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St. Louis County Library Foundation and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with acclaimed non-fiction author and journalist Paul Hendrickson for a discussion and signing of “Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer’s Life.” The event is presented by St. Louis County Library’s Westfall Politics and History Series. The event will take place on Thursday, May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books

St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor present Academy Award-winning screenwriter for “The Imitation Game,” Graham Moore  for a discussion and signing of his third suspense novel,“The Wealth of Shadows.” The event will take place on Wednesday, May 29, at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Road, Ellisville, MO 63011. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling author and host of the popular YouTube book review channel PolandbananasBOOKS Christine Riccio for a discussion and signing of her new rom-com novel, “Attached at the Hip.” The event will take place on Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are pleased to host a special event with bestselling “Crazy Rich Asians” novelist Kevin Kwan for a discussion and signing of his new novel “Lies and Weddings.” The event will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd. St. Louis MO 63117. Kevin Kwan will be in conversation with Soman Chainani, author of the hit “School for Good and Evil” series. The event will be presented in partnership with the Very Asian Foundation.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series, Left Bank Books, and The Very Asian Foundation present acclaimed novelist Rachel Khong for a discussion and signing of “Real Americans.” The event will take place on Monday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd., Ellisville, MO, 63011. Rachel Khong will be in conversation with Michelle Li, KSDK TV News Anchor and co-founder of The Very Asian Foundation. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present New York Times bestselling novelist Mary Kay Andrews for her highly-anticipated new novel, “Summers at the Saint.” The event will take place on Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.