Events

Left Bank Books and the St. Louis Public Library present Jonathan Franzen. Recently named Time Magazine's "Great American Novelist," National Book Award-winning author Franzen (The Corrections) brings us a darkly comic novel about family, following characters who struggle to learn how to live in an ever more confusing world. Freedom is an epic of contemporary love and marriage while comically and tragically capturing the temptations and burdens of liberty. Franzen grew up in St. Louis and set his first novel, The Twenty-Seventh City here. Books for signing must be purchased from Left Bank Books before or at the event.FormatJonathan Franzen will speak for a few minutes, followed by a reading from Freedom. He will then take questions from the audience. The evening will conclude with a book signing.Book Signing GuidelinesThe book talk by Jonathan Franzen is free and open to the public.If you would like to have Jonathan Franzen autograph copies of his books, you must purchase a copy of Freedom from Left Bank Books, which will come with a book signing line ticket. The signing line will be arranged based on your group number on that ticket.Jonathan Franzen will sign:all copies of Freedomany number of earlier books purchased at the eventup to six books brought from home, if time allowsFranzen's books are for sale in our stores now (399 N. Euclid & 321 N. 10th St.), online at www.left-bank.com, by phone at 314.367.6731, and will also be available at Christ Church Cathedral the night of the event.If you are a dealer or collector with a large number of books to be signed, please contact Danielle Borsch, danielle@left-bank.com, to make arrangements.PhotographsPlease do NOT take photographs or record video at this event.ParkingThe St. Louis Public Library has two free lots at 15th & Olive. There will be guards in these lots for the event.Christ Church Cathedral has a free parking lot at 13th & Olive.During the evening, it is also fine to park in the U.S. Bank parking lot, which is adjacent to the Cathedral Lot.Street parking is available. Meters are at a fee until 7pm.There is also a paid parking lot on Tucker, just east of the Cathedral.