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For most of the 1800s and part of the 1900s there was a little town just north of St. Louis founded by former slaves, not marked on any map, and impossible for outsiders to find. That’s the premise of Phillip B. Williams’s new novel, Ours, out this year from Viking. The book takes its name …

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Save The Date Used Book Sale

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns to the Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building Sunday, January 26 through Thursday, January 30, 2025. Patrons can once again stock up on a new selection of used reading materials of every genre—including mysteries, general fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and much more. Book …

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The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival invites the public to a thought-provoking literary event on Thursday, January 16, at 7pm. This “Bookend” event complements the Book Festival’s main event by bringing Jewish authors to St. Louis throughout the year for the public to get their literary fix. This crucial, eye-opening book event brings Brian Joseph, …

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The Story Collective, St. Joseph’s only independent bookstore, offers something for everyone. For owner and operator Ashley Dawson, who has always viewed books as a door to engage with other people, the shop is a dream come true.

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Join award-winning author of the Kingdom Keepers and Lou Boldt series, St. Louisan Ridley Pearson, for an exciting presentation on the art of storytelling. Ridley will guide writers and readers of all ages through his process of observation, “livening,” and editing. Featuring stories of his own experiences working with Disney and direct examples from his …

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Join award-winning author of the Kingdom Keepers and Lou Boldt series, St. Louisan Ridley Pearson, for an exciting presentation on the art of storytelling. Ridley will guide writers and readers of all ages through his process of observation, “livening,” and editing. Featuring stories of his own experiences working with Disney and direct examples from his …

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The Missouri Book Festival celebrates the best of regional life, culture, and history with an array of dynamic programming meant to promote literacy and encourage reading. Events take place in Washington, the quintessential Missouri town. Here, books that feature stories on the Show-Me State come to life in food demonstrations, sports exhibitions, myriad forms of …

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Missouri Book Festival Logo

The Missouri Book Festival celebrates the best of regional life, culture, and history with an array of dynamic programming meant to promote literacy and encourage reading. Events take place in Washington, the quintessential Missouri town. Here, books that feature stories on the Show-Me State come to life in food demonstrations, sports exhibitions, myriad forms of …

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Whether you’re into superheroes, sci-fi, or fantasy, Heroes for Kids Comic Con is your chance to both see and be a hero. Come dressed as your favorite character and meet up with well-known novelists, comic-book authors, and actors.

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With an aesthetic that’s equal parts Mick Jagger and Monticello, Kansas City-based interior designer Kelee Katillac has made an international name for herself as a creative force with a bold vision for historic preservation projects.

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Lucile Morris Upton blazed new trails for female journalists and brought widespread attention to the Missouri Ozarks region. A new biography and an upcoming lecture by Susan Croce Kelly shine a spotlight on this remarkable Missouri writer.

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The editors of Missouri Life reviewed nine books that we recommend you check out. From the weird and wonderful, to the struggle for the right to vote, to a charming children’s book, there is something for everyone to read.

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Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published. At first it was met with mixed to negative reviews, but it is now considered one of the greatest pieces of American literature.

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Missouri History Today August 27, 2022: First-Ever State Book Festival Wraps Up In Washington

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Lawman Wyatt Earp is immortalized in books and movies, but he first wore a badge in the Missouri town of Lamar. When he left town a couple of years later, there was a warrant out for his arrest. Why did Wyatt want to forget his life in Lamar?

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Jessica Nordell, author of The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias, will discuss what she’s learned in her 15 years of in-depth study focusing on the efforts being undertaken thus far to combat bias and discrimination in our society.

Do You Know Where You Are Book

Book lovers may enjoy the new book, Now Do You Know Where You Are, by St. Louis poet Dana Levin. Her new collection conjures the end times and gives readers some welcome company.

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Hermann Photographer William Fields captures autumn beauty in the Missouri countryside.

The Last Children Of Mill Creek

Vivian Gibson’s memoir depicts a pivotal moment in the history of St. Louis and the country.

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A Kansas City photographer’s new book lends new life to abandoned locales.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Birthday of writer, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Wilder was born in Wisconsin but lived much of her life in Mansfield, MO.

Langston Hughes

Novelist, playwright, and short story writer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin.

Black In The Middle

256 pages, anthology, Belt Publishing, softcover, $12 When the national news deigns to turn its gaze to the Midwest, it’s often because of political news, a crisis of some kind, or a perceived curiosity about our way of living. But one thing that’s usually missing from the conversation is how diverse the region really is …

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Native Plant

A new guide featuring species native to the Midwest makes an essential addition to the gardener’s library.

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William Least Heat-Moon’s new novel explores the American interior in every sense of the word.

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A new book details the grim challenges of steamboat navigation along the lower Missouri River.

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New St. Louis cultural center entices wordsmiths and bookworms alike.

Passport to the Ozarks is a destination guide about different restaurants, shops, and places to see in the Missouri Ozarks. Find copies at McConnell’s website, OzarksAlive.com. McConnell’s 2011 book, Marshfield, was also chosen as a “Best Book” by Missouri Life.

Kaitlyn McConnell keeps the Ozarks alive through her writing, including a new book.

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Find the perfect winter reading material at Columbia bookshops.