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21st Annual Signatures Author Series features Keynote Speaker and Author Fiona Davis
The John Cooper School’s 21st Annual Signatures Author Series was held on Friday, December 5 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott.
The John Cooper School Signatures Author Series luncheon is an annual event benefiting The Fine Arts Council of the school. This community event included Visiting Authors book sales and signings, a luncheon, a book signing with the keynote author, a Signatures-themed drawing, and a private VIP reception for key sponsors. Previous speakers include best-selling authors Barbara Bush, Dave Berry, Mitch Albom, Anthony Bourdain, John Grogan, Nicholas Sparks, Candace Bushnell, Kathryn Stockett with Tate Taylor, Jodi Picoult, Tyler Florence, Gillian Flynn, Cheryl Strayed, Paula Hawkins, Kevin Kwan, Maria Semple, Jesmyn Ward, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Elin Hilderbrand, Alka Joshi, and most recently, Lisa Jewell.
The 2025 Signatures Author Series keynote speaker was Fiona Davis, a New York Times bestselling author of eight historical fiction novels, known for setting her stories in iconic New York City buildings. She began her career as an actress before transitioning to writing after earning a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School. Her novels often feature dual timelines and explore the lives of women across different eras. Her latest novel, The Stolen Queen, was released on January 7, 2025.
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A portion of the proceeds from each Signatures event is given to a local literacy non-profit. In the past 20 years, more than $75,000 has been donated to local organizations to promote literacy in our community. The beneficiary of the 21st Anniversary Signatures Author Series is Books Alive! The mission of Books Alive is to inspire creativity, nurture a love of reading, and share the magic of theatre. Learn more at www.books-alive.org.
The Visiting Authors segment of the Signatures Author Series offered a unique opportunity to visit with a variety of authors who were available before the luncheon to sign, sell, and discuss their books. 2025 Visiting Authors included authors Katherine Briggs, Jen Cole, Marie-Claude Gingras, Abby Gray, April Henley, Ulysses Hsu, Angélique Jamail, Meena Julapalli, Kristina Keller, Kathryn Lane, Sharon McDougle, Adrienne Renick, Nico Richie, Jordan Sheirr, Sharon Thayer, and Emily Voskuil.
The John Cooper School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school. The School’s mission is to provide a challenging education in a caring environment to a diverse group of select students, enabling them to become critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens and leaders, and lifelong learners. Learn more at www.johncooper.org.
Source: The John Cooper School
