Let children experience the power, delight, and endless possibilities of learning through books in our virtual read-aloud series with authors.

Book lovers unite! Explore the wonderful world of the written word as you enjoy engaging interviews with authors as wide ranging and diverse as the subjects they explore and the stories they tell.

We talk to author Ed Wheatley about his amazing passion for the game of baseball and St. Louis and how those two intertwine for some interesting stories.

Wally and Amanda Koval share how their Instagram turned into Accidentally Wes Anderson Adventures, a bestselling book inspired by Wes Anderson’s aesthetic.

Mapping St. Louis charts the city’s growth from the 1760s to the present by interweaving maps, short essays and illustrations that provide unique stories.

In Relationality, David Jay brings clarity to the crisis of loneliness with a perspective that expands upon the fundamental idea that all entities connect.

Interview with Sara Fitzgerald on the untold story of Emily Hale in The Silenced Muse, highlighting her influence on T. S. Eliot and her life beyond him.

Indigenous Poet Kenzie Allen’s debut collection from Tin House excavates subjects such as finding love, embodied emotion, and connection to the land.

Author Thomas Fuller shares the inspiring story behind his debut book about the Riverside Cubs, a deaf football team that defied the odds to achieve glory.

Chukwuebuka Ibeh completed his first novel “Blessings” at the age of 22, and to critical acclaim. The young author was 14-years-old when the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2014 became law in his home country, Nigeria. Ibeh’s poignant debut is about self, family, and a community where being gay is not only a sin but against the law. Obiefuna is his mother’s miracle child, but an intimate moment with his father’s apprentice lands him in a Christian boarding school where his father believes his son will adapt and conform. Despite his best efforts, Obiefuna cannot change who he is, not for his father, his classmates, not even for the laws of his country.