Paige and Jen talk about the 2nd annual MyDMPL Con, coming to Central Library on Sunday, May 5, from 1:00-5:00 PM. Learn more about the free family-friendly festival for all fandoms.

AViD author Chigozie Obioma joins special guest host Laura Rowley on the DMPL Podcast. The Nigerian-born author talks about his new, critically-acclaimed novel, An Orchestra of Minorities, and how he came to write such a tragic story. 

Obioma will be at the Central Library on Monday, April 22, at 7:00 PM for AViD. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Learn more at dmpl.org/avid.

AViD author Laurie Frankel joins special guest host Laura Rowley on the DMPL Podcast. Frankel's most recent novel, This is How it Always Is, is the story of a family raising a transgender child. Frankel herself is the mother of a transgender girl. She and Rowley have a fun and frank discussion on the complexities of parenting, including the difference in keeping your child safe and keeping your child happy. 

Frankel will be at the Central Library on Thursday, April 18, at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. For more information, go to dmpl.org/avid.