NEHS is proud to host its 2026–2027 Author Webinar Series, featuring critically acclaimed authors whose work spans genres, voices, and perspectives. These virtual events offer students and educators direct access to contemporary writers whose stories challenge, inspire, and connect us. We hope to see you at the events.
Texts by all authors included in the 2026 – 2027 series can be purchased via our Bookshop.org page.
Helene Meyers, Author of English Majors at Work: Career and Life Pathways
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. (PT), 5:00 p.m. (MT), 6:00 p.m. (CT), and 7:00 p.m. (ET).
In English Majors at Work: Career and Life Pathways, Helene Meyers challenges assumptions about the value of an English degree by highlighting the professional “superpowers” developed through the study of literature, creative writing, film, and popular culture. This webinar combines practical guidance on internships, networking, and graduate school. Meyers is an accomplished scholar whose work explores feminism, antisemitism, queer studies, literature, and film. A widely published author and commentator, she brings both academic expertise and real-world insight to this webinar.
Maulik Pancholy, Actor, Activist, and Author of Nikhil Out Loud
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 4 p.m. (PT), 5 p.m. (MT), 6 p.m. (CT), 7 p.m. (ET).
Maulik Pancholy is an American actor and author best known for roles including Jonathan on 30 Rock, Baljeet in Phineas and Ferb, and Sanjay Patel in both Weeds and Sanjay and Craig. He is also the author of the award-winning middle grade novels The Best at It, a 2020 Stonewall Honor Book, and Nikhil Out Loud, which won the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Middle Grade Literature.
Kristin Hannah, Author of The Nightingale
Tuesday, December 15, 2026, at 4 p.m. (PT), 5 p.m. (MT), 6 p.m. (CT), 7 p.m. (ET).
Kristin Hannah is the bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including The Nightingale, winner of the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction and the People’s Choice Award for Best Fiction, as well as The Great Alone and The Four Winds, both major New York Times bestsellers. Several of her works have been adapted for screen, including Firefly Lane, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, while film adaptations of The Nightingale and The Great Alone are in development.
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