STL Bookish Events

STL Bookish Events Our mission is to cultivate a thriving, inclusive bookish community across St.

Louis and surrounding areas—where local authors are celebrated, small businesses are supported, and people gather over their shared love of stories.

Looking for an escape from this summer heat? 🌞Don’t worry. We got you. Join STL Book-Ish Events at for a ✨magical✨ bo...
09/05/2026

Looking for an escape from this summer heat? 🌞

Don’t worry. We got you.

Join STL Book-Ish Events at for a ✨magical✨ book fair for grown-ups on Saturday September 12th. Escape reality for a spell with this fantastical line up of local authors and book-ish vendors while enjoying some delicious food and drinks.

Be sure to follow all our authors and vendors:
garethiandavies




author
juniper.nicole





by.b.williams




📚 See you next Saturday!

🍷📚 Read Between the Vines is almost here!We paired the books you’ll find at STL Bookish Events at St. Charles W**e Garde...
08/28/2026

🍷📚 Read Between the Vines is almost here!

We paired the books you’ll find at STL Bookish Events at St. Charles W**e Garden with the perfect pour for their vibe—from bold reds and sparkling rosé to blackberry merlot, apple c***r, and tempranillo.

Swipe through to find your pairing, then come meet the local authors behind the books, discover a new favorite read, and grab a glass while you’re there. 🍇

📍 St. Charles W**e Garden
📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 6–9 PM

As always, this event is free for readers to attend—we just ask that you come ready to support our local authors and the local businesses that make events like this possible. 🤍

Which pairing are you reaching for first? 🍷📖

Just two more hours until the doors open for our Back to OLD School Bookfair (For ADULTS).That’s only:✨ one emotionally ...
08/15/2026

Just two more hours until the doors open for our Back to OLD School Bookfair (For ADULTS).

That’s only:

✨ one emotionally devastating romance
✨ half a fantasy audiobook at 2x speed
✨ approximately 37 times saying “I’m not buying any more books today”
✨ or one very long argument with yourself about whether bringing two tote bags is excessive.

Spoiler: it is not!

Come relive the glory days of book fair shopping—except now you have adult money, questionable financial judgment, and access to b**r.

📚 Tons of local authors
🍺 Rockwell b**r
🎯 Bookish bingo + prizes
👻 Romance, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, poetry & more
💸 Absolutely no adult supervision over your TBR

📍 Rockwell B**r Co.
1320 S. Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis
⏰ 12–4 PM TODAY

Two. More. Hours. WE’LL SEE YOU SOON, STL.

📚🍺 THE BOOK FAIR IS BACK…but we’re adults now, so there’s b**r.Remember the absolute POWER of walking into a school book...
08/14/2026

📚🍺 THE BOOK FAIR IS BACK…but we’re adults now, so there’s b**r.

Remember the absolute POWER of walking into a school book fair with $20 and zero financial responsibility?

Yeah. We’re bringing that energy back. Basically, it’s like Scholastic Book Fair day except nobody can tell you that you’ve already spent your allowance and you’re allowed to order a b**r.

Join us for the BACK TO OLD SCHOOL 90’s BOOK FAIR FOR ADULTS at Rockwell B**r Co. this Saturday, August 15th from 12–4 PM! 📼✨

Bring your friends. Bring your tote bag. Bring whatever shred of self-control you have left around books.

See you Saturday, STL! 📚🍻

**rCo

👻 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Pooja ArshanapallyFor anyone whose childhood reading habits were shaped by Goosebumps, this one feel...
08/14/2026

👻 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Pooja Arshanapally

For anyone whose childhood reading habits were shaped by Goosebumps, this one feels especially appropriate.

Pooja Arshanapally is a poet and author whose work explores love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and everything haunting in between. Her own love of spooky stories goes all the way back to childhood, when she devoured collections of Goosebumps stories—and that nostalgia still finds its way into her work today.

Come meet Pooja and check out The Spirits in the Attic and The Haunted Wardrobe at the Back to OLD School 90’s Book Fair!

👻 August 15 | 12–4 PM
🍺 Rockwell B**r Co.
📍 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO

A 90’s-themed book fair with a Goosebumps kid turned author? Full circle achieved.

✍️ AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: M.M. ByloM.M. Bylo has been writing since she was around ten years old, so at this point storytelli...
08/14/2026

✍️ AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: M.M. Bylo

M.M. Bylo has been writing since she was around ten years old, so at this point storytelling has basically become a permanent personality trait.

A Midwest writer of poetry and contemporary/literary fiction, M.M. has written everything from poetry and short stories to novellas, even minoring in creative writing in college. At the heart of her work is a desire to use storytelling and her own experiences to encourage others and share her faith.

Meet M.M., browse works like Not of This and University, and talk all things writing at the Back to OLD School 90’s Book Fair!

📚 August 15 | 12–4 PM
🍺 Rockwell B**r Co.
📍 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO

Because some of us never actually grew out of carrying a notebook everywhere.

🌸 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Yaya StarchildBecause no 90's bookfair would be complete without the whimsy...A q***r artist from St...
08/14/2026

🌸 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Yaya Starchild

Because no 90's bookfair would be complete without the whimsy...

A q***r artist from St. Louis, Yaya first picked up a pen for solace at just eight years old. What started with childhood short stories eventually grew into poetry—the form that became her most treasured way of expressing herself. And now we get to have our own little whimsical fairy at OUR book fair!

Come meet Yaya, discover Suncatcher Spirit, and experience her work at the Back to OLD School 90’s Book Fair!

🦋 August 15 | 12–4 PM
🍺 Rockwell B**r Co.
📍 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO

Because the best book fairs aren’t just about finding something new to read—they’re about adding a little more whimsy to your world.

📼🔪 SPOTLIGHT: Terrorcore PublishingRemember walking through the horror section of a video store and staring at covers yo...
08/14/2026

📼🔪 SPOTLIGHT: Terrorcore Publishing

Remember walking through the horror section of a video store and staring at covers you were absolutely not old enough to be looking at?

Terrorcore Publishing remembers too.

Terrorcore specializes in retro and nostalgia-driven horror, resurrecting the spirit of vintage horror paperbacks from the 1980s. Their mission is to bring readers the kind of wonderfully creepy books that feel like they were pulled straight off an old rental-store shelf—including new novelizations inspired by 70’s and 80’s horror films that never got books the first time around.

Come meet Terrorcore Publishing at the Back to OLD School 90’s Book Fair!

📼 August 15 | 12–4 PM
🍺 Rockwell B**r Co.
📍 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO

Basically: if your childhood involved VHS tapes, paperback horror, and covers that gave you nightmares, you need to stop at this table.

🔮 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kara BadalamentiWitches, romance, naughty cats, museums, gardens…Kara Badalamenti has essentially as...
08/13/2026

🔮 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Kara Badalamenti

Witches, romance, naughty cats, museums, gardens…

Kara Badalamenti has essentially assembled the ideal author starter pack.

Kara is a St. Louis author of romantasy and contemporary romance, including Cursed Coven, the first book in the Cursed Coven series. When she isn’t reading or writing, you’ll probably find her listening to music, wandering through a museum or art gallery, tending to her garden, or being supervised by her two cats.

Come meet Kara and enter the Cursed Coven at our Back to OLD School 90’s Book Fair!

✨ August 15 | 12–4 PM
🍺 Rockwell B**r Co.
📍 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO

Your childhood book fair probably needed more witches anyway.

🚀 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Jeremy S. PratteWeb developer. Sci-fi author. Digital artist. Hockey cartoonist. Meme poster.Oh—and ...
08/13/2026

🚀 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Jeremy S. Pratte

Web developer. Sci-fi author. Digital artist. Hockey cartoonist. Meme poster.

Oh—and referee to four rambunctious sons, which may actually be the most impressive credential on the list.
Jeremy S. Pratte is a St. Louis-area creative who seems physically incapable of sticking to just one medium. When he isn’t coding or keeping the peace at home, he’s usually working on his next sci-fi story, piece of digital art, or addition to the world of FIVE.

Meet Jeremy at the Back to OLD School 90’s Book Fair!👾 August 15 | 12–4 PM

🍺 Rockwell B**r Co. | Saturday, August 15th
📍 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO

Come for the 90’s nostalgia. Stay because somebody started talking about spaceships.

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