An Evening with The Friends |

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A celebration of achievement, intrigue and discovery.

Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2026 – 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Location: Phillips Event Center, Sunset Ballroom

Cost: $75 cost per person
Includes:

Dinner Buffet
Silent Auction
Update on The Friends and the TAMU Libraries
Highlighting support to the upcoming Texas A&M 150th Anniversary academic year grand event
Keynote address by Aggie Author, Christy Daugherty ’86
Highlighting her Ava Glass (pen name) books
First U.S. in-person discussion of the March release, The Hiding Season

Attire: Cocktail

Tickets and Sponsorships available by clicking below!

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Books are available for pre-purchase and pick-up at the event, through Hyperbole Bookstore; an Aggie-owned Independent Bookstore in College Station.

Author will only sign books purchased through Hyperbole Bookstore in advance or on-site.

For over 50 years, the University Libraries have relied on financial support from Friends of the Texas A&M University Libraries to enhance resources and collections. Our Annual Event is the signature program in our awareness and fundraising campaign.

Please join us for an evening centered around our Spy-craft mystery theme featuring keynote speaker, Christy Daugherty ‘86, sharing her professional story from Texas A&M to England and the creation of her most recent alias persona, Ava Glass, author of the Emma Makepeace British Spy series. Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by The Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, as Ava Glass, Ms. Daugherty has published three books with a fourth coming out in March 2026: The Chase, The Traitor, The Trap, and The Hiding Season. “An Evening with The Friends” will be the first in-person discussion of this new book in the U.S. by the author.

A former crime reporter and accidental civil servant, C.J. Daugherty began writing the Night School series while working as a communications consultant for the Home Office. The young adult series was published by Little Brown and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. A web series inspired by the books clocked up well over a million views. In 2020, the books were optioned for television. She later wrote The Echo Killing series, published by St Martin’s Press, and co-wrote the fantasy series, The Secret Fire, with French author Carina Rosenfeld. Her books have been translated into 25 languages and have been bestsellers in multiple countries. She lives with her husband, the BAFTA nominated filmmaker, Jack Jewers.

More information about the author, her alias, and the book series can be found on these websites: www.christidaugherty.com, www.avaglass.uk.

Underwriting Levels

$3,500 – Hidden Secrets Sponsorship