Join the Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as they celebrate Kat Tang's debut novel. Tang recently lived in St. Louis, and they are excited to welcome her back to celebrate Five-Star Stranger. Gary Shteyngart, author of "Our Country Friends", says, "It's rare for a book so profound […]
Join the Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as they celebrate P. Djèlí Clark, winner of the Nebula, Locus and Alex Awards for his new book "The Dead Cat Tail Assassins". A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 according to Bookish, She Reads, Civilian Reader and FanFiAddict. "The Dead […]
Join The Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as they welcome Calahan Skogman, the debut author and star of Netflix's Emmy-nominated show "Shadow and Bone"! Skogman will join them for a special VIP discussion and reading, followed by a signing line. Join them to celebrate Skogman's debut book, […]
Join Maryland Plaza for STL’s most stunning outdoor cinema experience on Wednesday, August 21, for a free, outdoor screening of American Fiction at the Maryland Plaza fountain! Based on the 2001 novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett, American Fiction follows a frustrated novelist-professor, Monk, who writes an outlandish satire of […]
Join the Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as they present Maxi Glamour, keynote speaker for the Aestheticizing Politics / Politicizing Aesthetics: The St. Louis Symposium on Radicalism in U.S. Arts. Aestheticizing Politics / Politicizing Aesthetics: The St. Louis Symposium on Radicalism in U.S. Arts is a […]
The Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books present Prince Shakur, Keynote Speaker for the Aestheticizing Politics / Politicizing Aesthetics: The St. Louis Symposium on Radicalism in U.S. Arts. Aestheticizing Politics / Politicizing Aesthetics: The St. Louis Symposium on Radicalism in U.S. Arts. is a two-day public humanities […]
Join the Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as we welcome Derek Hyra, Professor of Public Administration and Policy and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Center at American University. By delving into the real estate history of the St. Louis region and Baltimore, Hyra shows how rounds […]
Join us on Friday, September 13 from 5-8 p.m. for CWE Gallery Night! Discover unique, inspiring art at four galleries' new exhibitions. As you view the art, sample small bites from a different CWE restaurant at each gallery. Outside, enjoy live music, street performers and live street art. This is […]
Join the Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as they welcome bestselling St. Louis author Shawntelle Madison to discuss the highly anticipated sweeping multi-generational epic "The Fallen Fruit". With high praise from numerous bestselling authors and book reviews, they are thrilled to celebrate her new book. "A […]
Join the Left Bank Books Foundaiton as they welcome journalist and scholar Sara Fitzgerald to Left Bank Books in conversation with Frances Dickey. "The Silenced Muse" is the first full-length biography of Emily Hale, the longtime secret love of celebrated poet T. S. Eliot. This compelling story of the amateur […]
Join the Left Bank Books Foundation and Left Bank Books as we welcome St. Louis native Jeffrey Zuckerman to discuss his most recent translation of "Jellyfish Have No Ears" by Adèle Rosenfeld. Zuckerman is celebrated in the literary world for his incredible translations. They are excited to welcome him back […]
Catch an advanced screening of "The Substance", directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Gore Abrams, Hugo Diego Garcia and Olivier Raynal. Synopsis: A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of […]