Annie Zaleski, the best-selling, award-winning music journalist and editor, returns to St. Louis for a chat and book signing at Euclid Records, May 10, 2025 from 2-4pm.
Homecoming-wise, Annie Z. was the Riverfront Times Music editor from 2005-2011, along with her KDHX radio show, International Pop Overthrow. Once she returned to her hometown of Cleveland, OH, she became a regular contributor to NPR Music, Salon, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian.
And then there’s her collection of books! A quick chronological sample of her work in this decade includes:
2021 – 33 1/3 – Rio
2022 – Lady Gaga: Applause
2023 – This is Christmas: Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits
P!nk: Raise Your Glass
2024 – Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs
Harry Styles: A Sign of the Times
We Found Love, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits
2025 – I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher (out on May 6)
UPCOMING TITLES: Why the B-52s Matter and Beyonce: The Stories Behind the Songs
For music fanatics, Annie has the dream job, and her exhausting productivity and joyous musical perspective will make for a great chat.
With gracious assistance from Subterranean Books (support your local bookstore, yes!), we will have copies of the following books for you to buy and have signed by Annie:
- I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher
- Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs
- Harry Styles: A Sign of the Times
- Lady Gaga: Applause
If any of Annie’s work listed above made your musical heart skip a beat, then this free event is a must-attend. Until then, catch up with Annie Z. at Substack and Instagram.