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St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series, Washington University Arts & Sciences,  and The Novel Neighbor present acclaimed, National Book Award nominated novelist Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of one of the most talked about books of 2023 - “Chain Gang All-Stars.” The event will take place on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m. at Washington University’s Emerson Theater in the Knight Conference Center (Washington University Campus - Throop Drive at Snow Way, St. Louis, MO 63130). The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library’s Black History Celebration presents an evening with acclaimed actor and pop-culture icon Billy Dee Williams. Williams will discuss his memoir, “What Have We Here? Portraits of a Life.” The event will take place on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade, 425 S. Lindbergh Blvd., 63131. Tickets go on sale at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 12 and can be purchased through Eventbrite.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling suspense author Stacy Willingham for a discussion and signing of her new thriller, “Only If You’re Lucky.” The event will take place on Friday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from the Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library Foundation and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with journalist Adam Goodheart, author of “The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth.” The event will take place on Wednesday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books

St. Louis County Library’s Black History Celebration presents the 2024 Frankie Freeman Inspirational Lecture with MSNBC host and bestselling author Joy-Ann Reid. Reid will discuss her latest book “Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America.” The event will take place on Saturday, February 10, 7:00 p.m. at the Ladue Performing Arts Center, 1201 S. Warson Rd., St. Louis, MO 63124

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling suspense author Rachel Hawkins for a discussion and signing of her new thriller, “The Heiress.” The event will take place on Tuesday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.