Host of writers on tap to visit Columbus area

As the appearance tonight by Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen attests, central Ohio doesn’t lack for public engagements involving notable authors.

The schedule grows as 2017 continues. Recently announced visits:

Steve Berry (“The Lost Order,” the Cotton Malone novels) — 6:30 p.m., Book Loft, 631 S. 3rd St.; free

Emily Giffen (“First Comes Love”) — 7 p.m., Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mount Royal Ave.; $10, www. westervillelibrary.org

Garth Stein (“The Art of Racing in the Rain”) — 2 p.m., Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave.; free but registration required, columbuslibrary.org/ special-events

Damion Searls (“The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and The Power of Seeing”) — 7 p.m., Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave.; $10, thurberhouse.org

Colson Whitehead (“The Underground Railroad”) — 7 p.m., Bexley High School, 326 S. Cassingham Road; tickets up to $20, www.bexleyauthor series.eventbrite.com

Wil Haygood (“The Butler,” “The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story”) — 7 p.m., Thurber Center; $15, thurberhouse.org

Sidney Blumenthal (“Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln”) — 7 p.m., Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.; $40 for reading only, thurberhouse.org

Dan Chaon (“Ill Will”) — 2 p.m., Main Library; free but registration required, columbus library.org/special-events

William Shkurti (“The Ohio State University in the Sixties: The Unraveling of the Old Order”) — 7 p.m., Main Library; free but registration required, columbuslibrary.org/ special-events

Kimberla Lawson Roby (“A Sinful Calling,” “Copycat”) — 2 p.m., Main Library; free but registration required, columbus library.org/special-events