Episode 120

The Spine Bookstore and Cafe in St. Louis is Ready for Customers, Readers, AND Writers!

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois goes on location to Spine Bookstore and Cafe on Arsenal St in St. Louis to meet with the cafe owner, Mark Pannebecker. The founder of the St. Louis Indie Book Fair, Mark has been a supporter of local authors and artists for years, and now that Spine is open for business, he has a venue for readings, signings, art gallery showings, and much more!

If you're in the St. Louis area, make sure you visit Spine to have some coffee, play some games, read some undiscovered work, and maybe even meet some authors. Find out more at www.spinebookstorecafe.com.

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George Sirois

George Sirois is the author of the international bestselling young adult / science-fiction novel "Excelsior," its two sequels, and the science-fiction / sports trilogy "From Parts Unknown." He served as President of the Missouri Writers Guild from 2017-2018, and is the host and producer of the podcasts Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity and From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios. In 2023, George adapted his novel "Excelsior" into a feature-length audio drama, which was performed live on Clubhouse with a full cast of voice actors, a vast catalog of sound effects, and a stirring musical score.
George is also an audiobook narrator, lending his voice to over twenty books of all genres, and he is currently on the narrator rosters for Audio Sorceress and Encyclopocalypse Publications.
In 2025, George's short screenplay "Minus One Plus" won the award for Best SciFi Short at the 13th annual Austin Revolution Film Festival. The same year, Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity joined the Podmatch Podcast Network.
A New Yorker since birth, George now lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and daughter. For more information, please visit www.hesgotit.com.