Email Author Aimee Levitt

Awards

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published November 4, 2010

  "Kevin Jackson Wrote the Book..."

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published June 30, 2010

  "Dr. Peanut"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Literary St. Louis"

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2012 Stories by Aimee Levitt

• Local Author -- and RFT Contributor -- Tony D'Souza's Latest Novel to Become a Major Motion Picture

  published Feb 09, 2012

  So there's Tony D'Souza hanging out at Hartford Coffee Company in Tower Grove South one day this past December, when his phone rings. And it's Electric City Entertainment, the production company (form... More >>

• RIP St. Louis Soccer Legend Harry Keough

  published Feb 08, 2012

  Harry Keough, the soccer great who was a defender on the legendary 1950 U.S. World Cup team and who went on to become the longtime coach at Saint Louis University, died yesterday morning at home in St... More >>

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  Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens, From a City You Hated!

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Today's your 200th birthday, and we salute you. It's true you died way back in 1870, so you're probably not aware that we are saluting you. But how amazing is it that people actually remember your bir... More >>

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  Your 2011 St. Louis Bestseller List -- And This Week's, Too

  published Feb 06, 2012

  It's been a year since St. Louis's independent booksellers banded together to form the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance in order to fight the threat of Amazon. It worked: The only bookstores t... More >>

• Church of Scientology's "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Exhibit Returns to St. Louis

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Psychiatry buffs rejoice and praise Xenu! The "state-of-the-art international touring exhibit" Psychiatry: An Industry of Death, sponsored by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights is returning to Mi... More >>

• No Beating Around the Bush: Georgia Scott's New Book, Down There, Is About Exactly What You Think It's About

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Georgia Scott has been a visual journalist for The New York Times, run a bookstore/cafe in Harlem, traveled to 57 countries, published an international study of headwraps and has now produced a book w... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending January 22, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pud... More >>

• Kirkwood Man Invents Better Way to Whack-A-Mole

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Pity the poor mole! It has no eyes, no ears, it has to live underground and now Stew Clark, director of research at Sweeney's in Kirkwood, has unveiled a brand spanking-new kind of trap that will gut ... More >>

• Yay, We Can Read! St. Louis is the Nation's Eighth Most Literate City

  published Jan 25, 2012

  It's that time of year again, the only time of year when anybody outside New Britain, Connecticut, pays any attention to Central Connecticut State University. This morning the college released its ann... More >>

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  Medical Catfight: PETA Sinks Claws into Wash. U.'s Pediatrics Program

  published Jan 24, 2012

  There are a few skills every aspiring pediatrician needs to master. Some, such as remaining straight-faced while insisting that a shot won't hurt, are relatively easy to pick up. Others, like intubati... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jan 23, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending January 15, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pud... More >>

• Gut Check Takes a Pie in the Face

  published Jan 20, 2012

  This Monday, January 23, marks an important national holiday: National Pie Day. This great festival is the brainchild of the American Pie Council -- and how did we not know that such an organization e... More >>

• Tennessee Williams' College Buddy Tells All

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Ever wonder what it was like to hang out with the young Thomas Lanier Williams before he started calling himself "Tennessee"r (And ever wonder why he started calling himself Tennessee in the first pla... More >>

• If Girls Think Math is Hard, Researchers Find Science is Even Harder

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Remember Teen Talk Barbier Of course you do! She was the one that got famous for shaking her pretty blonde head and moaning, "Math class is tough!" which, of course, sent a terrible message to impress... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending January 8, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd... More >>

• Wash. U. Researchers Discover Why We Love Fat So Darned Much

  published Jan 13, 2012

  So we all know, deep in our hearts and thighs and especially our tongues -- and despite all those resolutions we made a couple of weeks ago -- that fat is one of the most awesome things that can ever ... More >>

• Mizzou Scientists Explore Romance Among Tree Frogs

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Springtime, soft breezes, moonlight, music...the perfect setting for seduction, whether you're a romantic-minded human or a tree frog. But don't think the female tree frogs aren't any more picky than ... More >>

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  Meet St. Louis' Greatest Athlete: Baxter the Flying Dog

  published Jan 11, 2012

  Now that Albert Pujols has left us, you may think that the title of Greatest Athlete in St. Louis is up for grabs. But you'd be wrong. The new Greatest Athlete is a world-record holder and a force to ... More >>

• The United States of Hogs, or Why Missourians Are Pukes

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Even back in 1884, before college football was the widespread money-making machine it was today, the names of many of your favorite teams already existed. In that blessed year, H.W. Hill & Co. of Deca... More >>

• Another Look at the Central Library's Makeover-in-Progress

  published Jan 09, 2012

  One hundred years ago last Friday, the Central Library downtown opened its doors for the first time. They closed them again a year and a half ago for a massive $70 million renovation project that woul... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jan 09, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending January 1, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd... More >>

• Local Artist Wonders, What If Barbie Were Secretly a Hoarderr

  published Jan 06, 2012

  If you've seen St. Louis artist Carrie M. Becker's recent collection "Barbie Trashes Her Dream House" -- and odds are that you have, since the photos have gone viral over the past few days, appearing ... More >>

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  For Sale: Bonnie and Clyde's Guns

  published Jan 05, 2012

  Ever wanted to own a set of guns that belonged to two celebrated Depression-era outlawsr Well, now's your chance! A tommy gun and 12-gauge 1897 Winchester shotgun seized when police raided Clyde Barro... More >>

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  The Salem Witch Trial of 2012 (Right Here in Missour-ah!)

  published Jan 04, 2012

  It's probably entirely coincidental that the Ozark town that keeps a strict filter on its Internet browsers to ensure that none of its patrons happen to stumble on any websites about Wicca is called S... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jan 03, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 25, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pu... More >>