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August 19, 2026 at 12:30pm

Author: The Making of an Anthology

August 19, 2026, 12:30pm–1:45pm

Admired and best-selling authors offer advice and discuss their latest books. 

Please join us for this special edition of our Author series featuring Kathy Curto, editor of What Are You Waiting For?: An Anthology, with contributors Terri Linton and Christopher L. Vaughan, as well as anthology editor and author Domenica Ruta.

Kathy Curto is the author of Not for Nothing: Glimpses into a Jersey Girlhood. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, on NPR, and in the anthologies And There Were Red Geraniums Everywhere and Listen to Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now. She has also published widely in a variety of literary journals and magazines. She is co-founder of Key to the Castle Workshop and serves on the board of the Italian American Writers Association. Kathy lives with her family in the Hudson Valley.

Terri Linton is a writer, educator, workshop curator, and mom to her beloved son. Her writing has been published in the anthology We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor; Catapult Magazine; Zibby Mag; Mother Mag; and other online sites. She was a 2021 awardee of the Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund grant for nonfiction writing. Terri is currently at work on her memoir.

Christopher L. Vaughan is a freelance writer who covers disability and parenthood. He recently finished writing his first memoir and has been in the media industry for more than a decade. His work has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today. He lives in Tarrytown, NY, with his son Noah and wife Lisa.

Hosted by Ilana Levine, actress and podcaster, Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine.

2026 lineup

May 27, 2026 – August 26, 2026 
Wednesdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm

May 27: Writers Read hosted by Ed McCann

June 3: Memoir with writers Jeffrey Banks, Stefan Merrill Block, and Ian Jarvis

June 10: Seriously Funny with writers Jenny Hagel and Maeve Dunigan

June 17: Masters of Suspense with writers Alison Gaylin, Ed Lin, and Kimberly McCreight

June 24: Summer Picks with writers Hilary Davidson, Connor Martin, and Camille Perri

July 8: Frankie Grande 

July 15: Debut Novels with writers David Baerwald, Meg Charlton, Yosha Gunasekera, and Hafeez Lakhani

July 22: Endless Summer with authors Cara Bastone, Amy Ewing, Jennifer O'Brien, and Edward Schmit.

July 29: Speculative Fiction with writers Clarence A. Haynes, Isabel J. Kim, and Leila Siddiqui

August 5: Fandom with writers Zoraida Córdova, Maria Hoey, Alex Segura, and Dan Watters

August 12: Writing with Purpose with writers Sam Roberts, Jennifer Shahade, and Casey Sherman

August 19: The Making of an Anthology featuring Kathy Curto, Terri Linton, Christopher L. Vaughan, and Domenica Ruta

August 26: Historical Fiction with writers Simon Elegant, Julie Gerstenblatt, and Carson Markland