Books

The new book, "Sea of Grass," traces the history and future of the American prairie, laying out the stunning loss of grassland in North America and meeting the people fighting to bring it back.

“As queer people, we really graft onto this genre because it addresses these social issues through some of the weirdest and most creative metaphors possible,” said author Lorry Jamison. “It often makes spaces for these marginalized identities who haven't often found themselves represented in media."

Add these suggestions to your summer reading list.

Gerald Early’s “Play Harder” traces the impact of Black Americans on the game, from the post-Civil War era to today.

Ava Johnson couldn’t cartwheel. Her challenge became a life lesson, a book and, now, a play.

As Jurassic beasts roamed the Earth, a weasel-like animal called Morganucodon was making an evolutionary breakthrough in parenting.

Susan Polgar led Webster University’s chess team from 2012 to 2021. With her at the helm, the school won five straight Final Four national chess championships.

St. Louis University English professor Jonathan Sawday’s new book has won the James Russell Lowell Prize for the most outstanding book published in 2023.

St. Louis native Eric von Schrader set his science fiction trilogy in a reimagined version of St. Louis. All three books and audiobooks are out now.

Ted Reidy of St. Louis Public Library and Tammy Albohaire of St. Louis County Library share their favorite books released in 2024.