Best-selling author and television personality Brad Meltzer kicks off the 2022 AViD season at 7 PM on Thursday, March 17 at Central Library. Meltzer’s latest novel, The Lightning Rod, will be released in March and is the follow-up to his 2018 #1 New York Times bestseller, The Escape Artist.

Meltzer has appeared on The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 25 Most Powerful Authors, has hosted television shows on The History Channel, and is the author of the best-selling I Am … children’s book series. The popular PBS Kids TV show, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, is based on his work.