Jim Merkel
About
Jim Merkel grew up in Des Peres and Webster Groves and has been a journalist in the St. Louis area for three decades. His previous books for Reedy Press were Hoosiers and Scrubby Dutch: St. Louis’s South Side; Beer, Brats, and Baseball: St. Louis Germans; The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, The Schemers, and The Hard Hats Who Built The Gateway Arch; and The Colorful Characters of St. Louis. He lives in the Bevo Mill neighborhood of St. Louis with his wife, Lorraine.
Books
Press
Walking South City – The Rachel Zimmerman Show
This week, Rachel talks to Randi Naughton and author Jim Merkel! Â
Give the gift of a great book with local ties – St. Louis Magazine
If you're looking for a winter break read, a present for your favorite bookworm, or a gift with some local flavor for your next white elephant exchange, we've got you covered. Between our weekly Culture newsletter picks and monthly Read This
On the Bookshelf: Local authors’ books worth gifting – West Newsmagazine
Every year dozens of local authors release a wide range of books on topics that are close at hand and deep in their imaginations. Either way, a book is a journey that begins with the flip of the first page.