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St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are pleased to host acclaimed thriller author John McMahon for a discussion and signing of “Head Cases,” a unique addition to the spy-thriller genre and soon to be a new series on HBO Max. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 28, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Gale Medical Arts Series is pleased to host bestselling novelist and neuroscientist Lisa Genova for a discussion and signing of her new novel, “More or Less Maddy.” The event will take place on Friday, January 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131. Copies of Dr. Genova’s book will be available for purchase and signing from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics & History Series and the 2025 Black History Celebration are pleased to host Pulitzer Prize-nominated Wall Street Journal reporter Lee Hawkins for a discussion and signing of “I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.” The event will take place on Thursday, January 23, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from EyeSeeMe. The event is presented in partnership with SLCL’s Emerson History and Genealogy Center and the Missouri Historical Society. Lee Hawkins will be in conversation with Gwen Moore, Curator of Urban Landscape and Community Identity - Missouri History Museum.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host a special event with #1 bestselling author John Green. Green will discuss his book “Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Most Deadly Infection.” The event will take place on Sunday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics & History Series and Left Bank Books are pleased to host #1 bestselling author and acclaimed historian Brad Meltzer for a discussion and signing of his latest book, “The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Assassinate Kennedy–and Why It Failed.” The event will take place on Saturday, January 18, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from Left Bank Books.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and Left Bank Books are pleased to host master legal thriller author Scott Turow for a discussion and signing of “Presumed Guilty,” the long-awaited follow-up to his hit novel “Presumed Innocent.” The event will take place on Friday, January 17, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from Left Bank Books.