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Bestselling St. Louis author Ridley Pearson discusses his most recent work

St. Louis-based author Ridley Pearson.
Kelly Moffitt | St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis-based author Ridley Pearson, in a 2016 file photo.

This interview was re-broadcast on "St. Louis on the Air" at noon on Monday (Labor Day), September 4.

Originally published April 4, 2017:

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh was joined by bestselling St. Louis author Ridley Pearson to discuss his Disney side.

Recently, Pearson released his third and final installment in a middle-grade trilogy called "The Return" books.  He also has released a second book in a series about James Moriarty. And that’s not to mention upcoming theatrical work, following the success of “Peter and the Starcatcher” for Stages St. Louis.

Pearson will give a talk with Left Bank Books at St. Louis County Library on Wednesday, April 5. More information on that below.

Listen to the full interview here: 

Related Event

What: Left Bank Books presents: Ridley Pearson: Disney at Last

When: Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m.

Where: St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO, 63131

More information.  

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Kelly Moffitt joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2015 as an online producer for St. Louis Public Radio's talk shows St. Louis on the Air.