Read It @ SLPL with Chanel Miller

Name: Read It @ SLPL with Chanel Miller
Start: 2026-01-24T13:00:00-06:00
Location: St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch

Schedule

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch | St. Louis, MO

Read It @ SLPL with Chanel Miller - The Moon Without Stars
Presented by Left Bank Books, the Left Bank Books Foundation & St. Louis Public Library
Meet Newbery Honor award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Chanel Miller as she shares her newest book, The Moon Without Stars! Open to all ages, but ideal for kids aged 10+.
Starting January 15th, pick up your free copy of The Moon Without Stars at any St. Louis Public Library or at the event, while supplies last. One book per household.
Miller will personalize and sign copies after the presentation! Personalized and signed copies will be available to be mailed anywhere in the country. For personalized copies, please order before noon on January 23rd.
Miller will be in conversation with St. Louis Public Library's Cori Beasley
Join us at Schlafly Public Library
225 N. Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO 63108
Questions? Visit any St. Louis Public Library or call 314-880-8169 for more information.
Support provided by St. Louis Public Library Foundation and Left Bank Books.
This event is possible thanks to the support of individual donations to the Left Bank Books Foundation. Donate today!
https://lbbfound.org/
Your presence is a gift. When you attend our readings and purchase visiting authors' titles, you help us sustain our events calendar and continue to offer free literary programming to the community. Join us!
About the Speaker
Chanel Miller is a writer and artist. Her first children's book, Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All, was a Newbery Honor winner and an instant New York Times bestseller. It was also a TODAY show Read with Jenna Jr selection, a Good Housekeeping Best Kids' Book Awards winner, a New York Times for Kids pick, a The Week Junior book club selection, a People magazine summer reading pick, a Junior Library Guild selection, and an Indie Next pick. Her memoir, Know My Name, was a New York Times bestseller, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book, and a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Ridenhour Book Prize, and the California Book Award. It was also a best book of the year in TIME, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, NPR, and People, among others. She was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and a Time Next 100 honoree and was a Glamour Woman of the Year honoree. You can visit her online at Chanel-Miller.com or follow her on Instagram @Chanel_Miller.

About The Moon Without Stars
* "Genuine and poignant; has the makings of a modern classic." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
* "Subtle, original, and lightly suspenseful, Luna's journey . . . will resonate." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
What's the deal with middle school, anyway? Newbery Honor-winning author and artist Chanel Miller explores the glorious mess that is middle school--and the way growing up, finding friends, and discovering who you are can be both awkward and empowering.
At the beginning of seventh grade, Luna knows who she is: an observant, quiet girl who loves writing and making zines with her best friend, Scott. But when one of their zines takes off, somehow Luna is swept up into the popular group and learns just how much of herself she's going to have to compromise to stay there. Will she give up her writing? Her best friend? What about her own beliefs about who she is and what she stands for?
In a contemporary novel that feels like today's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Newbery Honor winner and bestselling author Chanel Miller explores what it means to lose and then find yourself again in the middle of middle school.