Events

Bob Rubright's latest book, Breakfast, Lunch and Diner, is a look at the life and times of 84 restaurants in and around St. Louis. Rubright and six popular restaurant owners with restaurant commentator Johnny Rabbitt from KMOX Radio will read and banter about the book. Rubright, a cultural historian, has filled his book with anecdotes, humor, and little known historical facts about each restaurant. Guitarist Dan Rubright and singer Lydia Ruffin will provide music from their latest CD.

According to Publishers Weekly, "Faith-based fiction doesn't get better than Billingsley's entertaining soaps, notable for their humor, wonderful characters, and challenging life situations that many readers, Christian or not, can identifywith." Essence best-selling author and reading group favorite ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the author of one nonfiction book, Help! I'veTurned into My Mother, six previous novels, and a new novel, The DevilIs a Lie.

Talmage Boston has been writing about baseball for 12 years and has published more than 65 articles,columns and reviews. He brings his expertise to his new book, Baseball and the Baby Boomer. Tapping into the nostalgic era of feel-good baseball inthe late 1940s and moving up to the Mitchell report, this collection documentsthe story of baseball as seen through the eyes and experiences of the post-wargeneration. From daytime games heard on the radio to players testifying before Congress on steroid usage, baseball has undergone a major transformation overthe past 60 years. This chronicling of such vast changes features stories involving famed players such as Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Roger Maris and Nolan Ryan.

It's another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. Now a sophomore, Vlad realizes that having a normal high-school year is the least of his concerns as he's finding it harder to resist feeding on the people around him. St. Louis author Heather Brewerreturns with another installation in her popular teenage vampire series, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, and she still doesn't believe in happy endings unless they involve blood.

Joseph O’Neill, the author of Blood-Dark Track, delivers a mesmerizing novel about a man trying to make his way in

an America of shattered hopes and values, and

the unlikely occurrences that pull him back to an

authentic, passionately engaged life in Netherland.

Complimentary light refreshments will

be served at this reading group meeting.