Read St. Louis is a community-wide initiative developed by St. Louis County and St. Louis Public Libraries to encourage St. Louisans to read and discuss books.

Distinguished Literary Achievement:
Joyce Carol Oates,
A Widow’s Story

"A Widow’s Story" is Oates' poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband of 46 years and its surprising aftermath.. Click here to learn more>

Mystery:
Walter Mosley,
When the Thrill is Gone

Private Investigator Leonid McGill is back in Walter Mosley’s latest thriller. The economy has hit hard, and Leonid is only getting job offers from the criminals he’s tried to leave behind. Click here to learn more>

Young Readers' Fiction:
Lois Lowry,
The Giver

In “The Giver,” twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memories, shared by only one other in his community, does he begin to understand the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. Click here to learn more>

Non-Fiction:
David Finkel,
The Good Soldiers

Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, David Finkel’s “The Good Soldiers” tells the story of the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers that led the 2007 surge into Iraq and returned fifteen months later forever changed. . Click here to learn more>

Fiction:
Jonathan Franzen,
Freedom

In the most talked about novel in recent years, Jonathan Franzen presents an
epic of contemporary marriage and love. “Freedom” combines comedy and tragedy in the story of ideal couple Patty and Walter Berglund struggling to learn how to live in an ever more confusing world. In charting the mistakes and joys of his characters, Franzen has produced an indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time. Click here to learn more>

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