A League of Extraordinary Authors
Saturday, July 18, 2026
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington, DE
Presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Writers Network
More than 30 award-winning local authors will discuss, present and sell books in a variety of genres! Join us to meet these celebrated authors and experience why books are a uniquely portable form of learning and joy.
Questions? Email olli-online@udel.edu or call 302-573-4417.
Linda Blaskey
GENRE: Poetry
FEATURED TITLE(S): White Horses; Season of Harvest
Ed Charlton
GENRE: Science Fiction & Fantasy
FEATURED TITLE(S): The Problem with Uncle Teddy’s Memoir; Beauty Rising
Greer Firestone
GENRE: Literature & Fiction; Biographies & Memoirs
FEATURED TITLE(S): My Life as an Edsel: Driven by ego. Derailed by irony. Redeemed by endurance; Alexei and The Mad Monk Rasputin
Phil Giunta
GENRE: Literature & Fiction; Mystery, Thriller & Suspense; Science Fiction & Fantasy
FEATURED TITLE(S): Dreams from the Edge of Reality; Tales of Steel and Sorcery
Susan W. Green
GENRE: Romance
FEATURED TITLE(S): Crystal Lake Inn; Crystal Lake Christmas
Will Hahn
GENRE: Science Fiction & Fantasy
FEATURED TITLE(S): Harbingers of Hope; Shards of Light Bundle
G.R. Hastings
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense; Teen & Young Adult
FEATURED TITLE(S): Guarded Streets: An Undersider Tale; The Undersiders
Lois Hoffman
GENRE: Children’s Books; Education & Teaching; Biographies & Memoirs
FEATURED TITLE(S): Don’t Touch That, Oscar!; Good Morning, Great Blue Heron
Ilona E. Holland
GENRE: Children’s Books; History
FEATURED TITLE(S): George Washington’s Remarkable Solutions: A World of Science and Technology at Mount Vernon; The Lost Locket of Lewes
Gail E. Husch
GENRE: Literature & Fiction
FEATURED TITLE(S): The Button Field: A Novel
L.S. King
GENRE: Science Fiction & Fantasy
FEATURED TITLE(S): Sword’s Edge; Deuces Wild: Beginners’ Luck
Jeff Markowitz
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
FEATURED TITLE(S): The Other; Motive for Murder
Jane Matyger
GENRE: Children’s Books
FEATURED TITLE(S): The Spaghetti Is Missing; Come To My Donkey’s Party
Margo McKenzie
GENRE: Religion & Spirituality
FEATURED TITLE(S): Psalms to Write By: Reflections, Prompts, Strategies
John Micklos Jr.
GENRE: Children’s Books
FEATURED TITLE(S): Sad, Mad, Glad: A Day Full of Feelings; Raindrops to Rainbow
Jane C. Miller
GENRE: Literature & Fiction
FEATURED TITLE(S): Canticle for Remnant Days; Walking the Sunken Boards
Beatrice Parquet
GENRE: Romance
FEATURED TITLE(S): Who Said Forever?
Margaret M. Piscitelli
GENRE: Children’s Books
FEATURED TITLE(S): The Legend of the Great Mystical Oak Tree
JM Reinbold
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
FEATURED TITLE(S): Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Black Pharaoh; Missing: A DCI Rylan Crowe Mystery
Teresa Rodriguez
GENRE: Children’s Books
FEATURED TITLE(S): A Very Serious Pig
Fran Severn
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense; Health, Fitness & Dieting; Sports & Outdoors
FEATURED TITLE(S): Riders of a Certain Age: Your Guide to Loving Horses Mid-Life and Beyond
W.A. Simpson
GENRE: Science Fiction & Fantasy
FEATURED TITLE(S): Tinderbox; Tarotmancer
Mary Lou Sinkey
GENRE: Poetry
FEATURED TITLE(S): Pocket Full of Soldiers
J. Gregory Smith
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
FEATURED TITLE(S): Final Price (A Paul Chang Mystery Book 1); Quick Fix (The Reluctant Hustler Series Book 1)
Judith Lynch Stoddard
GENRE: Religion & Spirituality
FEATURED TITLE(S): Finding Peace: Meditations and Stories for Insight and Balance
Suzanne Stone
GENRE: History; Travel
FEATURED TITLE(S): Volunteering Around the Globe: Life-Changing Travel Adventures
Andre J. Swygert
GENRE: Engineering & Transportation; History
FEATURED TITLE(S): Flight Training At The United States Naval Academy
Kate Szegda
GENRE: Children’s Books; Teen & Young Adult
FEATURED TITLE(S): Pharmacy Girl
Justynn Tyme
GENRE: Comics & Manga; Literature & Fiction; Science Fiction & Fantasy
FEATURED TITLE(S): The Unclear Family; Speaking In Tongues
Maryellen Winkler
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
FEATURED TITLE(S): Murder on the Brandywine; Rose of Rockwood
Jean Youkers
GENRE: Literature & Fiction
FEATURED TITLES: Lunch Bucket Lists; Interlude at Rehoboth
Richard Zappa
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
FEATURED TITLE(S): Identical Misfortune; The Lion Hunt
About OLLI
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a volunteer-driven learning cooperative for adults age 50-plus. UD OLLI holds classes throughout Delaware and online, featuring a variety of learning and social opportunities with no exams or grades.
Still time to register! |
OLLI open house Aug. 3-6 |
OLLI travel opportunities |
Extra benefits of joining OLLI |
Top 10 reasons we love OLLI |