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Author panel and Q&A with Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez, Jeremy Redmon, and Amanda Black
Three authors on the body, the heart, and the lived experience behind the work. All great art begins with a person — someone who has loved, lost, doubted, and dared to create. Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez, Jeremy Redmon, and Amanda Black share how their own lives shape what they put on the page and the stage, then open the floor to your questions.
Dr. Estevez is a coach, oboist, and author of The Artist’s Joy and Art Is How God Loves Us. Redmon is a journalist and the author of the memoir Tell the Kids I Love Them, which draws on his reporting from Iraq and his search to understand his father. Black is a playwright, a Columbus State graduate with an MFA in dramatic writing from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. student in theatre at Bowling Green State University. Her play Aunt Katrina was initially conceived in an Intro to Playwriting course at CSU and will receive a staged reading at the CSU Riverside Studio Theatre on February 19, 2027.
Light refreshments, book sales, and signings follow outside the Auditorium. This event is presented as part of the Carson McCullers Literary Festival and is co-sponsored by the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians at Columbus State University.
| Mon, Nov 09 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Closed |
| (Veterans Day Holiday) | |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1:30PM to 6:00PM |
The Columbus Public Library serves as the anchor branch for the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries and has been named one of the “10 Most Beautiful Libraries in Georgia.” Meeting Rooms, Auditorium and Computer Lab can be booked for public events up to 90 days in advance. Study Rooms are available by calling 706.243.2681.