Readers Meet the Author, presented by the Office of the President and Office of the Provost and hosted by the University Libraries, encourages opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and others to gather for shared reflection and collegial conversation about big ideas. Featuring recently published single-authored works by Baylor faculty selected by Baylor Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., each opportunity to meet the author consists of an introduction from either the Provost or Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., followed by a discussion with the author facilitated by a colleague or contemporary and a question-and-answer session with attendees.

The second Readers Meet the Author selection for 2024-2025 is "Forging a Christian Order: South Carolina Baptists, Race, and Slavery, 1696-1860" (University of Tennessee Press, 2023) by Dr. Kimberly R. Kellison, Associate Professor of History & Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. She will be interviewed by Dr. Robert Elder, Associate Professor of History, on November 19, 2024 from Noon-1:00 p.m. in the Schumacher Flex Commons in Moody Memorial Library and online via Zoom Webinar. A reception with refreshments and a book signing will follow. The Baylor Bookstore will sell copies of the book at the event.

For more information, visit https://provost.web.baylor.edu/rma.