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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"Held Together" book cover and color author photo

Rebecca Thompson

When Dr. Rebecca Thompson endured a string of life-threatening miscarriages, her career as a physician didn’t protect her from feeling isolated. She longed to find a community of women—or even one encouraging story—to reassure her that she wasn’t alone. Thompson reached out to twenty-one friends, patients, and colleagues across the medical field and asked each to share the story of their own personal journey to parenthood. Through these individual stories we are reminded that, though our lives may be unique, we are creating life, raising children, and building families as a community–and we are held together in love.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Survivor Wants to Die at the End" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event: Adam Silvera

Young adult author Adam Silvera presents the third installment in his mega-bestselling series about a dystopian future where a service notifies people about their last day to live. Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire, but with a violent organization called the Death Guard threatening him, his End Day might be closer than he thinks. It’s time for both Paz and Alano to live. Fate brought them together, but it’s now up to the boys to survive the tragic trials ahead so no one dies at the end.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Class Clown" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event: Dave Barry

In “Class Clown,” America’s favorite wiseass Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there was no internet. Barry shares stories from his education, his career in journalism, his multiple runs for president (all so far without success), and his life as a bestselling humor writer. “Class Clown” isn’t just a memoir; it’s a vibrant celebration of a life rich with humor, absurdity, joy, and sadness. Dave says the most important wisdom imparted by his Midwestern parents was never to take anything too seriously. This laughter-filled book is proof that he learned that lesson well.

Sunday, May 18, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Art Spy" book cover and color author photo

Michelle Young

Based on previously undiscovered documents, “The Art Spy” chronicles the brave actions of a key Resistance spy at the heart of the Nazi’s art looting. Rose Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history’s largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him. Vivid and atmospheric, “The Art Spy” is an extraordinary tale of a female hero whose courage and tenacity in a time of violence and terror is an inspiration for us all.

Monday, May 19, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Fever Beach" book cover and color author photo

Carl Hiaasen

The author of fourteen bestselling novels, Carl Hiaasen has been described as “America’s finest satirical novelist.” His latest novel, “Fever Beach” is a laugh-out-loud funny look at the current chaotic and polarized American culture. When three of Hiaasen’s most outrageous characters are plunged into a mystery, they become entangled in a world run on dark money and darker motives. Hiaasen delivers them to their appropriate fates, in his wildest and most entertaining novel to date.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Love Haters" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event: Katherine Center

It’s a thin line between love and love-hating in the newest rom-com by bestselling author Katherine Center. Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or take a gig profiling Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West. The catch? Katie can’t swim—but pretends that she can. Swim lessons, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses ensue—along with chances to face old fears, and to be truly brave at last.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch