Terry’s Events

It was a busy and early Thursday morning at the radio station, as all types of local St. Louis  entrepreneurs, medical personnel, business people and other individuals and groups walked in with boxes, briefcases and rolling carts filled with items that would be a part of their brief 3-5 minute presentation that morning, When Kim’s […]

On the weekend of June 14-16, 2019, The St. Louis Writers Guild held their annual book event at the Renaissance St Louis Airport Hotel. The weekend consisted of author readings, workshops and genre talks on such topics as “Getting Started: How to Build a Story” and “Writing Historical Fiction.”  I participated in a Podcast panel […]

Since St. Louis Lambert International Airport is where my two sons set off on their around the world adventures–the first one left on an Easter Sunday morning in 2001, then son number two said goodby in August of 2003. So, what better setting to invite 60 people to a book launch party for “These Boys […]

 On Wednesday May 8th, at the noon hour, on the “St Louis Today” program, Jim Kirchherr of National Public Radio interviewed me for my new book, THESE BOYS ARE KILLING ME. Although thoroughness and professionalism are a hallmark of NPR and KWMU here in St. Louis, Jim surprised me by how obvious it was that […]

On Friday, February 26th, I gave a talk on Alexander Hamilton and Harlem history for students at Webster Groves HS students during their second annual All-Write Festival. The Festival consists of a full week of presentations by local and national authors, and talented Webster students. At the end of my talk, after I thanked everyone for […]

In honor of Black History Month, Sonia Sanchez was the keynote speaker at the St. Louis Public Library. Professor Sanchez is a poet, mother and international speaker. Her books include, Shake Loose My Skin and Homegirls and Handgrenades (Photo, courtesy of IMAKEPIX.COM) Though small in stature, Professor Sanchez is a firebrand and dynamic speaker on […]

Thanks to everyone who came out on a cold snowy night to hear Rick Skwiot, Kathleen Finneran and me talk about memoir writing. It was an honor to be on the panel with Kathleen and Rick, two fine writers and excellent teachers. A good audience with intelligent questions helped to enrich a lively discussion. https://www.facebook.com/terry.mulligan.9a  […]

The Harlem Book Fair Spotlights Terry Baker Mulligan! Tell us about the book(s) you will display at the Harlem Book… Posted by Harlem Book Fair on Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Bill Clinton Loves Being Connected to Harlem By maintaining a satellite office in the Adam Clayton Powell Building on 125th St, Bill remains faithful to Harlem. Some residents feel he abandoned the community in 2011, when he moved his main office downtown to the city’s business district. It’s unfortunate, but understandable that he, like most […]

Though they lived hundreds of years apart, Bill Clinton and Alexander Hamilton, two white men, were important pioneers in the Harlem community.

Fun News! In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch weekly roundup of best selling books, Afterlife in Harlem came in as number 7 for the week of December 7th. It outsold Andy Cohen’s book for that week. Andy is a famous TV producer, among other things,  and fellow St Louisan. http://goo.gl/alerts/zxQl

http://www.laduenews.com/society/ladue-lips/ladue-lips/article_51c7047e-dbc4-500b-bfb5-912019aee478.html St. Louis author TERRY MULLIGAN is out with her latest novel, Afterlife in Harlem, described as “a supernatural soap opera on a political and historical stage.” The book envisions the ghost of Alexander Hamilton counseling Bill Clinton, who is suffering from ‘First Gentleman’s distress’ in 2016. The author, who was born and raised in […]

Kirkus Reviews Afterlife in Harlem AFTERLIFE IN HARLEM Mulligan, Terry Baker October 1, 2014 The shade of Alexander Hamilton helps Bill Clinton and a homeless Harlem waif bond in this cheerfully haphazard fantasia. With President Hillary Clinton settled in the White House circa 2016, first gentleman Bill Clinton is feeling somewhat emasculated—hemmed in by the […]

The fun began on Friday night at a cocktail party; at 1o a.m. on Saturday morning, it was early and still chilly for our outdoor panel discussion on the memoir. Despite the nippy weather, we had a great moderator in Mary Ellen Howard (on left), who asked probing questions. The audience was mixed in age […]

On Sunday September 28th, from 2-4 p.m., try to stop by the Missouri History Museum at 5700 Lindell Blvd (at DeBalivere) St. Louis, MO in beautiful Forest Park. A few of us will briefly speak about our books or experiences as writers. I will explain what inspired me to write my new novel, “Afterlife in […]

Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club does such wonderful work in the St. Louis community. A few weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking at their 20th Annual “Sky is the Limit!” Women in Careers Workshop and luncheon, held at Maritz. My talk was about seizing opportunity and not being afraid to try new things. […]

My thanks to Martha Senior, Lonetta Oliver and the students at Flo Valley Community College for inviting me to speak to the students about “Sugar Hill” and the history of  the Harlem.

Thank you Christie Cruise-Harper and the Maryville community for inviting me out to their Community Engagement Committee Book Club!

On May 28th, I gave a book talk to 25 dynamic women at the Gatesworth Retirement Community. Their ages ranged from 67 to 92. Many of them have been leaders in the areas of business, education, arts and community service. I told them about life in the famous community called Harlem, and why I was […]

When I got the email informing me “Sugar Hill” was a finalist for two Benjamin Franklin Awards, in Autobiography/Memoir and Multicultural, I figured I might have a shot at winning Multicultural, but not Autobiography because the market is saturated with memoirs. A Franklin is not a Nobel, but it’s a respected award for authors and […]

Our resident author Terry Baker Mulligan has won a Benjamin Franklin silver award in the Multicultural writing category! The award recognizes achievement in independent book publishing and is given by the Independent Book Publishers Association, the largest non-profit trade association in the publishing industry. Terry is also one of three finalists competing for the gold award […]

St. Louis University Library Associates are dedicated to excellence in literature and to building the collections of the St. Louis University libraries. Annually, they bestow the prestigious St. Louis Library Award on a writer of outstanding literary achievement. Since 1967, the award has gone to writers such as Saul Bellows, Tennessee William Barbara Tuchman, Joyce Carol […]

St. Louis Public Library On Saturday, 11/24 at 2 p.m. @ Julia Davis Branch, Terry Baker Mulligan will discuss and sign her memoir, Sugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem. Using Harlem’s cultural institutions and memorable characters as her backdrop, Mulligan writes joyously about weathering adolescence while history unfolds around her. Books available for […]

    Valerie speaks to author Terry Baker Mulligan about her new book, Sugar Hill, a reflection about growing up in Harlem in the 1950’s and 60’s. www.terrybakermulligan.com http://wor710.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=5978818

Read the article on STL Post Dispatch: http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/penned-in-st-louis-terry-baker-mulligan/article_0b87a819-1fa0-552b-9f97-7ca499e00d55.html Theresa Jean Baker grew up in Harlem in the 1950s. She became a teacher, married a graduate of Columbia law school and eventually moved to St. Louis. But Harlem was “the blueprint” of her life, and Terry Baker Mulligan writes about it in “Sugar Hill” (Impulse Press, 293 […]

On April 15th, I had the privilege of doing a reading and book signing at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, an historic home with beautiful grounds, where George Washingtron headquartered for three months in 1776, during the period he planned the Battle of Harlem Heights. The house sits on the Harlem bluffs and is a block from […]

LOCAL AUTHOR WHO GREW UP IN HARLEM PUBLISHES MEMOIR BY DEB PETERSON • [email protected] > 314-340-8276 STLtoday.com FROM SUGAR HILL TO STL: Terry Baker Mulligan, a St. Louis community college teacher married to a partner with Lewis Rice, has written a memoir about growing up in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem in the 1950s and ’60s. […]

Sugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem SELECTED BY: SARA Univ. of MO Extension Center 260 Brown Road, St. Peters, MO (map) In honor of Black History Month, we’ll hear Terry Baker Mulligan, a St. Louis resident and author ofSugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem, read from her book while interspersing personal commentary. Using Harlem’s famous cultural […]

 Wagner College congratulates Terry Baker Mulligan ’66 on the release of her newly published memoir, “Sugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem.”     Using Harlem’s famous cultural institutions and memorable characters as her backdrop, Mulligan writes joyously about weathering adolescence while history unfolds around her in the legendary neighborhood called Sugar Hill. This feel-good […]