Author Events

Left Bank Books - Central West End 

John Price has spent the last year struggling to support his family, neglecting to spend time with his wife and children, and becoming increasingly cynical about the degraded state of the natural world around him. Daddy Long Legs chronicles his quest to become a better father, during which he faces many unexpected challenges. Still, he finds the second chance to save himself and, perhaps, his small corner of an imperfect yet still beautiful world.

Left Bank Books - Downtown 

Discover the surprising history of the spectacular Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the competing agendas of its supporters, and the mixed results of their ambitious plan. Tracy Campbell, professor of history at the University of Kentucky, dispels long-held myths and casts a provocative new light on the true origins and meaning of the Gateway Arch.

St. Louis Public Library - Central Branch 

Join us for the publication party for St. Louis author Curtis Sittenfeld's newest book, Sisterland. Born with peculiar psychic abilities, Kate and her identical twin, Violet, knew from an early age they were unlike everyone else. Though Vi embraced her visions, Kate did her best to hide them. Years later, their different paths are about to collide through a devastating premonition. This event will include a reading, Q&A, and book signing, and will be your first chance to get a copy of Sisterland at this pre-publication book launch!

Left Bank Books - Downtown 

Daniel Smith's Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety. As he travels through anxiety's demonic layers, Smith defangs the disorder with great humon and evocatively expresses its self-destructive absurdities and painful internal incoherence. Here, finally, comes relief and recognition to all those who want someone to put what they fell, or what their loved ones feel, into words.

St. Louis Public Library - Central Branch 

In the spring and summer of 2009, determined to identify the most fascinating forgotten-history sites in America's 50 states, Andy Carroll embarked on an odyssey that would require him to boat, bike, train, helicopter, and kayak into the past. The result is Here is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History, which has been chosen as the 2013 Read St. Louis nonfiction selection.

Left Bank Books - Central West End 

Jeanine Cummins will share from her new book, The Crooked Branch; the story of two mothers and their struggles to parent in difficult times. In the midst of the Irish famine, Ginny Doyle is struggling to feed her children. In present-day New York, Majella and Leo have just become first-time parents. When Majella discovers her ancestor Ginny's diary in the attic, he becomes engrossed in the story of Ginny's life.

St. Louis Public Library - Central Branch 

Dr. David Tolin will discuss fear and anxiety and tell you what you can do about it. His lecture will include Q&A and he will sign copies of his book, Face You Fears: A Proven Plan to Beat Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, and Obsessions afterwards. Dr. Tolin has been featured on AMC's Hoarders and is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Senter at The Institute of Living.

Left Bank Books - Central West End 

Pepperland is a ‘70s rock and roll race through the heartland of America—a love letter to the power of new-fangled computers and the importance of a guitar pick. Barry Wightman is the fiction editor of Hunger Mountain, a literary journal based in Montpelier, Vermont, and plays guitar and keyboards in a rock ‘n’ roll band, The Outta State Plates.

St. Louis County Library 

Now available in paperback, Private Empire is the newest book from Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Steve Coll. Beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the action spans the globe and the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters.

Left Bank Books - Downtown 

The Grannie Annie inspires young people to discover, write, and share stories from their family's history, and to publish collections of their work. Published The Grannie Annie authors and illustrators will share their stories, discuss their art, and sign copies of The Grannie Annie, Vol. 8. More information at www.TheGrannieAnnie.org.