BookFest St. Louis: An Evening with Sally Field

Tickets will be available for purchase at the door beginning at 6pm! Online ticket sales have ended.

Friday, September 21, 7pm
The Chase Park Plaza, Khorassan Ballroom

Kick off BookFest St. Louis 2018 with three-time Emmy Award winner Sally Field, in conversation with STL's own Kathleen Finneran!

The prolific actor will discuss her new book, "In Pieces," a deeply searing memoir about being a woman – a famous woman – in the last half of the 20th century. Field started writing down her thoughts after her mother’s death and has been working on this book for 5 years using family artifacts.

With raw honesty and the fresh, pitch-perfect prose of a natural-born writer, and with all the humility and authenticity her fans have come to expect, Field brings readers behind-the-scenes for not only the highs and lows of her star-studded early career in Hollywood, but deep into the truth of her lifelong relationships--including her complicated love for her own mother.

Ticket Information

- A $37 general admission ticket admits one person to the keynote event and includes one AUTOGRAPHED hardcover copy of In Pieces

- A $50 VIP ticket admits one person to the keynote event and includes one AUTOGRAPHED hardcover copy of In Pieces, preferred seating, admission to the post-event cash bar reception & meet and greet with Saturday BookFest authors, and 10% off all featured titles purchased at BookFest St. Louis on Saturday SOLD OUT!
- A $45 VIP Tier Two ticket admits one person to the keynote event and includes one AUTOGRAPHED hardcover copy of In Pieces, preferred seating, and 10% off all featured titles purchased at BookFest St. Louis on Saturday SOLD OUT!

Please note: Those who purchase a ticket and do not attend the event must pick up their copy of In Pieces or contact Left Bank Books to arrange for shipping within 60 days of the event. No refunds will be granted after 12pm on Friday, September 21. 

Kathleen Finneran is the author of the memoir “The Tender Land: A Family Love Story.” Her essays have been published in various anthologies, including “The Place That Holds Our History,” “Seeking St. Louis: Voices from a River City,” “The “M” Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage,” and “My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop.” The recipient of a Missouri Arts Council Writers’ Biennial Prize, a Whiting Writers’ Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, she is currently a Senior Writer in Residence at Washington University in St. Louis.

BookFest St. Louis is a celebration of the literary arts that will bring dozens of local, regional and national authors together for a one-day festival in the Central West End. Festival-goers will be able to enjoy author presentations, panel discussions, book signings and an array of family-friendly activities and programming throughout the day. Presented Saturday, Sept. 22 by the CWE North Community Improvement District, Left Bank Books and the Left Bank Books Foundation. For more information, visit www.bookfeststl.com.