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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Collage of three color author photos - Natalie Lloyd, Soman Chainani, and James Ponti

Middle Grade Reads Night

Three of the most popular middle grade authors team up for a fun night of stories! Beloved author of the City Spies series, James Ponti presents the first installment in a new mystery series in the tradition of Nancy Drew. Bestselling author of “Hummingbird,” Natalie Lloyd shares a heart-expanding adventure about the magic of family and friendship. Author of the hit “School for Good & Evil” series, Soman Chainani’s latest book respins familiar fairy tales into fresh stories of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
“Robert B. Parker’s Buzz Kill” book cover and color author photo

Alison Gaylin

USA Today bestselling crime fiction author Alison Gaylin continues the Sunny Randall detective series started by suspense master Robert B. Parker. In “Buzz Kill,” Randall investigates the disappearance of a hard-partying energy drink mogul. Unable to turn down a life-changing fee, Sunny takes on the case, but immediately discovers not only his bad behavior with women, but also his reckless moves within the business world, producing an energy drink that has proven deadly.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
“Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What it Means For Our Health” book cover and color author photo

Marty Makary, MD

Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary presents an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm. Dr. Makary asks, “Have many modern-day health crises been caused by the hubris of the medical establishment?” Experts said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonized natural fat in foods, driving Americans to processed carbohydrates as obesity rates soared. In “Blind Spots,” Dr. Makary explores the latest research on critical topics, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine.

Thursday, September 12, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
Author T.J. Klune “Somewhere Beyond the Sea”

SOLD OUT–Ticketed Event: TJ Klune

T.J. Klune presents the hugely anticipated sequel to “The House in the Cerulean Sea,” one of the best-loved fantasy novels of the past decade. A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything. Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six dangerous and magical children who live there. But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve.

Saturday, September 14, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Ethnic St. Louis" book cover

Ethnic St. Louis

Join authors Elizabeth Kurrus, Patrick McCarthy, and John A. Wright for a discussion about their book "Ethnic St. Louis" which highlights the many communities that come together to make St. Louis a vibrant city. Stories and photography come together to create a rich tapestry of the people and cultures that have enriched the Gateway City throughout its history. Part of Welcoming Week. All ages.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Grant's View Branch
“America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War” book cover and color author photo

H. W. Brands

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands sheds light on a crucial tipping point in American history and depicts the making of a legendary president. Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 launched a momentous period of decision-making for the United States. For popular hero Charles Lindbergh, saying no to another world war only twenty years after the first was the obvious answer. While Hitler advanced across Europe, President Roosevelt struggled to turn the tide of public opinion. With great effort, political shrewdness and outright deception, FDR pushed the US onto the world stage where it has stayed ever since.

Sunday, September 22, 2024
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch