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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"El Dorado Drive" book cover and color author photo

Megan Abbott

From the bestselling author of “The Turnout” comes a simmering novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme. The three Bishop sisters grew up in the moneyed suburbs of Detroit. But as the auto industry declined, so did their fortunes. The Wheel offers women like themselves a way to make their own money, independent of husbands or families. Quickly, however, the Wheel’s success, and their own addiction to it, leads to greater and greater risks—and a crime so shocking it threatens to bring everything down with it.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Cliffs" book cover and color author photo

J. Courtney Sullivan

A Reese’s Book Club Pick, bestselling novelist J. Courtney Sullivan presents a story of family, secrets and ghosts set on the seaside cliffs of Maine. As a teenager, the abandoned Victorian house on a secluded bluff served as a mystery and sanctuary for Jane. Twenty years later, now a Harvard archivist, Jane is hired to research the history of the place for the new owner who believes the house is haunted. The story Jane uncovers—of lovers lost at sea, romantic longing, shattering loss, artistic awakening, and the long shadow of colonialism—is even older than Maine itself.

Thursday, June 26, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Trailblazer" book cover with black and white photo of author on cover

Ticketed Event: Carol Moseley Braun

The first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman to serve as a US ambassador to New Zealand. These are just a few of the “firsts” that Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun can lay claim to since entering politics in the 1970s. Since then, the self-professed “Black girl from the south side of Chicago” has been shattering ceilings and making history. In “Trailblazer,” Moseley Braun shares the full story of her extraordinary life in a fascinating narrative filled with poignant and powerful stories steeped in the civic and civil rights history of our nation.

Friday, June 27, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Wild Robot on the Island" book cover and color author photo

SOLD OUT–Ticketed Event: Peter Brown

Roz is not where she’s supposed to be. You see, the robot wasn’t designed to live in the wilderness. But when she washes up on an island, she must learn from the animal inhabitants and adapt to her new, natural surroundings, and before long, the island begins to feel like home. Filled with bestselling creator and award-winning artist Peter Brown’s stunning artwork, this moving picture book is the perfect gift for readers new to "The Wild Robot" or for longtime fans of the middle-grade book series that sparked a global phenomenon.

Sunday, June 29, 2025
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Before Dorothy" book cover and color author photo

Hazel Gaynor

Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, in this transporting novel from bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. Kansas, 1932: Emily and her husband Henry have established a home among the warmth of the prairie farming community. Aligned to the fickle fortunes of nature, their lives hold a precarious and hopeful purpose, until tragedy strikes and their orphaned niece, Dorothy, lands on their doorstep. The wide-eyed child isn’t the only thing to disrupt Emily’s world. Drought and devastating dust storms threaten to destroy everything. "Before Dorothy" tells the story of the woman who raised a beloved heroine, and ponders the question: what is the true meaning of home?

Monday, June 30, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch