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“East St. Louis” as a book category encompasses fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and reportage centered on East St. Louis, Illinois, and the broader Metro East region. These works explore the city’s industrial rise and decline; the Great Migration and the 1917 massacre; race, labor, and civil rights; urban policy, schools, environment, and governance; and everyday neighborhood life. The category highlights cultural legacies and notable figures associated with the city—such as Miles Davis, Katherine Dunham, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee—alongside stories of community organizing, faith, sports, and the arts. Whether set directly in East St. Louis or using it as a lens on American urban change, these books foreground resilience, identity, and the city’s complex ties to St. Louis across the river.

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