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How It All Started

As an indie author, lifelong reader, and community-minded creative, Jessica Ann has always been drawn to bringing people together—through stories, shared experiences, and spaces that feel welcoming and connected.

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In 2026, she saw a growing need for more bookish events in the St. Louis area that could celebrate local authors, connect readers, and support the small businesses that make the community special.

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So she decided to help create them.

OUR SUPER STL TEAM

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Jessica Ann

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Jessica Ann is an author, intuitive, and creative entrepreneur who believes in living a life guided by passion, purpose, and possibility. Through her work, she invites others to awaken to their own inner magic and follow what whispers in their souls.  Drawing inspiration from myth, nature, and her own personal journey, Jessica writes stories that blur the line between the mystical and the everyday—reminding readers that magic is not something to be found, but something to be remembered.

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Marissa Bylo

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M.M. Bylo resides in the Midwest with her husband and their rescue cat Luna. Professionally speaking, she has written poetry, short stories, and novellas since the tender age of ten and minored in Creative Writing in college. In reality, she wants to use her love of storytelling and her own experiences to share the love of Christ and encourage others.

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Michele Khalil

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When Michele Khalil isn’t lost in fictional worlds of rebellion and slow-burn romance, they’re hoarding books like a dragon, cheering on fellow authors, and daydreaming about more stories than they could ever possibly write. Inspired by ancient cultures, sweeping romances, and the belief that stories can change us, Michele writes fantasy worlds where love and survival collide.

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Danielle Price

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Danielle Price is a Midwest native, California transplant, and current St. Louis resident, where she lives with her partner and cats. A lifelong storyteller, she’s worked in theater, special effects makeup, and the comic book industry. These days, you’ll find her watching sci-fi shows and horror films while snacking on a charcuterie board that has a higher cheese content than is medically advisable.

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Gareth Davies

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Gareth Ian Davies was born and raised in the south of London, during which time he wrote many terrible things and dreamed of becoming a novelist. He spent the next three decades writing code and technical documentation, before finally realizing his dream by publishing his first novel. He has since completed that series, contributed several short stories to anthologies, and may be getting the hang of this author thing.

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