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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"After Life" book cover and color author photo of Gayle Forman

Gayle Forman

Award-winning young adult author Gayle Forman presents a magnificent novel about a girl who returns to her life seven years after her death. Directly in the vein of Forman’s blockbuster hit “If I Stay,” this touching story brilliantly examines the impact that one person can have on the world, and celebrates life in all its beautiful complexity.

Monday, March 3, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
“Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity’” book cover and color author photo

Yoni Appelbaum

Yoni Appelbaum is a deputy executive editor of The Atlantic and a social and cultural historian. In “Stuck,” Appelbaum asks: How did America cease to be the land of opportunity? Though for most of world history, your prospects were tied to where you were born, Americans came up with a revolutionary idea: If you didn’t like your lot in life, you could find a better location and reinvent yourself there. For two hundred years, Americans' mobility was the linchpin of economic and social opportunity. “Stuck” demonstrates how zoning laws, raised housing prices and deepened political divides have trapped generations of people in poverty.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Wild Dark Shore" book cover and color author photo

Charlotte McConaghy

Author of the international bestseller “Migrations,” Australian author Charlotte McConaghy’s latest novel is a breathtaking look at the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love. Dominic Salt and his children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Shearwater was once full of researchers, but the Salts are now its final inhabitants–until a woman mysteriously washes ashore. But the woman isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes the Salts are keeping their own secrets.

Thursday, March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Blood Moon" book cover and color author photo

Sandra Brown

#1 bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another gripping thriller. Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the mishandling of the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than three years prior. But now, a long-running true crime series is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved case. As media pressure hits a peak, Bowie must figure out what happened to Crissy and find the true culprit before he acts again.

Friday, March 7, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"That's Not Funny, David!" book cover and color author photo

David Shannon

Caldecott Honor-winning children’s book author David Shannon presents a new installment in his beloved “No, David!” series. From cannonballs into the pool to slurping his spaghetti to telling funny jokes during class, David is a natural comedian. But in Shannon’s delightfully illustrated new picture book, David learns that not all of his tricks are funny... like sticking things up his nose! Still, this troublemaker will always have the last laugh and, of course, the enduring love of his mom.

Saturday, March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
“Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave” book cover and color author photo

Elle Cosimano

From bestselling, Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano comes the hugely anticipated next installment in the fan-favorite humorous suspense series. Finlay Donovan has not always gotten along with her elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody. But when a dead body is discovered in her backyard, Mrs. Haggerty needs help. When the focus of the investigation widens to include Finlay’s ex-husband, she’s left with little choice but to get closer to Mrs. Haggerty and uncover her secrets before the police start digging up her own.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch