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"Get Creative with Sand" at the Rock Road Branch (photo by Dave Moore)

Upcoming Author Visits

Ridley Pearson

Thursday, July 9, 2009

7:00 p.m. - Headquarters

St. Louis County Library Foundation presents St. Louis' Bestselling Suspense AUthor Ridley Pearson

Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming returns in this high-intensity thriller from New York Times bestselling suspense author Ridley Pearson.

Books for signing will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com).

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Jerome Mileur

Monday, July 13, 2009

7:00 p.m. - Headquarters

High-Flying Birds: A Presentation by Author Jerome Mileur

Celebrate the 2009 baseball All-Star Game with a look back at the one of the most memorable Cardinals teams to win the World Series. Jerome Mileur's book is a reminder of how baseball has changed over the years and is a must-read for all Cardinal fans.

Books will be available for purchase at the program.

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Patricia McKissack

Saturday, July 18, 2009

2:00 p.m. - Headquarters

Read Saint Louis presents a Special Story Time with Patricia McKissack

As part of Read St. Louis' month-long baseball celebration, St. Louis children's book author Patricia McKissack will discuss her baseball-themed books including "Miami Jackson Makes the Play" and "Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball League."

Books will be available for purchase at the program.

For information on other 2009 Read St. Louis books and associated programs, please visit www.readstlouis.org.

Dorothea Benton Frank

Monday, July 20, 2009

7:00 p.m. - Headquarters

St. Louis County Library Foundation presents Bestselling Novelist Dorothea Benton Frank, Author of "Return to Sullivan's Island"

The South Carolina coast forms a lush backdrop for bestselling romance novelist Dorothea Benton Frank's tales of nosy neighbors and nutty families. In Return to Sullivan's Island, Frank revisits the unforgettable characters of the debut novel that launched her literary fame.

Books for signing will be available for purchase from Borders (www.borders.com).

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Daniel Silva

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

7:00 p.m. - Headquarters

St. Louis County Library Foundation presents Internationally Bestselling Suspense Author Daniel Silva

Top author of international espionage Daniel Silva returns to St. Louis County Library for a discussion and signing of The Defector, his latest thriller featuring the enigmatic art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon.

Books for signing will be available for purchase from Left Bank Books.

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J.A. Jance

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

7:00 p.m. - Headquarters

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New York Times bestselling mystery writer, J.A. Jance again teams up her two most popular characters in her grittiest and most gripping thriller to date. The seemingly unconnected investigations of Detective J.P. Beaumont and Sheriff Joanna Brady bring them back into each other's orbit-reigniting an old flame and endangering both their lives. Fire an Ice is a graphic page-turner that may shock even the most unflinching of fans.

Books for signing will be available for purchase from Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com). Coffee and dessert will be provided courtesy of the 2009 Adult Reading Club sponsors.

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Program sites are accessible. Upon two weeks notice, accommodations will be made for
those persons with disabilities. Call (314) 994-3300.

 
 

 
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