18th Annual Mountain of Authors featuring Keynote Speaker Adrian Miller

Join us for the 2024 Mountain of Authors program at the Venue in Library 21c!  Mountain of Authors (MOA) is an annual community program that provides an opportunity for the public and local authors to network, listen to notable authors, as well as learn more about the craft of writing and trends in publishing. Visit the program website at ppld.org/moa to learn more. It is free to attend, there is no registration, and all are welcome!

The program this year features:

• Keynote speaker Adrian Miller, author of Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue. 
• Panelist authors Susan Joy Paul, Stewart Green, and Tanja Britton, to discuss how to write, assemble, and publish guide books.
• Over thirty local authors will be showcasing their books, available for meet and greets, book signings, and book sales.
• Please bring a variety of payment methods (cash, check, credit card) if you are interested in purchasing books. 

Schedule of Events for Mountain of Authors, June 22:

• 12:00 p.m. Doors open
• 12:00 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Panelist and Showcase Authors, book sales and signings
• 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Author Panel Featuring Tanja Britton, Stewart Green, and Susan Joy Paul
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Panelist and Showcase Authors, book sales and signings
• 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Keynote Speaker Adrian Miller
• 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Keynote book signing, Showcase Author book sales and signings

About Keynote Speaker Adrian Miller:

Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Adrian is featured in the Netflix hit High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America.

Miller’s first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas, was published on President’s Day 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction,” and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Adrian’s third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue won the 2022 James Beard Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship and the 2022 Colorado Book Award for History. It was nominated for the 2022 International Association of Culinary Professionals Literary & Historical Writing Award.

To learn more, visit Adrian Miller's website, ardianemiller.com.

(photo credit: Aaron Colussi)

Mountain of Authors thanks the PPLD Friends for their donation to this program.