Baylor Libraries Author Series
The Dean of the Baylor Libraries, Museums, and the Press proudly presents the next session in the Baylor Libraries Author Series
Black at Baylor: Vital Voices of the First Generation
(Baylor University Press, 2026)
featuring author and editor Kara E. Nelson in conversation with
Malcom Foley, Special Advisor to the President for Campus Engagement
Friday, September 25, 2026
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Armstrong Browning Library & Museum
This event is free and open to the public
The Baylor Libraries Author Series features works authored by Baylor-affiliated authors and selected by the Dean of the Baylor Libraries, Museums, and the Press. Works selected for the series are by single or multiple authors and make substantial contributions to academic conversation.
For more information about these Baylor Libraries Author Series sessions, contact Janell Wellbaum by email at Janell_Wellbaum@baylor.edu or by phone at (254) 710-3590.
Past Baylor Libraries Author Series Presenters
Dr. Christopher Pieper and Dr. Justin Nelson
Society Without People: The Social Implications of the Metaverse and AI (De Gruyter, 2025)
March 31, 2026
Video Read the E-Book (Login Required)
Matthew D. Kim, Tara Beth Leach, and Patricia M. Batten
We Follow Christ: Helping Women to Discern God’s Call (Baylor University Press, 2025)
November 12, 2025
Dr. Erin F. Moniz
Knowing and Being Known: Hope for All Our Intimate Relationships (InterVarsity Press, 2025)
September 16, 2025
Dr. Melody V. Escobar
Revelations of Divine Care: Disability, Spirituality, and Mutual Flourishing (Baylor University Press, 2024)
April 15, 2025
Tyler Davis, Editor, with Michael Babers, LaRue Dorsey, Linda Lewis, and others
God of the Whirlwind:
Horror, Memory, and Story in Black Waco
(Baylor University Press, 2025)
March 31, 2025
Video OneSearch Listing
Dr. João Chaves and Dr. Mikeal Parsons
Remembering Antônia Teixeira: A Story of Missions, Violence, and Institutional Hypocrisy (Eerdmans, 2023)
September 24, 2024
Video Read the E-Book
Remembering Antônia Teixeira details the sexual assault of a Baylor student in 1894 through summaries and quotations as given by Antônia in trial testimony and interviews as well as medical experts. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available by calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline at (800) 656-4673.
Matt Snowden and Joshua Hays
Soul Culture: Stewarding the Five Ingredients of our Common Life (Smith & Helwys, 2023)
April 23, 2024
Video OneSearch Listing
Tommy Bowman and Chad Conine
Tommy Bowman: Answering the Call (Baylor University Press, 2023)
March 1, 2024
Video OneSearch Listing
Dr. Greg Garrett and Dr. Robert P. Jones
The Gospel According to James Baldwin (Orbis, 2023), and The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future (Simon & Schuster, 2023)
October 5, 2023
Press Coverage: Waco Tribune-Herald (October 4, 2023) | The Baylor Lariat (October 6, 2023)
Video Read Jones' eBook OneSearch Listing
Dr. Jon Singletary
Leadership by the Number: Using the Enneagram to Strengthen Educational Leadership (Jossey Bass, 2023)
September 21, 2023
Read the E-Book
Aurelia Dávila Pratt
A Brown Girl's Epiphany: Reclaim Your Intuition and Step into Your Power (Broadleaf Books, 2022)
October 18, 2022
Read the E-Book
Note: The e-Books linked above are only available to Baylor students, faculty, and staff.