St. Louis Authors

Suffering, grief and death are inescapable components of human experience. Confronting such hardship, poet Vincent Casaregola says, can be a way to embrace life and find meaning.

Jennifer Alexander of St. Louis County Library and Lauren Brickey of St. Louis Public Library share their favorite books published in 2025.

Add these suggestions to your summer reading list.

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.

It was supposed to be a nine-week vacation. It turned into a nightmare. Sam Goodwin details the story of his captivity in his new book, “Saving Sam: The True Story of an American’s Disappearance in Syria and His Family’s Extraordinary Fight to Bring Him Home.”

“Lucky” tells the story of a folk musician who grows up in St. louis’ rich music scene in the 1960s.

Sam Goodwin’s forthcoming book shares the ways coincidence and connections led to his release from Syrian prisons.

Jennifer Alexander of St. Louis County Library and Ted Reidy of St. Louis Public Library share their favorite books released in 2023.

A new book presents readers of all ages with a colorful curation of Missouri’s weird and wonderful places, people and historical facts.