SLCL and The Novel Neighbor present Bestselling Science Writer Susan Casey
The St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling science writer Susan Casey for a discussion and signing of her book “The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.”
The event will take place on Wednesday, August 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123.
The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.
Bestselling author Susan Casey presents an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets.
For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What’s down there? Now, cutting-edge technologies allow scientists and explorers to dive miles beneath the surface, and we are beginning to understand this strange and exotic underworld: A place of soaring mountains, smoldering volcanoes, and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high, where tectonic plates collide and separate, and extraordinary life forms operate under different rules.
Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For “The Underworld” she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom. “The Underworld” is Susan Casey’s most beautiful and thrilling book yet, a gorgeous evocation of the natural world and a powerful call to arms.
Susan Casey is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins”; “The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean”; and “The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks.” She is a National Magazine Award–winning journalist whose work has been featured in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Outside, National Geographic, and the Best American Science and Nature Writing, Best American Sports Writing, and Best American Magazine Writing anthologies.
Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.