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Each month the St. Louis County Library Foundation brings bestselling and award-winning authors from a variety of genres to the library, offering readers exclusive opportunities to meet and engage with their favorite writers.
Unless otherwise mentioned, all events are free and take place at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Seating is limited; early arrival is highly recommended. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the events. For more information, please call 314-994-3300. |
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Peter Cozzens
Author of "The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West"
Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 p.m.
Presented by the 'Buzz' Westfall Favorite Author Series
Historian Peter Cozzens presents an essential history of the struggle between whites and Native Americans over the fate of the West. With the end of the Civil War, the nation recommenced its expansion onto traditional Indian tribal lands. In an exploration of the wars and negotiations, Cozzens gives the fullest account to date of how the West was won-and lost.
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T.C. Boyle
Author of "The Terranauts"
Thursday, November 3, 7:00 p.m.
Acclaimed, bestselling novelist T. C. Boyle presents an epic story of science, society, and survival. As climate change threatens the earth, eight scientists dubbed the "Terranauts," have been selected to live under glass in E2, a prototype of a possible off-earth colony. With characteristic humor, T.C. Boyle indelibly inhabits the survivalist game and illustrates the inherent fallibility of human nature itself.
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Middle Grade Reader Showcase
with Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud and Ridley Pearson
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.
Presented by the Reading Garden Event Series
Author of the popular Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer will discuss "Iron Man: The Gauntlet," the first chapter book in a new series about Marvel's Invincible Iron Man.
Jonathan Stroud, creator of the bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy, presents "The Creeping Shadow: Lockwood & Co. Book 4," the latest book in his paranormal series about a ghost detective agency.
The event will be an onstage interview moderated by St. Louis' most popular adventure writer, Ridley Pearson.
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An Evening with Johnny Heller
Thursday, November 10, 7:00 p.m.
Experience an evening of audio excellence with Johnny Heller, award winning actor and teacher with over 25 years of experience in voice acting, audio book narration, and standup comedy. Identified as one of the top 50 voices of the 20th Century by Audiofile Magazine, Heller has narrated almost 600 titles for adults, young adults and children including "The Good Girl," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "Marley & Me" and the Horrible Harry children's series.
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David Oshinsky
Author of "Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital"
Tuesday, November 29, 7:00 p.m.
Presented by the Medical Arts Series
In its two and a half centuries of service, there was hardly an epidemic or social
catastrophe-or groundbreaking scientific advance-that did not touch New York City's Bellevue Hospital. David Oshinsky, whose last book, "Polio: An American Story," was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, chronicles the history of America's oldest hospital and charts the path of American medicine from butchery and quackery to a professional and scientific endeavor.
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