Geraldine Brooks is a master at bringing history’s little-known but fascinating stories to life. We're delighted to welcome her back on Thursday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. with the paperback release of Caleb's Crossing. This is the tale of a Wampanoag boy who became a Harvard graduate. She's also the author of March, People of the Book, and Year of Wonders.

Tayari Jones visits on Wednesday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. with Silver Sparrow, a breathtaking story about a man’s deception, a family’s complicity, and the teenage girls caught in the middle. Now in paperback, Sparrow is the latest from an author the Atlanta Journal Constitution calls "one of the most important writers of her generation."

Maybe we'll find out how well the Triangle rates when Enrico Moretti brings us The New Geography of Jobs on Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. A rising young economist at Berkeley, Moretti offers a fresh, provocative analysis of the debate on education and employment.

Christopher Tilghman visits on Monday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. with The Right-Hand Shore. The author of Mason's Retreat has created a haunting tale set in the Chesapeake Bay of Maryland that confronts the dilemmas of race, family, and forbidden love in the wake of America’s Civil War. Discover this richly detailed novel and dive into the decades following the Civil War.

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. joins us on Tuesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. with Freeman: A Novel. At the end of the Civil War, an escaped slave walks across the ravaged South in search of his lost wife. Says Gwen Ifill (PBS): "Pitts has a passion for history and a gift for storytelling."

When Mary Kay Andrews comes to town, it always feels like a party. She returns with her new Spring Fever on Wednesday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. It's the latest from the NY Times bestselling author of Summer Rental, Deep Dish, and many more. You know we always have a blast with Mary Kay!