Author Talk: Martin Dugard

Best Selling Author Martin Dugard and Book Cover for the Long Run, April 2026.
Wed, Aug 26 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

About the Event

Join the Los Angeles Public Library's Art, Music, and Recreation Department for an online conversation with author Martin Dugard as we celebrate the release of his latest book, The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool.

Martin Dugard is the author of a dozen #1 New York Times bestsellers. Among these works of running and history is the international sensation Into Africa. He is also a Fellow of Great Britain’s Royal Geographical Society, Board Member of the USA Track and Field Foundation, and a high school distance running coach of more than two decades' experience. Mr. Dugard blogs weekly on martindugard.com. The author lives on a hill in Southern California.

Please RSVP here. We will send the Zoom link by Tuesday, August 25.

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