Author Events
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 Paul French, "Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China"Friday, May 24, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium Historian and China expert Paul French's Edgar-nominated, bestselling true-crime thriller opens the books on a seventy-five-year-old unsolved murder and offers a glimpse into the last days of Colonial Peking. Books for signing will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble. |
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St. Louis County Library's Reading Garden Event Series and Left Bank Books present Bestselling Author John Rocco Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters The award winning author and illustrator John Rocco shares his newest picture book "Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom." Poor Rocco gets sent to the barber and loses the source of his superpowers...his hair! John Rocco is the author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Award winning "Blackout" as well as the illustrator for Rick Riordan's popular children's series. Books for signing will be available for purchase from Left Bank Books. |
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Alex Grecian, "The Black Country" Thursday, May 30, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium Alex Grecian's extraordinary murder mystery debut "The Yard" received rave reviews and terrified readers across the country. In the second installment in the gripping historical series set in Victorian London, Scotland Yard's Murder Squad and forensics pioneer Dr. Bernard Kingsley must investigate a string of grisly murders in the ghostly coal-mining country. Filled with fascinating period detail and real historical figures, this spectacular series showcases the advent of criminology and introduces a stunning new cast of characters sure to appeal to suspense fans. Books for signing will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble. |
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The St. Louis County Library Foundation presents Bestselling Suspense Writer
Ridley Pearson, Author of "Choke Point"
Saturday, June 1, 2013
7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium
St. Louis' most popular suspense author, Ridley Pearson presents the sequel to his bestseller "The Risk Agent." In this high-stakes international thriller, the team behind the global personal security firm, Rutherford Risk, set out for Amsterdam to stop a brutal child slavery ring.
Ridley Pearson is the author of more than 30 international bestsellers including "Killer Weekend," the Lou Boldt crime series, and numerous adventure novels for young readers.
Books will be available for purchase and signing from Left Bank Books.
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The St. Louis County Library Foundation's 'Buzz' Westfall Favorite Author Series Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Steve Coll Author of "Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power" Monday, June 3, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium Winner of the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for 2012, "Private Empire" is an extraordinary and monumental exposé of Big Oil from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and "Ghost Wars" author Steve Coll. Books for signing will be available for purchase from Left Bank Books. |
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Dr. John Oldani, "St. Louis Speak: Lingo, Lore, and the Lighter Side of Life in the Gateway City" Saturday, June 8, 2:00 p.m. Indian Trails Branch Do you warsh your dishes and rinsh them in the zink? Do you eat mustgo for dinner? What or who is a St. Louis Hoosier? In "St. Louis Speak," John Oldani documents St. Louis folklore, St. Louis vocabulary, and urban legends. "St. Louis Speak" decodes the lingo and traces the stories shared by all St. Louisans. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the event. |
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Justine Riggs, "Love Dogs, Must Travel: A Guide to Dog-Friendly Hotels, Hikes, Restaurants and More in Missouri" Monday, June 10, 7:00 p.m. Daniel Boone Branch The Show Me State is a patchwork of rich history, river cities, eclectic dining, unique lodging, wineries, and festivals along with some of the best parks and trails in the country for canine travelers. "Love Dogs, Must Travel" is a guide to the pick-of-the-litter places for puppy play, overnight accommodations, pet-friendly eateries, attractions, and activities. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the event. |
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Dr. John Oldani, "St. Louis Speak: Lingo, Lore, and the Lighter Side of Life in the Gateway City" Tuesday, June 11, 7:00 p.m. Florissant Valley Branch Do you warsh your dishes and rinsh them in the zink? Do you eat mustgo for dinner? What or who is a St. Louis Hoosier? In "St. Louis Speak," John Oldani documents St. Louis folklore, St. Louis vocabulary, and urban legends. "St. Louis Speak" decodes the lingo and traces the stories shared by all St. Louisans. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the event. |
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Craig Johnson, "A Serpent's Tooth" Friday, June 14, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium The success of Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire series continues to grow after A&E's hit show "Longmire" introduced new fans to the Wyoming sheriff. Now, in his ninth Western mystery, Longmire stares down his most dangerous foes yet. Books for signing will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble. |
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Dr. John Oldani, "St. Louis Speak: Lingo, Lore, and the Lighter Side of Life in the Gateway City" Wednesday, June 19, 7:00 p.m. Tesson Ferry Branch Do you warsh your dishes and rinsh them in the zink? Do you eat mustgo for dinner? What or who is a St. Louis Hoosier? In "St. Louis Speak," John Oldani documents St. Louis folklore, St. Louis vocabulary, and urban legends. "St. Louis Speak" decodes the lingo and traces the stories shared by all St. Louisans. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the event. |
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Michael Kahn, "The Flinch Factor" Tuesday, June 25, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium Several years have passed since we last saw Rachel Gold, star of St. Louis suspense author Michael Kahn's popular series. In "The Flinch Factor," savvy lawyer Rachel Gold is embroiled in a lost cause, aka, the Frankenstein Case, where she represents a blue-collar neighborhood fighting a powerful developer intent on bulldozing their homes. When people involved with the case start turning up dead, Rachel realizes she may be in over her head. Books for signing will be available for purchase from Left Bank Books. |
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YA Author Laura Nowlin, "If He Had Been With Me" Thursday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. Library Headquarters-Auditorium Presented by the Reading Garden Event Series St. Louis author Laura Nowlin presents her debut teen novel "If He Had Been With Me." Throughout their whole childhood, Finny and Autumn were inseparable--they finished each other's sentences, they knew just what to say when the other person was hurting. But one incident in middle school puts them in separate social worlds come high school, and Autumn has always wondered what if... Books for signing will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble. |
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