A descriptive and informative guide to more than 100 sites of literary significance in the greater St. Louis area, "Literary St. Louis: A Guide" includes historical and biographical information, maps, literary anecdotes, and photographs. Edited by William H. Gass and Lorin Cuoco, the volume includes selections by T. S. Eliot, Mark Twain, Sara Teasdale, Fannie Hurst, William S. Burroughs, Tennessee Williams, Kate Chopin, Thomas Wolfe, and many others who have helped define American literature over the past 150 years.

This book is indispensable for understanding the region's rich literary landscape.