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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.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and the Novel Neighbor are pleased to present popular children’s book author and comic illustrator John Patrick Green, creator of the sensationally popular InvestiGators middle grade graphic novel series. Green will discuss and sign the latest in the InvestiGators series, “All Tide Up.” The event will take place on Wednesday, October 4, 6:30 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.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics & History Series presents historian Scott W. Berg for a discussion and signing of “The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City’s Soul.” The event will take place on Wednesday, October 4, at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 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 are pleased to host a special event with cold case criminal investigator and true crime podcast host Paul Holes for a discussion of “Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases.” The event will take place on Saturday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd, St. Louis MO 63117.