Fridays at Five Author Talks Return to Hampton Library

Fridays at Five, the summer tradition author talk run by the Friends of the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, is back for a 39th season. The first author in this summer’s series on July 7, is Katie Couric, who will be discussing her book “Going There,” in a conversation with Ken Auletta.

The series runs weekly at 5 p.m. through August 11, and other featured authors this summer include Chris Pavone, Lewis M. Simons, Susan Isaacs, Adam Gopnik, and Jennifer Breheny Wallace in conversation with Ina Garten.

Tickets are $25 per lecture or $125 for a six lecture pass and will be available for purchase at the gate only. Free parking passes, courtesy of the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, are available at the library while supplies last.

The Hampton Library is at 2478 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. Call 631-537-0015 or visit myhamptonlibrary.org for details.

July 7: Katie Couric in conversation with Ken Auletta

“Going There” – This heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name. If you thought you knew Katie Couric, think again.

July 14: Chris Pavone

“Two Nights in Lisbon” – An instant New York Times and national bestseller, “Two Nights in Lisbon” is a tautly wound and expertly crafted, riveting thriller about a woman under pressure, and how far she will go when everything is on the line.

July 21: Lewis M. Simons

“To Tell the Truth: My Life as a Foreign Correspondent” – Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Lewis M. Simons’s riveting memoir recollects his 50 years as a foreign correspondent, one whose powerful stories contributed to transforming Asia from Vietnam War-era basket case to a global boomtown that today rivals the United States.

July 28: Susan Isaacs

“Bad, Bad Seymour Brown: a Corie Geller Novel” – New York Times bestselling author Susan Isaacs returns to a pair of her readers’ favorite characters, former FBI agent Corie Geller and her retired cop dad, who must solve one of the NYPD’s coldest homicide cases — before the crime’s sole survivor is killed.

August 4: Adam Gopnik

“The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery” – Best-selling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik, one of our most beloved writers and a brilliantly perceptive critic of art, food, France, and more, investigates a foundational human question: How do we learn — and master — a new skill?

August 11: Jennifer Breheny Wallace in conversation with Ina Garten

“Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic — and What We Can Do About It” – Award-winning journalist Jennifer Wallace’s definitive book, covers parenting and lifestyle trends, on the rise of “toxic achievement culture” overtaking our kids’ and parents’ lives, “Never Enough” offers an urgent, humane view of the crisis plaguing today’s teens and a practical framework for how to help.