Library & Cafe

Starting May 18, Blueprint Coffee at High Low is open from 8 am-3 pm Monday – Sunday, every day. With online and walk-up ordering options, and both indoor and outdoor seating available, order from Blueprint Coffee’s made-to-order drink program featuring coffee, tea, and specialty drinks, as well as a small assortment of fresh baked goods.
Gallery

High Low Gallery will be open to the public during cafe hours (8am-3pm, everyday Monday – Sunday), no appointment necessary. To accommodate those who still would like a private appointment, we will have 1/2 hr appointments available via Eventbrite.
Nestled in the heart of High Low is a 600-square-foot gallery space equipped with modern gallery lighting and professional hanging systems. Displays may extend beyond the gallery to the Listening Room, adjacent to the gallery when available. Artists and organizations exhibiting at High Low have the opportunity to utilize a projection system, pedestals, and vitrines if desired.
Listening Room

A 150-person event space is dedicated to literary arts-focused content including poetry readings, storytelling, literary series, and book signings. Featuring state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment, a full-service bar, and a professional box office, the space is available for expanded gallery exhibitions, installations, traditional and chamber music, and special events.
Resident Offices

A dedicated office suite serves our resident companies and will be the future home to a writers-in-residence program that aims to uplift local and international writers. The program will be developed in partnership with our current resident organizations: St. Louis Poetry Center, River Styx Literary Magazine, Shirley Bradley LeFlore Foundation/Creative Arts & Expression Lab, St. Louis Poet Laureate Jane Ellen Ibur, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, UrbArts, St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature
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WHAT NEXT? The many facets of musician singer songwriter theologian preacher public speaker poet novelist essayist comedian historian scholar editor storyteller
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WHAT NEXT? The many facets of musician singer songwriter theologian preacher public speaker poet novelist essayist comedian historian scholar editor storyteller
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Jacinda Townsend Reading High Low June 2, 2022 Kimbilio Faculty Member and Mentor will be in St. Louis to read from her new novel MOTHER COUNTRY. Join us at HIGH/LOW
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Jacinda Townsend Reading
High Low
June 2, 2022
Kimbilio Faculty Member and Mentor will be in St. Louis to read from her new novel MOTHER COUNTRY. Join us at HIGH/LOW for the inaugural event in Kimbilio’s St. Louis Reading Series
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Kimbilio for Black FictionKimbilio® means “safe haven” in Swahili. We are a community of writers and scholars committed to developing, empowering and sustaining fiction writers from the African diaspora and their stories. Projects include readings, presentations at professional conferences, social media networking, book prizes, and an annual summer retreat for fiction writers who are members of the Kimbilio community.
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Brock Seals is a multi-faceted artist whose creativity spans many different mediums, including his skills as a Hip-Hop artist and songwriter as well as a heralded painter and designer. He
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Brock Seals is a multi-faceted artist whose creativity spans many different mediums, including his skills as a Hip-Hop artist and songwriter as well as a heralded painter and designer. He captured the attention of many, including the likes of Erykah Badu, Dapper Dan, Nipsey Hussle, and many more.
The High Noon series offers free cultural and artistic programming, during your lunch hour! This new, and weekly series at High Low will feature St. Louis talents from across the arts, cultural, and educational spectrum- every Thursday at noon. High Low is located at 3301 Washington Avenue, in Grand Center Arts District. Spend your lunch hour enjoying presentations and performances in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere – take a break, and feel free to bring your lunch!
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Left Bank Books welcomes international bestselling author Emily Giffin, who will discuss the "glorious, satisfying" (Adriana Trigiani) new novel from the #1 New York
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Left Bank Books welcomes international bestselling author Emily Giffin, who will discuss the “glorious, satisfying” (Adriana Trigiani) new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted and The Lies That Bind, Meant to Be, in person at the High Low Performing Arts Space and virtually on Thursday, June 9th.
Tickets for the in person event are available through MetroTix. For the virtual event, please purchase a virtual event ticket at Left-Bank.com.
Join us in person or virtually. A SIGNED copy of Meant to Be will accompany each ticket purchased. Additional books are available to order from Left Bank Books to support authors and independent bookstores!
**Proof of vaccination and mask will be required for entry to the in person event.** Guests will need to bring a photo ID AND either their physical vaccination card or a photo of their vaccination card.
A restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins, in this “glorious, satisfying” (Adriana Trigiani) new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted and The Lies That Bind.
“I’m a sucker for an iconic, against-all-odds love story, and Meant to Be truly delivers.”–Tia Williams, author of Seven Days in June
The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1967, after Joseph S. Kingsley, Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III is a free spirit–and a little bit reckless. Despite his best intentions, he has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as those of his exacting mother, Dottie.
Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper. She, too, grew up fatherless–and after her mother marries an abusive man, she is forced to fend for herself. After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her looks may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. Before too long, Cate’s face is in magazines and on billboards. Yet she feels like a fraud, faking it in a world to which she’s never truly belonged.
When Joe and Cate unexpectedly cross paths one afternoon, their connection is instant and intense. But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley curse? In a beautifully written novel that captures a gilded moment in American history, Emily Giffin tells the story of two people searching for belonging and identity, as well as the answer to the question: Are certain love stories meant to be?
Praise for Meant to Be and Emily Giffin
” Meant To Be is the most golden, heart-crunching, epic love story, which swept me away into another time and another world.” –Sophie Kinsella
“A dependably down-to-earth, girlfriendly storyteller.” –The New York Times
“[A] modern-day Jane Austen.” –Vanity Fair
“Giffin’s writing is true, smart, and heartfelt.” –Entertainment Weekly
“Giffin [has a] trademark ability to capture the complexities of human emotions while telling a rip-roaring tale.” –The Washington Post
“Giffin is a worldwide bestselling author because she gets under your skin–by creating relatable characters wrestling within believable situations.” –The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“If you’ve never read Emily Giffin, Meant to Be is the perfect place to start. This glorious, satisfying novel from the master storyteller of contemporary fiction is impossible to put down. It’s Giffin’s best novel yet–and they are all exceptional.” –Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone
Emily Giffin is the author of ten internationally bestselling novels: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You’re With, Heart of the Matter, Where We Belong, The One & Only, First Comes Love, All We Ever Wanted, and The Lies That Bind. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and three children.
IN PERSON: The in person event will be held at the beautiful High Low Listening Room, 3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO. Tickets for in person attendance are available through MetroTix and include one copy of Meant to Be. Tickets for the in person event are not available to purchase at Left Bank Books’ physical location. Advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended.
ONLINE: To join us for the virtual presentation, purchase a virtual event ticket from Left Bank Books either online, over the phone, or in the store. Virtual tickets will include one signed copy of Meant to Be which will be available to mail or for pick up following the event. Please provide us with a valid email address for sending you the event link. We will email the link to join the virtually the day of the event.
Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Pat Campbell, guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Wallace Pryor, fiddle, guitar, and vocals; and Terry Suhre, guitar and clawhammer banjo, will play a selection of old timey fiddle tunes, folk songs,
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Pat Campbell, guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Wallace Pryor, fiddle, guitar, and vocals; and Terry Suhre, guitar and clawhammer banjo, will play a selection of old timey fiddle tunes, folk songs, and some contemporary tunes arranged for string band.
The High Noon series offers free cultural and artistic programming, during your lunch hour! This new, and weekly series at High Low will feature St. Louis talents from across the arts, cultural, and educational spectrum- every Thursday at noon. High Low is located at 3301 Washington Avenue, in Grand Center Arts District. Spend your lunch hour enjoying presentations and performances in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere – take a break, and feel free to bring your lunch!
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

Tickets
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A night you will not forget, bringing laughter, fun, and pizazz to the culture! Who’s Yo Daddy? is a tribute to this Father’s Day, celebrating our Fathers with gratitude—and humor!
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A night you will not forget, bringing laughter, fun, and pizazz to the culture! Who’s Yo Daddy? is a tribute to this Father’s Day, celebrating our Fathers with gratitude—and humor! Presenting her second show, your Host is the beautiful and extremely talented Strayablack. Who’s your Daddy? will feature Willie C, Spinks, Precious J and coming all the way from Phoenix Arizona, the talented and funny Ms. August O’Neal. DJ Hollywood will be on the-ones-and-twos. Visually Produced by artist Aaron Fowler and N2EXISTENCE, this will be a more than a comedy show but a comedy experience!
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Can you give an example of Ozark foods? Can you think of a positive portrayal of the Ozarks in popular culture? Bulrush restaurant was created to explore Ozark foods, but
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Can you give an example of Ozark foods? Can you think of a positive portrayal of the Ozarks in popular culture? Bulrush restaurant was created to explore Ozark foods, but took a deep-dive into the origin of this lesser known cuisine or culture. Three years in and the staff have explored genealogy of free slaves, agricultural crops lost for generations, and the most extensive research to date on the role of Missouri wines in saving the French wine industry in the mid-1800s. Rob Connoley, chef and owner of Bulrush restaurant in Midtown, holds two James Beard Foundation honors, along with recognition by the Julia Child Foundation, Forbes magazine and the BBC. Rob was born and raised in St Louis with family roots in Ste. Genevieve since the 1830s. Rob is the author of Acorns and Cattails: A Modern Foraging Cookbook of Forest, Farm and Field.
The High Noon series offers free cultural and artistic programming, during your lunch hour! This new, and weekly series at High Low will feature St. Louis talents from across the arts, cultural, and educational spectrum- every Thursday at noon. High Low is located at 3301 Washington Avenue, in Grand Center Arts District. Spend your lunch hour enjoying presentations and performances in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere – take a break, and feel free to bring your lunch!
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

Event Details
Left Bank Books welcomes National Book Award winning author Jason Mott, who will discuss the 2021 National Book Award winning & national bestseller, Hell of a Book, in person at
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Left Bank Books welcomes National Book Award winning author Jason Mott, who will discuss the 2021 National Book Award winning & national bestseller, Hell of a Book, in person at the High Low Performing Arts Space and virtually on Wednesday, June 29th at 7pm Central.
Doors for the in person event will open at 6pm.
Jason Mott will be in conversation with TBA.
Join us in person or virtually.
Order a SIGNED copy of Hell of a Book from Left Bank Books to support authors and independent bookstores!
**Proof of vaccination and mask will be required for entry to the in person event.** Guests will need to bring a photo ID AND either their physical vaccination card or a photo of their vaccination card.
Jason Mott has published four novels. His first novel, The Returned, was a New York Times bestseller and was turned into a TV series that ran for two seasons. He has a BFA in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry, both from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His poetry and fiction have appeared in various literary journals, and his most recent novel, Hell of a Book, was named the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, 2021.
***2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER***
***THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER***
Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chautauqua Prize Finalist, Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing Shortlist, and the 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize shortlist
A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
An Ebony Magazine Publishing Book Club Pick!
One of Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction One of Philadelphia Inquirer’s Best Books of 2021 One of Shelf Awareness’s Top Ten Fiction Titles of the Year One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books One of NPR.org’s Books We Love EW’s Guide to the Biggest and Buzziest Books of 2021 One of the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Adults San Diego Union Tribune–My Favorite Things from 2021 Writer’s Bone’s Best Books of 2021 Atlanta Journal Constitution–Top 10 Southern Books of the Year One of the Guardian’s (UK) Best Ten 21st Century Comic Novels One of Entertainment Weekly’s 15 Books You Need to Read This June On Entertainment Weekly’s Must List One of the New York Post’s Best Summer Reading books One of GMA’s 27 Books for June One of USA Today’s 5 Books Not to Miss One of Fortune’s 21 Most Anticipated Books Coming Out in the Second Half of 2021 One of The Root’s PageTurners: It’s Getting Hot in Here One of Real Simple’s Best New Books to Read in 2021
An astounding work of fiction from New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott, always deeply honest, at times electrically funny, that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans and America as a whole
In Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: Mott’s novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour.
As these characters’ stories build and converge, they astonish. For while this heartbreaking and magical book entertains and is at once about family, love of parents and children, art and money, it’s also about the nation’s reckoning with a tragic police shooting playing over and over again on the news. And with what it can mean to be Black in America.
Who has been killed? Who is The Kid? Will the author finish his book tour, and what kind of world will he leave behind? Unforgettably told, with characters who burn into your mind and an electrifying plot ideal for book club discussion, Hell of a Book is the novel Mott has been writing in his head for the last ten years. And in its final twists, it truly becomes its title.
“It is a story of love and family. It is powerful…poignant and beautiful and what makes me so excited is I cannot wait to be part of these conversations…It’s a story of race, family, love, and justice. It’s original and Jason Mott is a talent.” –Jenna Bush Hager, “Read with Jenna”
“Hell of a Book more than lives up to its title. Playful, searching, raw, and necessary, this writing, this voice, this novel twisted me up and turned me inside out, dazzled me, surprised me and moved me.”– Charles Yu, author of the National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown
“What a powerful, timely, and provocative novel. Jason’s ability to take on deeply important themes with both poignancy and humor makes for an extraordinary emotional rollercoaster of a read, and I tore through this profoundly moving novel in a day but have been thinking about it ever since. Thank you, Jason Mott, for sharing this story with the world.”– Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice
“Mott’s unflinching meditation on racism, violence, and navigating life as a Black man in America is a surreal and searing triumph.” –Shelf Awareness for Readers (starred review)
“Hell of a Book is a masterwork of balance, as Mott navigates the two narratives and their delicate tonal distinctions. A surrealist feast of imagination that’s brimming with very real horrors, frustrations, and sorrows, it can break your heart and make you laugh out loud at the same time, often on the same page. This is an achievement of American fiction that rises to meet this particular moment with charm, wisdom, and truth.” –BookPage (starred review)
“Stunning…Mott’s poetic, cinematic novel tackles what it means to live in a country where Black people perpetually ‘live lives under the hanging sword of fear.'” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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https://www.left-bank.com/even
Facebook Event Page
facebook.com/LeftBankBooks.StL
Time
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

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Stephanie Schlaifer is a poet and installation artist. She is the author of the poetry collections Well Waiting Room (Fordham University Press, 2021) and Cleavemark (BOAAT Press, 2016), as well
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Stephanie Schlaifer is a poet and installation artist. She is the author of the poetry collections Well Waiting Room (Fordham University Press, 2021) and Cleavemark (BOAAT Press, 2016), as well as The Cloud Lasso (Penny Candy Books, 2019), a children’s book. Stephanie frequently collaborates with other artists, most recently with Cheryl Wassenaar on the installation The Cabinet of Ordinary Affairs at the Des Lee Gallery. Her work can be viewed at stephanieschlaifer.com. Stephanie earned an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and her poems and art have appeared in Bomb Magazine, Georgia Review, Harvard Review, Bennington Review, Iowa Review, AGNI, The Offing, Denver Quarterly, LIT, Colorado Review, Washington Square, and on the Poetry Foundation site.
The High Noon series offers free cultural and artistic programming, during your lunch hour! This new, and weekly series at High Low will feature St. Louis talents from across the arts, cultural, and educational spectrum- every Thursday at noon. High Low is located at 3301 Washington Avenue, in Grand Center Arts District. Spend your lunch hour enjoying presentations and performances in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere – take a break, and feel free to bring your lunch!
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
High Low
3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103
Parking/Directions
High Low
3301 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 533-0367
Abundant metered parking is available in the surrounding blocks.