/tags/books Books en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-06-10/best-summer-books-2025-st-louis-librarians Add these suggestions to your summer reading list. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-06-10/best-summer-books-2025-st-louis-librarians Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-05-14/black-baseball-players-shaped-americas-pastime-a-new-book-tells-their-stories Gerald Early’s “Play Harder” traces the impact of Black Americans on the game, from the post-Civil War era to today. Wed, 14 May 2025 18:27:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-05-14/black-baseball-players-shaped-americas-pastime-a-new-book-tells-their-stories Danny Wicentowski /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-24/a-book-by-a-mother-daughter-duo-in-st-louis-inspires-play-at-the-sun-theater Ava Johnson couldn’t cartwheel. Her challenge became a life lesson, a book and, now, a play. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:15:48 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-24/a-book-by-a-mother-daughter-duo-in-st-louis-inspires-play-at-the-sun-theater Jada Jones /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-18/eve-author-cat-bohannon-takes-an-evolutionary-look-at-female-body As Jurassic beasts roamed the Earth, a weasel-like animal called Morganucodon was making an evolutionary breakthrough in parenting. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-18/eve-author-cat-bohannon-takes-an-evolutionary-look-at-female-body Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-13/in-rebel-queen-a-chess-grandmaster-battles-sexism-and-communist-control 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. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:10:44 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-13/in-rebel-queen-a-chess-grandmaster-battles-sexism-and-communist-control Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-15/slu-professors-award-winning-book-explores-the-opportunity-and-power-of-blank-spaces 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. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-15/slu-professors-award-winning-book-explores-the-opportunity-and-power-of-blank-spaces Emily Woodbury /arts/2024-12-18/bricks-power-gleaming-st-louis-eric-von-schrader-science-fiction-novels 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. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-12-18/bricks-power-gleaming-st-louis-eric-von-schrader-science-fiction-novels Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-12-04/best-books-of-2024-chosen-by-st-louis-librarians Ted Reidy of St. Louis Public Library and Tammy Albohaire of St. Louis County Library share their favorite books released in 2024. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-12-04/best-books-of-2024-chosen-by-st-louis-librarians Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-14/mapping-st-louis-tells-the-regions-story-in-40-rare-maps The new book from Reedy Press contains colorful prints of maps spanning St. Louis history from the 1760s to the present day. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-14/mapping-st-louis-tells-the-regions-story-in-40-rare-maps Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-01/missouri-comfort-shares-over-70-recipes-that-are-beloved-and-unique-to-the-show-me-state The cookbook celebrates the state’s many ethnicities and cultures and puts it on your plate. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:46:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-01/missouri-comfort-shares-over-70-recipes-that-are-beloved-and-unique-to-the-show-me-state Miya Norfleet