Author Events

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New York Times bestselling author, award-winning blogger, TV Food Network personality, and accidental country girl Ree Drummond shares a full year of celebratory meals, festive treats, and holiday traditions with her easy-to-follow, mouthwatering recipes that will win over family and friends.

St. Louis County Library

TICKETED EVENT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/470635

Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China's last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucrative foreign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign "Shanghailanders" living in the International Settlement, both erased by World War II.

Fontbonne University, Doerr Chapel 

Juliet Schor will be reading from her newest book, True Wealth. True Wealth is a road map for the next two decades. In encouraging us to value our gifts — nature, community, intelligence, and time — Schor offers the opportunity to participate in creating a world of wealth and well-being. This event is free and open to the public.

Left Bank Books - Downtown

Just in time for the Fall Classic, Jerry Mileur will be in the store speaking about his new book, The Stars Are Back: The St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox, and Player Unrest in 1946. As the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers battled for the National League pennant, there was another battle behind the scenes. When the threat of unionization loomed and the Mexican League continued to lure players away from the United States with lucrative contracts, tensions between players and team owners mounted.

Parking: Lot at 10th and Olive; garage at 10th between Locust and Washington; street parking (meters free after 7pm)

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Left Bank Books - Central West End 

St. Louis author Pat Kogos will be in the store speaking about her novel Priory, Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina enters the Gulf, coastal residents flee. In Priory, Louisiana, guest rooms of an inn become shelter from the storm. Priory, Louisiana is a story of regret and the opportunity to reinvent yourself after the life you know has washed away.

Parking: Lots one block north and one block east; street parking (meters free after 7pm)

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St. Louis Public Library - Central Branch 

Clint Hill is a retired United States Secret Service agent who will forever be remembered for his courageous actions in the presidential motorcade during the John F. Kennedy assassination. He will be joined by co-author Lisa McCubbin to speak about his upcoming book, Five Days in November, and signing books. Left Bank Books will be selling Hill and McCubbin's previous book, Mrs. Kennedy and Me, and taking pre-orders for signed copies of Five Days in November.

Second Presbyterian 

David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World, will speak about the effective ways to combat hunger and the world's ability to end world hunger. Following his lecture, "Changing the Politics of Hunger," he will be signing books. This event is free and open to the public.

St. Louis County Library This ticketed event is sold out. In this fourth installment of the bestselling series, the Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophesy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of Death and help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process. Rick Riordan will read and answer questions. Each ticket includes a pre-signed copy of House of Hades and there will be additional pre-signed copies available for sale. Rick Riordan will not be signing at the event.

Left Bank Books - Downtown 

Musician and author Danny Ellis will be in our store to read from his memoir, Boy At The Gate. Abandoned by his mother at age eight at the notorious Artane Industrial School in Dublin, Ellis lost his childhood. Decades later, the professional musician begins to recover his past by recording the album 800 Voicesabout his experiences, and this powerful memoir gracefully tells that story.

Parking: Lot at 10th and Olive; garage at 10th between Locust and Washington; street parking (meters free after 7pm)

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Left Bank Books - Central West End 

St. Louis author Bob Kohn will be in our Central West End store to discuss his book on the paintings of his brother, St. Louis artist Bill Kohn. Bill Kohn taught at Washington University School of Art for 40 years and his art has been beloved and featured in St. Louis galleries for years. His estate is now housed at the Bruno David Gallery. Bob Kohn's A Darwinian Reading of Bill Kohn's Patining explores Bill Kohn's postmodern aesthetic in an age dominated by Abstract Expressionism.

Parking: Lots one block north and one block east; street parking (meters free after 7pm)

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