Author Events

Did you know we have the biggest, number one author event series in the country? Each month the St. Louis County Library Foundation brings bestselling and award-winning authors from a variety of genres to the library, offering readers exclusive opportunities to meet and engage with their favorite writers.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Seating is limited; early arrival is highly recommended. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the events. For more information, please call 314-994-3300.

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Helen Simonson - "The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club" book cover and color author photo

Helen Simonson

From the bestselling author of “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand,” Helen Simonson presents a whip-smart comedy of manners and historical fiction of the highest order. It is the summer of 1919 and Constance Haverhill has taken a position as a lady’s companion at a seaside hotel. She befriends Poppy Wirral, the local baronet’s daughter, who wears trousers, operates a taxi, and runs a ladies’ motorcycle club. But things are more complicated than they seem in this sunny pocket of English high society. As the country prepares to celebrate its hard-won peace, Constance and the women of the club are forced to confront the fact that the freedoms they gained during the war are being revoked.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Grant's View Branch
Mary Kay Andrews - "Summers at the Saint" book cover and color author photo

Mary Kay Andrews

Beloved author Mary Kay Andrews presents a summer mystery full of romance, betrayal, and long-buried secrets. Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions and scandals run deep. If you grew up vacationing at the St. Cecelia, you were “a Saint.” If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were “an Ain’t.” Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders, but one fateful summer she took a job at the Saint and married the boss’s son. Now, she’s the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its glory days. But new information about a long-ago drowning threatens to come to light, and the tragic death of one of their own brings Traci to the brink of despair.

Thursday, May 16, 2024
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Grant's View Branch
Jas Hammonds - "Thirsty" book cover and color author photo

Jas Hammonds and Mark Oshiro

Award-winning author of “We Deserve Monuments,” Jas Hammonds presents an unflinching novel about young adult addiction. It is the summer before college and Blake Brenner has one goal: join the exclusive Serena Society. The sorority promises status and lifelong connections to a network of powerful women of color. As a former loner from a working-class background, Blake lacks pedigree and confidence. She begins to seek courage at the bottom of a liquor bottle. Success has never felt so much like drowning–and Blake must decide how far she’s willing to go to achieve her glittering dreams of success.

Friday, May 17, 2024
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Grant's View Branch
Rachel Khong - "Real Americans" book cover and color author photo

Rachel Khong

Award-winning author of “Goodbye, Vitamin,” Rachel Khong presents an exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family. “Real Americans” begins on the precipice of Y2K, when twenty-two-year-old Lily Chen, the only child of scientists who fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution, meets easygoing and effortlessly attractive Matthew - heir to a vast pharmaceutical empire. Twenty one years later, Lily’s son Nick sets out to find his biological father, a journey that threatens to raise more questions than it answers. Exuberant and explosive, “Real Americans” weaves a profound tale of class and striving, race and visibility, family and finally coming home.

Monday, May 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Daniel Boone Branch
Kevin Kwan - "Lies and Weddings" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event: Kevin Kwan

Internationally bestselling author of “Crazy Rich Asians,” Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated story of love, money, murder, and the lies we tell about them all. Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury, has a problem: his legendary family trust is now nothing more than a mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by his scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort and seduce a woman with money. Should he marry the French hotel heiress, the venture capital genius, or betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the humble girl next door?

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Ethical Society of St. Louis
Michael McDonald with Paul Reiser - "What a Fool Believes" book cover and color photos

Ticketed Event: Michael McDonald with Paul Reiser

Across a half-century of American music, Michael McDonald’s unmistakably smooth baritone voice defined an era of rock and R&B. In his candid, freewheeling memoir, written with his friend, the Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Paul Reiser, Michael tells the story of his life and music—from joining Steely Dan and becoming a defining member of The Doobie Brothers to forging a path as a breakout solo R&B artist. Interwoven with the unforgettable tales of the music, Michael tells a deeply affecting story of losing and finding himself as a man.

Thursday, May 23, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
The Pageant