Hang out with well-known contemporary authors from the comfort of your home! These hour-long sessions are free. Register at libraryc.org/ppld/upcoming.

• February 4, 12-1 p.m.: “How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs” with Sabrina Sholts

• February 11, 5-6 p.m.: “Moon of the Turning Leaves” with Waubgeshig Rice (In-person option on February 13, 5-7 p.m., at Library 21c)

• February 18, 12-1 p.m.: “I Am Nobody’s Slave” with Lee Hawkins