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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"Lessons in Chemistry" book cover and color author photo

SOLD OUT–Ticketed Event: Bonnie Garmus

It’s the early 1960s and chemist Elizabeth Zott’s all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. When Elizabeth’s career takes a detour, she becomes the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo. Laugh-out-loud funny and shrewdly observant, the #1 global bestseller “Lessons in Chemistry” is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"When the Earth was Green" book cover and closeup color author photo

Riley Black

A science correspondent for Smithsonian Magazine and “resident paleontologist” for the film “Jurassic World,” Riley Black presents a look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth. Fossils plants allow us to touch the lost worlds from billions of years of evolutionary backstory. Using the same scientifically-informed narrative that readers loved in her award-winning book “The Last Days of the Dinosaurs,” Black brings readers back in time to prehistoric seas, swamps, forests, and savannas where critical moments in plant evolution unfolded.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Family I'm In" book cover and color author photo

Sharon G. Flake

Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s groundbreaking novel “The Skin I’m In” ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape. Now “The Family I’m In” presents John-John and Caleb, friends since childhood who have come face-to-face with the struggles and triumphs of growing into young men. They’re living in a world where many Black boys are up against generational expectations, fears of the future, and how to navigate being “nice” kids who just want to be seen for who they are. Together, the friends work through family illness, divorced parents, teachers who ask hard questions, and girls who think they have all the answers.

Thursday, April 3, 2025
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event - Geri Halliwell-Horner

Bestselling middle grade author and legendary musical artist a.k.a Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell-Horner presents the second Rosie Frost adventure filled with amazing music and girl power. It’s a new term at Heverbridge School on the mysterious Bloodstone Island–a school for extraordinary teens, but also a sanctuary for endangered species. With mutant animals on the loose, jealous classmates that want to bring her down, and even worse, a black hole to deal with, Rosie Frost must fight to learn the truth about her past.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event: Jennifer Weiner

One of the most anticipated books of the year, #1 bestselling author Jennifer Weiner presents a glimmering novel about sisters, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase. Sisters Cassie and Zoe Grossberg could not have been more different. Zoe, blessed with charm and beauty, yearned for fame. Cassie was a musical prodigy who preferred the safety of the shadows. On the brink of adulthood in the early 2000s, destiny intervened, catapulting the sisters into the spotlight as the pop sensation the Griffin Sisters. But after a whirlwind year in the public eye, the band abruptly broke up. Two decades later, the real reason for the Griffin Sisters’ breakup is still a mystery.

Thursday, April 10, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Boat Baby" book cover and color author photo

Vicky Nguyen

In a memoir where heroism meets humor, NBC News anchor Vicky Nguyen tells the story of her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter. Starting in 1975, Vietnam’s “boat people” fled the violence in their country any way they could, usually by boat across the South China Sea. Vicky Nguyen and her family were among them. But deciding to leave and start a new life in a new country is half the story…figuring out how to be American is the other. “Boat Baby” is a testament to the messy glue that bonds a family and illuminates the promise of what America can be.

Friday, April 11, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch