The Novel Neighbor

09/27/2026

Door open, crisp fall air vibes! 🍁🌬️

Come shop the store and all of our fall displays or visit us at Tower Grove Pride (booth YS41, next to the library!) — we have so many book recommendations to share with you 🍂📚

What are you reading on this gorgeous fall day?

09/23/2026

Phew! We’re catching up on two weeks of new releases and your TBR is looking particularly tall 👀

(Swipe to see more adult, middle grade, YA, and nonfiction new releases)

*please note, for a few of these we’re still waiting on extra stock!

09/22/2026

Calling all supa buddies! Dav Pilkey’s Epic Tour is coming to STL on November 15!

Highly encouraging everyone to get tickets as soon as possible: https://thenovelneighbor.com/events/6406720261115

Meet Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey on his 10-city Epic World Tour! 🌎🎉 Celebrate the release of his newest 📖, Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time, on November 3, and be a part of an exclusive Dog Man experience that you won’t find anywhere else!

Get ready for photo ops with Dog Man and Captain Underpants, fun activities, exclusive giveaways, and more!

Grab your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4rlUEAq

🗓️ November 3 – Vancouver, BC @ Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (with Kidsbooks)
🗓️ November 5 – Naperville, IL @ Community Christian Church (with Anderson's Bookshop)
🗓️ November 8 – London, UK @ Odeon Leicester Square (with Waterstones)
🗓️ November 13 – Decatur, GA @ Little Shop of Stories
🗓️ November 15 – St. Louis, MO @ Touhill Performing Arts Center (with The Novel Neighbor)
🗓️ November 17 – Houston, TX @ Pasadena High School (with Blue Willow Bookshop)
🗓️ November 19 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Kaiser Permanente Arena (with Bookshop Santa Cruz)
🗓️ December 1 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Performing Arts Center (with The Book House)
🗓️ December 3 – Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts, Swope Theater (with Gibson's Bookstore)
🗓️ December 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Connor Palace (with Barnes & Noble)

Vancouver Kidsbooks Anderson's Bookshop Waterstones Little Shop of Stories The Novel Neighbor Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center Blue Willow Bookshop Bookshop Santa Cruz The Book House Mayo Performing Arts Center - MPAC Gibson's Bookstore Capitol Center for the Arts Barnes & Noble Playhouse Square Barnes & Noble

09/22/2026

So grateful to St. Louis Magazine for spotlighting our newest book club! 📚🩵

Strollers and Stories gives caregivers an hour to choose their own audiobook, walk with their little ones, and connect with other grown-ups.

09/21/2026

How about last week, neighbors!!! 🩵 Click through ➡️ for some perfect moments ✨

Thank you so much to Leigh Bardugo, B.K. Borison, Laura Piper Lee, Ellen O'Clover, Julie Olivia, Victoria Aveyard, Gale Galligan, and Raina Telgemeier for coming to visit us in STL! And to Samantha Markum and Soman Chainani for being such great conversation partners!

Shout out to The Sun Theater, St. Louis County Library, Skip Viragh Center, and The World Bird Sanctuary for making this week happen!

09/18/2026

Updates with Holland Saltsman

09/17/2026

Meet Riley the barn owl at our event with Leigh Bardugo! 🦉

We’re so excited to partner with The World Bird Sanctuary (World Bird Sanctuary) on our event with Leigh Bardugo tomorrow, Sept 18!

Riley will be available for pictures when doors open! Then, join us for a pre show (about 20 minutes before Leigh takes the stage) to learn all about the incredible raptor that graces the cover of Dead Beat!

If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, there are still a couple left! Info in our stories ✨🕯️

09/16/2026

Be gay, do pride! 🏳️‍🌈 Tower Grove Pride is almost here!

We are once again at the best booth in the park — shout out YS41 — and we can’t wait to see you with lots of books, stickers, and good vibes!

Will we see you there? 👇 Let us know a q***r book we should bring with us!

09/16/2026

12 years ago today, The Novel Neighbor opened its doors for the very first time! Over a decade of incredible memories with you and we’re so grateful 🩵

Swipe for some throwback photos! And cheers 🥂 to 12 more years!

09/15/2026

Wow, doesn’t it feel like it’s been forever?? Here come your Emmy’s 2026 Looks as Books! 📺📚🏆

Let us know your favorite look/book combo in the comments and then share it to your stories! Tag someone who NEEDS to see these ✨✨✨