• Liane Moriarty (November 9, 2018)
• David Remnick (November 10, 2018)
• Michael Beschloss with Jon Meacham (November 19, 2018)
• Louise Penny (November 30, 2018)

2017

• Zadie Smith (January 19, 2017)
• Veronica Roth (January 20, 2017)
• George Saunders (February 24, 2017)
• Greg Iles (March 25, 2017)
• John Oates with Chris Epting (April 9, 2017)
• Lesley Stahl (April 12, 2017)
• Andrew McCarthy (April 13, 2017)
• David Baldacci (April 19, 2017)
• Elizabeth Strout (April 27, 2017)
• David Grann (May 8, 2017)
• Roxane Gay (July 13, 2017)
• Alan Alda (July 18, 2017)
• Jesmyn Ward (September 12, 2017)
• R.L. Stine and Marc Brown (September 13, 2017)
• Brené Brown (September 26, 2017)
• John Green (October 17, 2017)
• Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (October 18, 2017)
• Billy Collins (October 26, 2017)
• John Boyne (November 1, 2017)
• Tamora Pierce (November 3, 2017)
• Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis (November 6, 2017)
• Elizabeth Gilbert, Literary Award Honoree (November 11, 2017)
• Dan Rather (November 14, 2017)

2016

• Elizabeth Strout (January 21, 2016)
• Al Roker and Deborah Roberts (January 30, 2016)
• Hoda Kotb (January 31, 2016)
• Debbie Macomber (February 24, 2016)
• Roy Blount, Jr. (March 22, 2016)
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley (April 19, 2016)
• Kate DiCamillo (May 7, 2016)
• Steve Case (May 18, 2016)
• Louise Erdrich and Jane Hamilton (May 25, 2016)
• Richard Russo (May 31, 2016)
• Stephen King (June 11, 2016)
• Noah Galloway (August 25, 2016)
• Jacqueline Woodson (September 7, 2016)
• Glennon Melton (September 7, 2016)
• Ann Patchett (September 12, 2016)
• Jonathan Safran Foer (September 15, 2016)
• Colson Whitehead (September 20, 2016)
• Rick Riordan (October 6, 2016)
• Marissa Meyer (November 15, 2016)
• Michael Chabon (December 4, 2016)

2015

• Samantha Shannon (February 10, 2015)
• Daniel Handler (February 14, 2015)
• Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams (February 28, 2015)
• Joshua Ferris (March 10, 2015)
• Steve Berry (April 22, 2015)
• Sally Mann (May 21, 2015)
• Steve Inskeep (June 4, 2015)
• Annie Barrows (June 25, 2015)
• Candace Bushnell (June 30, 2015)
• Brad Thor (July 13, 2015)
• J.R. Ward (July 28, 2015)
• Paula McLain (August 4, 2015)
• Jena Lee Nardella (August 24, 2015)
• Dav Pilkey (August 25, 2015)
• Jonathan Franzen (September 23, 2015)
• Jenny Lawson (September 30, 2015)
• Ruth Reichl (October 1, 2015)
• Margaret Atwood (October 19, 2015)
• Elizabeth Gilbert (October 21, 2015)
• Adriana Trigiani (October 26, 2015)
• Deborah Harkness (October 30, 2015)
• Chelsea Clinton (November 11, 2015)
• Patti Smith (November 13, 2015)
• Jane Smiley (November 18, 2015)
• Sue Grafton (November 20, 2015)
• Mitch Albom (December 6, 2015)
• Jon Meacham (December 7, 2015)

2014

• Sue Monk Kidd (January 15, 2014)
• Anna Quindlen (February 5,2014)
• Laura Lippman (February 12, 2014)
• Susan Minot & Lorrie Moore (March 29, 2014)
• Karen Joy Fowler (April 1, 2014)
• Emily Giffin (June 9, 2014)
• Robin Roberts (June 13, 2014)
• David Baldacci (July 10, 2014)
• Hampton Sides (August 12, 2014)
• Jon Scieszka (August 18, 2014)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (September 20, 2014)
• Carl Hiaasen (October 6, 2014)
• Martina McBride (October 13, 2014)
• Jodi Picoult (October 21, 2014)

2013

• Evan Thomas (February 28, 2013)
• Becca Stevens (March 12, 2013)
• Anne Lamott (April 3, 2013)
• Elizabeth Strout (April 8, 2013)
• Cheryl Strayed (April 18, 2013)
• Isabel Allende (May 3, 2013)
• Augusten Burroughs (May 7, 2013)
• Marisha Pessl (September 12, 2013)
• Donna Tartt (October 22, 2013)
• Garrison Keillor (October 28, 2013)
• Pat Conroy (October 29, 2013)
• Elizabeth Gilbert (November 1, 2013)
• Ann Patchett (November 4, 2013)
• Wally Lamb (November 5, 2013)
• Amy Tan (November 18, 2013)
• Nikki Giovanni (November 20, 2013)
• Doris Kearns Goodwin (December 12, 2013)

2012

• Robert K. Massie (January 15, 2012)
• Erin Morgenstern (January 26, 2012)
• T.C. Boyle (March 16, 2012)
• Adriana Trigiani (April 18, 2012)
• Sissy Spacek (May 13,2012)
• Ron Rash (May 16, 2012)
• Andrea Wulf (May 24, 2012)
• Colin Powell (May 30, 2012)
• Jeff Shaara (June 5, 2012)
• Richard Ford (June 14, 2012)
• Eoin Colfer (July 18, 2012)
• Chris Cleave (July 24, 2012)
• Molly Ringwald (September 18, 2012)
• Irene Goldman-Price and Jennie Fields (September 20, 2012)
• Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis (October 1, 2012)
• Michael Chabon (October 2, 2012)
• Caroline Kennedy (October 9, 2012)
• Louise Erdrich (October 9, 2012)
• Sherman Alexie (October 18, 2012)
• Patricia Cornwell (October 20, 2012)
• Dennis Lehane (October 23, 2012)
• Mem Fox (November 5, 2012)
• Emma Donoghue (November 13, 2012)
• Barbara Kingsolver (November 27, 2012)
• Jon Meacham (December 13, 2012)

2011

• Hampton Sides (April 2, 2011)
• Jean Auel (April 13, 2011)
• Andrea Wulf (April 20, 2011)
• Erik Larson (May 10, 2011)
• Madison Smartt Bell (May 19, 2011)
• Ann Patchett (June 28, 2011)
• Roy Blount Jr. (July 1, 2011)
• Adam Ross (July 5, 2011)
• Meg Cabot (July 7, 2011)
• Michael Sims (July 16, 2011)
• Maggie Stiefvater (July 31, 2011)
• Will Kaufman (August 10, 2011)
• Joe Henry with Anthony Zerbe (September 28, 2011)