-
Hannibal native Melissa Scholes Young discusses her second novel, "The Hive," on "St. Louis on the Air."
-
Florissant-based novelist Lyndsey Ellis discusses the 16-year journey to bring her novel to publication, and the St. Louis history that provides a backdrop to its plot.
-
St. Louis native G'Ra Asim discussed his new book on being Black and punk on St. Louis on the Air.
-
If you’ve ever been shocked, or horrified, by the price of prescription drugs, Michael Kinch’s new book is for you. He discussed on "St. Louis on the Air" what he found writing “The Price of Health.”
-
Andrew J. Theising argues that Ernest Hemingway's "great adventures" are directly linked to St. Louis, with three wives (and their family fortunes) all playing key roles in the author finding his way. Theising discussed "Hemingway's St. Louis: How St. Louisans Shaped His Life and Legacy" on "St. Louis on the Air. "
-
Co-authors John A. Wright Sr. and John A. Wright Jr. discuss the new second edition of “Extraordinary Black Missourians," an updated version of the book first published eight years ago by Reedy Press.
-
Sylvester Brown Jr. has released a story collection, "White Castles With Jesus & Uncle Ray At The Used Tire Shop." He discussed it and his long career in St. Louis journalism, including his tenure at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on St. Louis on the Air.
-
Ann Lemons Pollack's new book, “Iconic Restaurants of St. Louis,” tells the story of 41 places that stood the test of time, from long-shuttered standbys like Delmonico Diner and Rizzo’s Top of the Tower to more recent closures (Schneithorst’s, Goody Goody Diner) and places still going strong after more than a century (the Piccadilly at Manhattan).
-
LynnMarie Alexander’s new book, “The Hill: St. Louis’s Italian American Neighborhood,” is a coffee table-ready compilation of the neighborhood’s history and highlights. She discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air."
-
Author Nini Harris has identified the places and things that can make a case for being the oldest in the metro area. Her new book from Reedy Press, “Oldest St. Louis,” explores the history of everything from that Spanish soldier’s house in Florissant to the region’s oldest McDonald’s (9915 Watson Road dates back to 1958, she writes).