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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"I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free" book cover and color author photo of Lee Hawkins

Lee Hawkins

Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Wall Street Journal writer Lee Hawkins’s riveting memoir examines his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience. “I Am Nobody’s Slave” tells the story of one Black family's pursuit of the American Dream through the impacts of systemic racism and racial violence. Hawkins explores the role of racism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ancestors' lives, using genetic testing, reporting, and historical data to craft a moving family portrait. This book shows how genealogical research can educate and heal Americans of all races, revealing through their story the story of America.

Thursday, January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"More or Less Maddy" book cover and color author photo

Lisa Genova

Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it’s normal to be feeling overwhelmed. But Maddy spirals high into a terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles with the complex effects being bipolar has on her identity and relationships, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.

Friday, January 24, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"The Note" book cover and color author photo of Alafair Burke

Alafair Burke

In bestselling suspense author Alafair Burke’s latest thriller, a vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong. Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. But even good girls have secrets–and regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she’s had her fair share of both. Now the three friends have reunited for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But when a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her.

Monday, January 27, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"Head Cases" book cover and color author photo of John McMahon

John McMahon

The New York Times listed John McMahon’s debut novel, “The Good Detective” among their “Top Ten Crime Novels of 2019.” In the first installment in an electrifying new series, McMahon introduces an enigmatic group of FBI agents. Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. Gardner and his squad of brilliant yet quirky agents make up the Patterns and Recognition (PAR) unit, the FBI’s hidden edge, brought in for cases that no one else can solve. When DNA links a murder victim to a serial killer long presumed dead, the team springs into action.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
"New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement" book cover and color author photo of Juan Williams

Juan Williams

In this highly anticipated follow-up to “Eyes on the Prize,” journalist and historian Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a new civil rights movement. More than a century of activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama’s presidency met with furious opposition. In “New Prize for These Eyes,” Williams traces the arc of a new civil rights era, from Obama to Charlottesville to January 6th and a Confederate flag in the Capitol. “New Prize for These Eyes” is a forward-looking call to action, urging Americans to get in touch with the progress made and hurdles yet to be overcome.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch
Joseph Finder Author of “The Oligarch’s Daughter”

Joseph Finder

New York Times bestselling author of international espionage, Joseph Finder presents a breakneck thriller that marries dynastic opulence and disorienting spycraft. Six years ago, Paul Brightman was a rising star on Wall Street who fell in love with a beautiful photographer named Tatyana—unaware that her father was a Russian oligarch and the object of interest from several U.S. intelligence agencies. Now Paul is a man on the run with a million-dollar bounty on his head. Rivaling the classic spy novels of the Cold War, “The Oligarch’s Daughter” is built for the frightening world we live in now.

Friday, January 31, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Clark Family Branch