Left Bank Books

Left Bank Books Independent since 1969

Well, it's been a week. Check out our events this week, and take a moment to be in community with some like-minded peopl...
11/11/2024

Well, it's been a week. Check out our events this week, and take a moment to be in community with some like-minded people. Take care of yourselves out there. As always, stop in if you need a safer place or a book to escape into.

If you need a safe place to take a break, or if you just need to be surrounded by thousands of books to escape into, we ...
11/06/2024

If you need a safe place to take a break, or if you just need to be surrounded by thousands of books to escape into, we are here for you.

Today, tomorrow, ad infinitum.

Left Bank Books has been around a long time. We were founded in 1969, the same year the Stonewall Riots happened and the modern fight for q***r rights started gaining national momentum. Left Bank is a part of St. Louis history, a part of q***r history, and a part of so many of the liberation movements over the past 55 years. We’ve been through and seen so much tragedy, grief, protest, and movement towards the eternal fight for human rights.

And we continue to survive.

We won’t pretend that it will be easy; there will be losses like today, and we will all face our fair share of heaviness…

But we’ll do it together. Because through the grief, the struggles, the weight of it all, we are first and foremost a community that cares for one another. We still have love for each other and the space & care to support one another. We are resilient and will find our liberation in the communities we build and sustain together.

Let’s celebrate every small victory: we protected abortion rights and we raised the minimum wage, and along the way we bolstered some workers’ rights. So, take a beat. We all need rest and recovery, and this bookstore will be here to support you when you find your footing again.

We survive through the stories we tell one another.

11/04/2024

Love to have visitors from out of town!

Election day is this Tuesday, start the week off by getting inspired to fight for abortion access! Join us, Abortion Ac...
11/03/2024

Election day is this Tuesday, start the week off by getting inspired to fight for abortion access! Join us, Abortion Action, and the Hope Clinic as we welcome author Renee Bracey Sherman.⁠
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In a first for Left Bank we’ll be hosting a private bookstore wedding! We’ll be open from 10am - 3pm on Saturday, Novemb...
11/01/2024

In a first for Left Bank we’ll be hosting a private bookstore wedding! We’ll be open from 10am - 3pm on Saturday, November 2. We appreciate your flexibility as we celebrate the marriage of two book lovers who were also engaged in the store!

Can you feel the romance!? Left Bank is for lovers.

As always you can browse our shop and order books online at left-bank.com, and also enjoy one of the three off site events that we are hosting on Saturday! We have Justine Doiron at the Hi-Pointe, Glory Edim at .Zack, and Accidentally Wes Anderson in the evening at Hi-Pointe.

Destress from with some LBB author events! Let the soothing sounds of author discussions relax your shoulders. Find bl...
11/01/2024

Destress from with some LBB author events! Let the soothing sounds of author discussions relax your shoulders. Find bliss in a book signed just for you. Take a break from the world and get lost in literature!

Or you know, let this radicalize you and use the inspiration of these authors and conversation partners to show up for your communities!

Whatever you need!

Who let out!? At least he spent his time well by voting early! It's so if you haven't already done so and are able, m...
10/30/2024

Who let out!? At least he spent his time well by voting early! It's so if you haven't already done so and are able, make a plan to get to your local early voting place! And while you're at it, pick up a book and get inspired to do consistent good by always pushing for change! ⁠
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Check our link in bio for polling place wait times.⁠
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Send off the creepy season and kick off November with these awesome events we have coming up! Relationships, Ida B. Well...
10/25/2024

Send off the creepy season and kick off November with these awesome events we have coming up! Relationships, Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass, cooking, Wes Anderson, a memoir in books, and abortion access are all topics of discussion this week!⁠
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Need a reason to get out of a Halloween party that you’re dreading? We've got your back! Come out and spend the evening...
10/18/2024

Need a reason to get out of a Halloween party that you’re dreading? We've got your back! Come out and spend the evening with us and some of these excellent authors!

October might be flying by, but there's still plenty of author events! The small everyday delights of the world, finding...
10/11/2024

October might be flying by, but there's still plenty of author events! The small everyday delights of the world, finding yourself through therapy, Black excellence in fiction, and a certain famous humorist are all in the weeks coming up. Join us for an event or two!

If you’re looking to get a jumpstart on your cards, we have last year’s boxed cards on sale for 50% off until the end...
10/11/2024

If you’re looking to get a jumpstart on your cards, we have last year’s boxed cards on sale for 50% off until the end of October!

It's World Mental Health Day, so take a moment of gratitude for your therapist, whether that's a person, a book, a taro...
10/10/2024

It's World Mental Health Day, so take a moment of gratitude for your therapist, whether that's a person, a book, a tarot deck, or all the above. If you're looking for a self-help book, a cozy read, or anything in between, our booksellers have a rec for you!

Take care of yourselves! Make sure you give your mind the love and care you try to put out into the world.

Come out and celebrate the small things with us on Wednesday October 16th at an author event with Ross Gay!

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates has been out for just a week, and is already causing a commotion. Called insightful and ...
10/10/2024

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates has been out for just a week, and is already causing a commotion. Called insightful and poignant by some, and attacked for humanizing the people of Palestine by others.

Please take a moment to check out this post on to see Coates deftly challenge his critics.

“Ever since his Baldwin-inflected Between the World and Me, Coates has been known for his incisive (and sometimes uncomfortable) cultural and political commentary. Here he journeys from West Africa to the American South to Palestine to examine how the stories we tell can fail us, and to argue that only the truth can bring justice.”—The Boston Globe

David Sedaris, a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today, is coming ...
10/09/2024

David Sedaris, a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today, is coming to St Louis at Stifel Theatre on October 22 to talk about his new book Pretty Ugly. Get your tickets today!

TIME CHANGE! The event with M.L. Rio is at 6pm on Monday 10/07! Join us for thrilling graveyard tales, theories about AI...
10/07/2024

TIME CHANGE! The event with M.L. Rio is at 6pm on Monday 10/07!

Join us for thrilling graveyard tales, theories about AI in the marketplace, small wonders, and comics about therapy in these upcoming events! Everything to keep a brain happy!

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399 N Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO
63108

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

(314) 367-6731

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Join us Thursday 9/19 at 7pm for a talk with translator Jeffrey Zuckerman as he discuss the novel Jellyfish Have No Ears! #Bookstagram #leftbankbooksstl #french #fiction

Join us tonight at 7:00pm for @shawntellemadison as she discusses her new book, The Fallen Fruit! This multigenerational historical epic celebrates Black perseverance and hope. Come enjoy the talk and a drink on our very own Shane Mullen!

Join us tonight at 6pm for some queer surreal tales with author John Elizabeth Stintzi as they discuss their new book Bad Houses! For more information visit our event page on our website! https://www.left-bank.com/event/john-elizabeth-stintzi-bad-houses #queer #surrealart #fictionbooks #authorevents #bookstagram #lefftbankbooks

Orleans is in charge of our Pride display. He is a stickler for a properly arranged Pride flag.

It's Read a Book Somebody You Love Loves Month at Left Bank Books.

In this last week of Left Bank Books Foundation's Literacy & Justice For All Campaign, we invite you to help us reach our goal to raise $24,000 by January 1. Our community has given over $17,000 so far! Can you donate now to get us the rest of the way? https://app.aplos.com/aws/give/LeftBankBooksFoundation/general or www.lbbfound.org #leftbankbooksstl #DonateNow #literacyandjusticeforall #literacymatters #literacyforall #stlouis #authorevents #giveback

It’s a *prime* time to shop at your local independent bookstore 😉 #thefutureisindie Shop Now: www.left-bank.com

Pride month is over but that’s no reason to stop diving into queer books! Here are some book recs to keep you satisfied all year long!#queerbookrecs #queerauthors #queerstories #queervoices #queerbookstore #queerallyear #leftbankbooks #leftbankbooksstl

🐈‍⬛In honor of #respectyourcatday, here’s a quick video to show you how to ask Orleans if he wants to be petted and what it looks like when he says “NOPE”! Cats are excellent communicators and respecting their boundaries helps them to feel safe and happy! Here’s to respected cats!!!😻

Join us Feb.1 for our free event to celebrate the release of @Goldie Taylor’s new book! Check out events page for more details. RSVPs are required! #freeauthorevent #authorevent #stllegends #tlouisevents #stlouisfreeevents #leftbankbooks #stlouis

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