Peyton June - The Monsters We Made
"From hoax to holy shit, I couldn't put The Monsters We Made down. Amid the eerie small-town paranormal mystery are glimpses into the complicated lives of two queer young women desperate to live their authentic selves. It's one part horror, one part heartfelt, and all freaky eldritch conspiracy." -- K. Valentin, author of An Amateur Witch's Guide to Murder
Left Bank Books, the Left Bank Books Foundation, and Schlafly Public Library are delighted to welcome St. Louis author and illustrator Peyton June in celebration of her novel The Monsters We Made (2026).
Join us at the St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch to welcome Peyton June for a presentation and book signing, free and open to the public.
RSVPs are appreciated. Can't make it? Preorder now to receive an autographed and personalized copy of The Monsters We Made!
https://forms.gle/SDdjXtKEgoWDCD9C9
This event is possible thanks to the support of individual donations to the Left Bank Books Foundation. Donate today!
https://lbbfound.org/
The Monsters We Made is an eerie and suspenseful exploration of one town's dark history and the people who brought it back to life. To save her family's struggling ranch, 18-year-old Claire fabricates a video of her hometown's legendary alien cryptid, Old Lucky, that grabs the attention of paranormal vloggers Lenny and Evan. Lenny is plagued with doubts about their channel's future, so catching Old Lucky might just be her chance at finding something real. Claire agrees to "help" Lenny uncover the history of Old Lucky--and preserve her deceit. But the more the girls are drawn together and the more clues they unearth, the more secrets rise to the surface. The cows are being mutilated, the ranch hand has disappeared, and the strange lights in the sky are back. Something inhuman lurks in Scarberry, where danger lives close to home.
"As eerie and haunting as it is heartfelt, The Monsters We Made is a masterpiece. Equal parts queer, Midwestern Scooby-Doo, and coming-of-age tale of autonomy, it's a reminder that the world still has mysteries to solve if we're only curious enough to look. Peyton June's sharp, vivid prose will have you flipping pages to uncover the secrets of small-town Scarberry. I savored every last page." --Taylor Grothe, author of Hollow
Peyton June is an author and illustrator from the Midwest. She writes about spooky small towns and the messy queer kids who survive them. When she's not creating, Peyton enjoys riding her fifty-year-old Schwinn bicycle, collecting antique photographs, and ghost hunting. She lives outside Seattle, Washington.
Left Bank Books, the Left Bank Books Foundation, and Schlafly Public Library are delighted to welcome St. Louis author and illustrator Peyton June in celebration of her novel The Monsters We Made (2026).
Join us at the St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch to welcome Peyton June for a presentation and book signing, free and open to the public.
RSVPs are appreciated. Can't make it? Preorder now to receive an autographed and personalized copy of The Monsters We Made!
https://forms.gle/SDdjXtKEgoWDCD9C9
This event is possible thanks to the support of individual donations to the Left Bank Books Foundation. Donate today!
https://lbbfound.org/
The Monsters We Made is an eerie and suspenseful exploration of one town's dark history and the people who brought it back to life. To save her family's struggling ranch, 18-year-old Claire fabricates a video of her hometown's legendary alien cryptid, Old Lucky, that grabs the attention of paranormal vloggers Lenny and Evan. Lenny is plagued with doubts about their channel's future, so catching Old Lucky might just be her chance at finding something real. Claire agrees to "help" Lenny uncover the history of Old Lucky--and preserve her deceit. But the more the girls are drawn together and the more clues they unearth, the more secrets rise to the surface. The cows are being mutilated, the ranch hand has disappeared, and the strange lights in the sky are back. Something inhuman lurks in Scarberry, where danger lives close to home.
"As eerie and haunting as it is heartfelt, The Monsters We Made is a masterpiece. Equal parts queer, Midwestern Scooby-Doo, and coming-of-age tale of autonomy, it's a reminder that the world still has mysteries to solve if we're only curious enough to look. Peyton June's sharp, vivid prose will have you flipping pages to uncover the secrets of small-town Scarberry. I savored every last page." --Taylor Grothe, author of Hollow
Peyton June is an author and illustrator from the Midwest. She writes about spooky small towns and the messy queer kids who survive them. When she's not creating, Peyton enjoys riding her fifty-year-old Schwinn bicycle, collecting antique photographs, and ghost hunting. She lives outside Seattle, Washington.
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St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch, 225 No Euclid,St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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