Pen & Publish

04/07/2025

Enter Bookshop's Golden Bookmark Sweepstakes for a chance to win FREE BOOKS FOR LIFE!

You can also nominate your favorite indie bookstore to win $500!

Enter here: https://woobox.com/r2f4rn/r79gia

02/24/2025

A great opportunity for writers both in and outside of St. Louis: check out the St. Louis Writers Guild mini writers conference on March 1!

The workshops will be free to attend both in person and online.

There are also very reasonably priced pitch and consultation settings with literary agents, editors, and promotional experts. Register on their site, stlwritersguild.org.

02/18/2025

Here's a great opportunity for novelists! Unbound Book Festival is looking for first pages for a panel critique! Get some expert feedback on the beginning of your unpublished novel (the most important part for hooking readers!).

Submission deadline: March 3.
Workshop date: April 20 in Columbia, MO

Join Unbound for a daylong writing workshop. Some sessions open to the public.

02/13/2025

We love a good bookstore cat, and Orleans is excellent!!

12/18/2024

Check out these amazing books by local St. Louis writers and illustrators at Left Bank Books, including SIGNED copies (an excellent gift!) of Where Did the Turtles Go? by Katie Lerwick or Tuck & Kara Get a Snow Day by Gina Sanfilippo!

12/13/2024

Last weekend's story time (with Katie Lerwick, Gina Sanfilippo, Juliet Isioma Ezepue, and Kelley Lamm) was so much fun!

Don't forget to snag your SIGNED copy from Left Bank Books in person or online.

12/11/2024

We had so much fun last weekend at the Central West End Scene (CWEscene) Window Walk Storytime at Left Bank Books! Katie Lerwick, Gina Sanfilippo, Juliet Isioma Ezepue, and Kelley Lamm each read and signed their delightful children's books. And Luke (Tuck's mini husky friend!) and Olive the bulldog joined us and enjoyed meeting the kids.

Did you miss it? Not to worry! Left Bank has a limited amount of signed copies in store. You can shop in store or order online to pick up or ship anywhere in the US. Note the last holiday ship dates on the final picture.

Support local authors AND local bookstores this holiday season!

12/06/2024

Join St. Louis author Susan Victoria Becher at The Fountain on Delmar for a conversation with the author and a special Penn & Ava–themed cocktail this Sunday at 6 p.m.!

Space is limited; reserve your free spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-salon-local-author-susie-becher-at-the-fountain-on-delmar-tickets-1049152652827

12/05/2024

Come join Pen & Publish author Katie Lerwick, Open Books Press author Gina Sanfilippo, and ZHS Press author Juliet Isioma Ezepue at Left Bank Books for the Central West End Window Walk this Saturday, December 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.!

Each author will read from their books and have a short activity for children and will be signing books as well (a great gift!). You can also meet Tuck the dog (aka Jack) during Gina's event.

Make an afternoon of it and see the Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5 p.m. Other events will be happening from 1 to 5 p.m.

See here for more details and to reserve your copies for signing/pickup at storytime! https://www.left-bank.com/event/cwe-window-walk-storytime-katie-lerwick-gina-m-sanfilippo-juliet-isioma-ezepue

Central West End Scene (CWEscene)

11/18/2024

Come join Pen & Publish author Katie Lerwick, Open Books Press author Gina Sanfilippo, and ZHS Press author Juliet Isioma Ezepue at Left Bank Books for the Central West End Window Walk on Saturday, December 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.!

Each author will read from their books and have a short activity for children and will be signing books as well (a great gift!). You can also meet Tuck the dog (aka Jack) during Gina's event.

Make an afternoon of it and see the Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5 p.m. Other events will be happening from 1 to 5 p.m.

11/01/2024

Happy Pub Day to Dr. Julie Foster & Remembering Awake!

Make sure you snag your ebook for $1.11 before 11/4 when the price goes up to $9.99!

https://penandpublish.com/remembering-awake

10/17/2024

Tim Tengblad's new book is currently in the top 50 in two categories—can we get it to #1?

Whether you find yourself to be spiritual, are part of an organized religion, or are simply wondering what your place in the world might be, Remembering will take you on a journey which will make you more thoughtful and empathetic.

Beautifully illustrated by Bill Beaupre and with a foreword by Echo Bodine of Bold Brave TV, Remembering is a thought-provoking and touching discussion on life and love.

Order your copy today at your favorite retailer or on https://penandpublish.com/remembering.