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ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY'S AUGUST AUTHORS @ YOUR LIBRARY SERIES WRAPS UP HOT SUMMER WITH HOT AUTHORS

 

The St. Louis Public Library wraps up a hot summer with a host of hot authors in August when its Authors @ Your Library series presents Sheila Banks, Shirley Bradley LeFlore,Victoria Christopher Murray, Julie Garwood, and John and Sylvia Wright.  All events are FREE and open to the public.

 

* Shirley Bradley LeFlore discusses and signs her books, Rivers of Women and Brass Bones & Rainbows.  The event takes place at the Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave, on August 1 at 7 p.m.

 

Brass Bones & Rainbows is LeFlore's debut poetry collection. Blending realism with lyricism and interspersed with humor, these short, accessible verses flow in an easy going, soothing Southern-American dialect mixed with African-American Vernacular English.

 

Rivers of Women is a play based on some of LeFlore's most prolific works of poetry rooted in the stories and voices of women. This poignant, heartfelt, humorous, and powerful play explores family, love, woman-to-woman experiences, race, and religion.

 

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.

 

 

* Victoria Christopher Murray discusses and signs her new book, Never Say Never.  The event takes place at the Carpenter Branch, 3309 S. Grand Blvd., on August 5 at 7 p.m.

 

In this emotionally charged and inspiring novel about a love triangle, secrets between best friends threaten to blow up friendships and a marriage and change lives forever.

 

Murray is the author of nine Essence bestselling novels, including Too Little, Too Late and Lady Jasmine. She is also the winner of the African American Literary Award for Fiction and Author of the Year.

 

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.

 

* New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood discusses and signs her new book, Hot Shot.  The event takes place in Central Library's Auditorium, 1301 Olive St., on August 7 at 7 p.m.

 

Peyton Lockhart and her sisters have inherited Bishop's Cove, a small, luxurious oceanfront resort. But it comes with a condition: the girls must run the resort for a year and show a profit. It's soon apparent to Peyton that they are being sabotaged, but she refuses to let the threats scare her—until she's nearly killed. She turns to her childhood friend and protector, FBI agent Finn MacBain, for help.

 

Co-sponsored by Left Bank Books.

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.

 

 

* Sheila Banks discusses and signs her new book, Bittersweet.  The event takes place at the Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave, on August 15 at 7 p.m.

 

This debut novel is one of coming of age, race, womanhood, and the determination of a woman to succeed in early 20^th-century America. Through it all, Ellie's relationships with her loved ones force her to deal with childhood trauma, the difficulties of letting go, and recognizing the value of understanding, forgiveness, healing, and love.

 

Books available for purchase courtesy of the author.

 

 

* John and Sylvia Wright discuss and sign their new book, Extraordinary Black Missourians.  The event takes place at the Julia Davis Branch, 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., on August 31 at 2 p.m.

 

The authors describe more than 100 notable pioneers, educators, Civil Rights activists, scientists, entertainers, athletes, journalists, authors, soldiers, and attorneys who lived in Missouri and contributed to the state's African-American legacy. Featured individuals include Josephine Baker, Lloyd Gaines, Langston Hughes, Annie Malone, Dred Scott, Roy Wilkins, and others.

 

Books available for purchase courtesy of the authors.

 

For more information, call 314-206-6779.

 

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