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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“The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession” by Amy Stewart - book cover

Amy Stewart

Bestselling author of “The Drunken Botanist,” nature writer Amy Stewart presents fifty vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees. When Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation. Illustrated with Stewart’s own hand-drawn watercolor portraits of these extraordinary people and their trees, “The Tree Collectors” is a stunning tribute to a devoted group of nature lovers making their lives—and the world—more beautiful, one tree at a time.

Monday, July 29, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch