BookFest St. Louis kicks off with a Whitman poetry reading by local poets, with celebrated passages from Song of Myself.  Maryville University's Dr. Germaine Murray will offer a brief introduction to WHITMANIA and the vision for the project, including Walt Whitman’s St. Louis connections.   This reading is presented as [...]

BookFest St. Louis is a celebration of the literary arts that brings dozens of local, regional and national authors together for a one-day festival in the Central West End. Festival-goers will be able to enjoy author presentations, panel discussions, book signings and an array of family-friendly activities and programming throughout [...]