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.

Jennifer Jones
The Radio City Rockettes are as American as baseball, hot dogs, and the Fourth of July. Their legendary synchronized leg kicks and megawatt smiles have charmed audiences for a century. But when the Rockettes began in 1925, Black people were not allowed to dance on stage with white people. In 1987 the 63-year color barrier at Radio City was finally broken by one brave and tenacious woman. When she arrived, Jennifer Jones was met with pushback—a fierce resistance she details in this intimate and inspiring memoir. “Becoming Spectacular” is a triumphant celebration of a spirit who refused to be counted out.

Sold Out–Ticketed Event: Savannah Guthrie
From #1 bestselling author and TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, this beautifully illustrated picture book showcases the wonders of nature, the beauty of God’s creation, and most importantly, how very loved you are by God. “Mostly What God Does is Love You” reminds children (and adults) of God’s great love for them, how very cherished they are by the creator of the universe, and how they can share that same love by being kind and compassionate to others.

Ticketed Event: Marie Benedict
Bestselling author Marie Benedict presents a thrilling story about a race to solve a murder and the power of friendship. London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second class citizens by their male counterparts. Led by Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, the women call themselves the Queens of Crime. Their plan? Solve an actual murder, that of a young woman who may have connections leading to the highest levels of the British establishment.

John Patrick Green
Bestselling children’s book author John Patrick Green presents the latest installment in the smash-hit graphic novel series about a hilarious pair of super-sleuthing alligators and their wacky sidekicks! “Agents of S.U.I.T,” , the long-awaited spinoff of Green’s InvestiGators series, turns the spotlight to eager rookie agent Cilantro and new recruit Zeb the sheep.

Ibi Zoboi
Bestselling Young Adult author Ibi Zoboi presents a groundbreaking contemporary fantasy novel. Every new moon, fifteen-year-old Marisol sheds her skin like the many women before her, shifting into a fireball witch. But Brooklyn is no place for her ancient magic. While Marisol hoped they would leave their old traditions behind when they emigrated from the islands, she knows this will never happen while she remains ensnared by the one person who keeps her chained to her magical past—her mother.

Carl Zimmer
New York Times science columnist Carl Zimmer presents the fascinating, untold story of the air we breathe. Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. In “Air-Borne,” Zimmer leads us on an odyssey through the living atmosphere and through the history of its discovery and leaves readers looking at the world with new eyes—as a place where the oceans and forests loft trillions of cells into the air, where microbes eat clouds, and where life soars thousands of miles on the wind.