St. Louis Public Library

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SEPTEMBER AUTHORS @ YOUR LIBRARY SERIES LINEUP

 

The St. Louis Public Library is proud to present an overflow selection of engaging authors as part of its September Authors @ Your Library series including Bill Donius, Phil Klay, Ann Leckie, and Judge Charles A. Shaw.

In addition, the Library will host two special author events: the Romance Readers Revolution featuring Alice Clayton, Alexandra Ivy, Jeanette (Kat) Murray,and Lillian MacKenzie Rhine,and the 3^rd Annual Authors Breakfast including local writers Jennifer Adele, Laura Benedict, Heather Brewer, John Dalton, Irene Hannon, Jim Merkel, Judy Moresi, and John F.D. Taff.

Finally, Amanda Ripley is the nonfiction Read St. Louis author.  Read St. Louis is a community-wide initiative in which the Library partners with St. Charles City-County and Saint Louis County libraries to encourage St. Louisans to read and discuss books.

All events are FREE and open to the public.

• Bill Donius discusses and signs his book, Thought Revolution: How to Unlock Your Whole Brain and Tap Into Your Inner Genius.  The event takes place at the Central Library,1301 Olive St.,on September 3 at 7 p.m.

This newly expanded edition of Thought Revolution helps readers discover their hidden brainpower through a simple but powerful technique that unlocks potential in all areas of their life.

Donius served as Chief Executive Officer of Pulaski Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Pulaski Bank, from December 1997 to April 2008.

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.

• Judge Charles A. Shaw discusses and signs his book, Watch Everything:  A Judicial Memoir With a Point of View.  The event takes place at the Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave., on September 10 at 7 p.m.

This insightful and at times humorous narrative demonstrates Shaw's love for family, hard work, and God. He gives an insider's view of an often unjust legal system, tales of working alongside some of the best legal minds in the country, and challenges to prevailing concepts.

Shaw is a former United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Books available for purchase courtesy of the author.

• Ann Leckie discusses and signs her Hugo Award-winning book, Ancillary Justice.  The event takes place at the Central Library, 1301 Olive St., on September 15 at 7 p.m.

On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Years ago, she was Justice of Toren—a colossal starship with artificial intelligence. An act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with a burning desire for vengeance.

Leckie's novel has won the Nebula, BSFA, and Arthur C. Clarke awards. She has published short stories in Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons,and Realms of Fantasy.  She lives in St. Louis.

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.

• Iraq War veteran Phil Klay, United States Marine Corps, discusses and signs his book, Redeployment.  The event takes place at the Central Library, 1301 Olive St., on September 23 at 7 p.m.

Klay shares stories from the frontlines of The Surge. Through stories of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival, Klay explains what happened in Iraq and what happened to the warriors who returned.

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.

• The Romance Reader Revolution brings together authors Alice Clayton, Alexandra Ivy, Jeanette (Kat) Murray, and Lillian MacKenzie Rhine to discuss the infamous drama of romance in popular culture plus their current projects and favorite romances. The event takes place at the Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave., on September 27 at 3 p.m.

Clayton is the author of comedic erotic novels including The Unidentified Redhead series.

Ivy is theNew York Times bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity series, the Bayou Heat series, and the Sentinels.

Murray (also writing as Kat Murray) is the author of the Semper Fi series, a contemporary romance trilogy following three Marines and the women who can't help but love them.

Rhine is the author of Memoirs of a Succubus and Winter's Island.

Books available for purchase courtesy of the authors.

• The 3^rd Annual Author Breakfast allows fans to have a light breakfast with eight of St. Louis' most notable authors:  Jennifer Adele (The Bone Gatherer), Laura Benedict (Bliss House), Heather Brewer (Vladimir Todd vampire series), John Dalton (The Inverted Forest), Irene Hannon (romance and romantic suspense), Jim Merkel (The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, the Schemers, and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch), Judy Moresi (mystery), and John F.D. Taff (The Bell Witch). The event takes place at the Carondelet Branch, 6800 Michigan Ave., on September 27 at 9:15 a.m.  Registration is required.  Call 314.752.9224.

Check-in at 9:15 a.m.  Program starts promptly at 9:30 a.m.  Each author will spend 15 minutes chatting at each table.

Books available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books and the authors.

• Amanda Ripley discusses and signs her book, The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way.  The event takes place at St. Louis County Library Headquarters on September 18 at 7 p.m.  The program is part of Read St. Louis 2014.

Books available for purchase.

For more information, call 314-880-8759.

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