Since 2019, Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) has been organizing the Distinguished Author Series events, where they bring together diverse writers whose words strike a chord with readers and spark thought-provoking ideas and discussions. The SCCLD Foundation is a proud sponsor of this annual Distinguished Author Series. These events are free to the public.
2025
We invite you to what will inevitably be an intriguing conversation with spy novelist Daniel Silva.
Considered to be his “generation’s finest writer of international intrigue and one of the greatest American spy novelists ever,” Daniel Silva is the mastermind behind the long-running Gabriel Allon spy thriller series. His background as a journalist in Washington, D.C. and the Middle East covering international stories, have helped set the scene of many Gabriel Allon adventures, from Venice to Vienna, and Syria to South Africa.
In his latest novel, An Inside Job, art restorer and sometimes spy Gabriel Allon is tasked with recovering a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci while solving the death of a mystery woman. The action moves at breakneck speed from the galleries and auction houses of London to an enclave of unimaginable wealth on the French Riviera—and, finally, to a shocking climax in St. Peter’s Square.
Join us on Friday, July 18 at 7 p.m. at the Campbell Heritage Theater. Silva will be in conversation with his wife, award-winning CNN Special Correspondent Jamie Gangel. After the talk, there will be Q&A with the audience, followed by a book signing.
Please register to save your space for this special event. The first 200 people in line at the theater have the chance to receive a free copy of An Inside Job. There will also be other Daniel Silva books available for purchase through Books, Inc.
2023
The fourth annual Distinguished Author Series brought an acclaimed fiction and nonfiction writer, Mitch Albom for an enlightening conversation. The event was held on December 1, 2023 at Orchard City Banquet Hall, 1W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA.
As many as 400 people (maximum room occupancy allowed) attended the event. The attendees included some of the teens from the Juvenile Justice Center. They read the book and were given the opportunity to attend the book discussion (under supervision of the County Probation Department).
2022
The third annual Distinguished Author Series features three writers whose works spark thought-provoking ideas and conversations.
Friends of the Foundation Events
Immediately following the first two author presentations, SCCLD Foundation will host a special Meet the Author event. Lear more here.
2019
The Santa Clara County Library District Foundation sponsored the Santa Clara County Library District’s Distinguished Author Series Program which brought three acclaimed best-selling authors to discuss their nonfiction books that have dominated the bestseller lists and sparked meaningful conversations in 2019. A blog post along with video snippets from the three events can be found here
