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St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and the Novel Neighbor are pleased to present St. Louis children’s book author Kate Klise for a discussion and signing of her book, “How Mr. Silver Stole the Show,” based on the true story of  a stray kitten who wandered into the pedigreed St. Louis Cat Show and walked away with two blue ribbons! The event will take place on Sunday, November 5, 2:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd., St. Louis MO 63011.

St. Louis County Library’s Favorite Author Series and the Novel Neighbor present Cozy Con 2023 - celebrating the light, humorous subgenre of suspense fiction. The event will take place on Friday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123. The program is free and open to the public. The Novel Neighbor will have books for sale as well as socks, candles, tea and other cozy items perfect for snuggling up with a great book!

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics & History Series presents historian Fergus Bordewich for a discussion and signing of “Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction.” The event will take place on Wednesday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 300 Clarkson Road, Ellisville, MO 63011.

St. Louis County Library Foundation, the Novel Neighbor, and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with acclaimed novelist, Ben Fountain. The event will be a discussion of Fountain’s new novel “Devil Makes Three.” The event will take place on Friday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146.

St. Louis County Library’s Favorite Author Series, Missouri Humanities, and The Novel Neighbor present Ethel Morgan Smith, author of “Path to Grace: Reimagining the Civil Rights Movement.” Smith will be in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and the Novel Neighbor are pleased to present popular YA novelist Ryan La Sala for a discussion and signing of his latest thriller, “Beholder.” The event will take place on Thursday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Road, 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. Recommended for teen and adult audiences.