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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 Family I'm In" book cover and color author photo

Sharon G. Flake

Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s groundbreaking novel “The Skin I’m In” ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape. Now “The Family I’m In” presents John-John and Caleb, friends since childhood who have come face-to-face with the struggles and triumphs of growing into young men. They’re living in a world where many Black boys are up against generational expectations, fears of the future, and how to navigate being “nice” kids who just want to be seen for who they are. Together, the friends work through family illness, divorced parents, teachers who ask hard questions, and girls who think they have all the answers.

Thursday, April 3, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
"The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits" book cover and color author photo

Ticketed Event: Jennifer Weiner

One of the most anticipated books of the year, #1 bestselling author Jennifer Weiner presents a glimmering novel about sisters, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase. Sisters Cassie and Zoe Grossberg could not have been more different. Zoe, blessed with charm and beauty, yearned for fame. Cassie was a musical prodigy who preferred the safety of the shadows. On the brink of adulthood in the early 2000s, destiny intervened, catapulting the sisters into the spotlight as the pop sensation the Griffin Sisters. But after a whirlwind year in the public eye, the band abruptly broke up. Two decades later, the real reason for the Griffin Sisters’ breakup is still a mystery.

Thursday, April 10, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
"Boat Baby" book cover and color author photo

Vicky Nguyen

In a memoir where heroism meets humor, NBC News anchor Vicky Nguyen tells the story of her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter. Starting in 1975, Vietnam’s “boat people” fled the violence in their country any way they could, usually by boat across the South China Sea. Vicky Nguyen and her family were among them. But deciding to leave and start a new life in a new country is half the story…figuring out how to be American is the other. “Boat Baby” is a testament to the messy glue that bonds a family and illuminates the promise of what America can be.

Friday, April 11, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
"The Cartoonists Club" book cover and color author photos

Ticketed Event: Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud

#1 bestselling cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for a one-of-a-kind friendship story about self-expression. Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on her mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids use their creativity for their own storytelling adventures!

Saturday, April 12, 2025
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
"The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing" book cover and color author photo

Mary-Frances O’Connor

Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor specializes in the study of grief, and in “The Grieving Body” she shares vital scientific research, revealing imperative new insights on its profound physiological impact. O’Connor combines illuminating studies and personal stories to explore the toll loss takes on our cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems and the larger implications for our long-term well-being.

Monday, April 14, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
"The Antidote" book cover and color author photo

Karen Russell

Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist Karen Russell presents a gripping Dust Bowl epic. “The Antidote” opens on Black Sunday, as a historic dust storm ravages the fictional town of Uz, Nebraska. But Uz is already collapsing—not just under the weight of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl drought but beneath its own violent histories. Following the storm, the fates of five characters– a “Prairie Witch,” a Polish wheat farmer, an orphaned basketball star, a talking scarecrow, and a New Deal photographer with a time-traveling camera–become wondrously entangled into a heartbreaking vision of what might have been—and what still could be.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.