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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4 block color author photos of Jennifer J. Chow, Ellie Alexander, Gigi Pandian, and Lee Hollis

CozyCon 2024

Join us for a night of sleuthing, fun and cozy mysteries. SLCL’s second annual event celebrating the light, humorous subgenre of suspense fiction, CozyCon 2024 will feature popular authors: Jennifer J. Chow- “Ill-Fated Fortune” A Magical Fortune Cookie Mystery, Ellie Alexander- “Sticks and Scones” A Bakeshop Mystery, Gigi Pandian- “A Midnight Puzzle” A Secret Staircase Mystery, and Lee Hollis- “Death of a Gingerbread Man” A Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery.

Friday, November 8, 2024
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II" book cover and color author photo

Abbott Kahler

Bestselling true crime writer Abbott Kahler weaves a chilling, stranger-than-fiction tale worthy of Agatha Christie about European exiles hoping to create a utopian paradise in the Galápagos Islands, but descending into outrageous chaos and ultimately murder. With a mystery as alluring and curious as the Galápagos itself, “Eden Undone” explores the universal and timeless desire to seek utopia—and lays bare the human fallibility that, inevitably, renders such a quest doomed.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Citizen Cowboy" book cover and color author photo

Steven Watts

Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Missouri, Steven Watts presents a probing biography of one of America's most influential cultural figures. Will Rogers was a youth from the Cherokee Indian Territory of Oklahoma who rose to conquer nearly every form of entertainment in the early twentieth century. Through vaudeville, the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway, radio, and Hollywood movies, Rogers built his reputation as a folksy humorist whose wit made him a national symbol of the common people. Though a friend of presidents, movie stars and industrial leaders, it was his bond with ordinary people that endeared him to mass audiences.

Monday, November 18, 2024
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch