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St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and Left Bank Books present bestselling science and nature writer Jennifer Ackerman for a discussion and signing of “”What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Elusive Bird.” The event will take place on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and Left Bank Books present bestselling western suspense author Craig Johnson for a discussion and signing of “First Frost,” the latest installment in his popular Longmire mystery series. The event will take place on Monday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. 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 Foundation’s Westfall Politics and History Series is pleased to host a special event with New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof. The event will take place on Thursday, June 13, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131. Kristof will discuss his memoir, “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life,” in conversation with St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger. 

St. Louis County Library Foundation and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with acclaimed non-fiction author and journalist Paul Hendrickson for a discussion and signing of “Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer’s Life.” The event is presented by St. Louis County Library’s Westfall Politics and History Series. The event will take place on Thursday, May 30, 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 Foundation and The Novel Neighbor present Academy Award-winning screenwriter for “The Imitation Game,” Graham Moore  for a discussion and signing of his third suspense novel,“The Wealth of Shadows.” The event will take place on Wednesday, May 29, at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Road, Ellisville, MO 63011. 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’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling author and host of the popular YouTube book review channel PolandbananasBOOKS Christine Riccio for a discussion and signing of her new rom-com novel, “Attached at the Hip.” The event will take place on Tuesday, May 28 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.