Women Writer's Series
Luncheons are held at
Avli Restaurant
566 Chestnut Street, Winnetka
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please click on each book cover for more
information.-
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DR. MARK INGWER
Tuesday, June 18th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
In today's
competitive and global marketplace, it is becoming
increasingly essential for companies and brands to
understand why customers buy - or don't buy - their
products and services. Only by understanding the
"whys" can companies grow their business and develop
loyal customers. In Empathetic Marketing,
Dr. Mark Ingwer presents a groundbreaking
approach to understanding consumers' core emotional
needs. This innovative book provides both the
psychological theory underlying consumers' emotional
needs, as well as concrete business examples that
demonstrate the incredible effectiveness of
unleashing the power of deeper needs and emotions
for success in the marketplace. |
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UNBORED
Wednesday, June 19th
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at
The Book Stall
Unbored
is the guide and activity book every modern kid
needs. Vibrantly designed, lavishly illustrated,
brilliantly walking the line between cool and
constructive, it's crammed with activities that are
not only fun and doable but also designed to get
kids engaged with the wider world.
With contributions from a diverse crowd of experts,
the book provides kids with information to round out
their world view and inspire them to learn more.
From how-tos on using the library or writing your
representative to a graphic history of video games,
the book isn't shy about teaching. Yet the bulk of
the 350-page mega-resource presents hands-on
activities that further the mission in a fun way,
featuring the best of the old as well as the best of
the new: classic science experiments, crafts and up
cycling, board game hacking, code-cracking,
geocaching, skateboard repair, yarn-bombing,
stop-action movie-making-plus tons of sidebars and
extras, including trivia, best-of lists, and Q&As
with leading thinkers whose culture-changing ideas
are made accessible to kids for the first time. Just
as kids begin to disappear into their screens, here
is a book that encourages them to use those tech
skills to be creative, try new things, and change
the world. And it encourages parents to participate.
Unbored is exciting to read, easy to
use, and appealing to young and old, girl and boy.
Parents will be comforted by its anti-perfectionist
spirit and humor. Kids will just think it's awesome.
This event is
recommended for ages 9 to 12 and is free and open to
the public but you must register. Please call:
847.446.8880. |
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DEAN JENSEN
Wednesday, June 19th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
A true life
Water for
Elephants,
Queen
of the Air
brings the
circus world
to life
through the
gorgeously
written,
true story
of renowned
trapeze
artist and
circus
performer
Leitzel,
Queen of
the Air,
the most
famous woman
in the world
at the turn
of the 20th
century, and
her
star-crossed
love affair
with Alfredo
Codona, of
the famous
Flying
Codona
Brothers.
Like today's
Beyonce,
Madonna, and
Cher, she
was known to
her vast
public by
just one
name,
Leitzel.
There may
have been
some regions
on earth
where her
name was not
a household
expression,
but if so,
they were
likely on
polar ice
caps or in
the darkest,
deepest
jungles.
Leitzel was
born into
Dickensian
circumstances,
and became a
princess and
then a
queen. She
was not much
bigger than
a good size
fairy, just
four-foot-ten
and less
than 100
pounds. In
the first
part of the
20th
century, she
presided
over a
sawdust
fiefdom of
never-ending
magic. She
was the
biggest star
ever of the
biggest
circus ever,
the Ringling
Bros. and
Barnum &
Bailey
Circus, The
Greatest
Show on
Earth.
In her life,
Leitzel had
many suitors
(and three
husbands),
but only one
man ever
fully
captured her
heart. He
was the
handsome
Alfredo
Codona, the
greatest
trapeze
flyer that
had ever
lived, the
only one in
his time
who, night
after night,
executed the
deadliest of
all big-top
feats, The
Triple -
three
somersaults
in midair
while
traveling at
60 m.p.h.
The Triple,
the salto
mortale, as
the Italians
called it,
took the
lives of
more
daredevils
than any
other circus
stunt.
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THOMAS LESLIE
Thursday, June 20th
12:00 pm at
the University Club
For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has
included some of the world's most distinctive and
inspiring buildings. This history of the Windy
City's skyscrapers begins in the key period of
reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1871 and
concludes in 1934 with the onset of the Great
Depression, which brought architectural progress to
a standstill. During this time, such iconic
landmarks as the Chicago Tribune Tower, the Wrigley
Building, the Marshall Field and Company Building,
the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Palmolive Building,
the Masonic Temple, the City Opera, Merchandise
Mart, and many others rose to impressive new
heights, thanks to innovations in building methods
and materials. Solid, earthbound edifices of iron,
brick, and stone made way for towers of steel and
plate glass, imparting a striking new look to
Chicago's growing urban landscape. In Chicago
Skyscrapers, 1871-1934, Thomas Leslie
reveals the daily struggles, technical
breakthroughs, and negotiations that produced these
magnificent buildings. He also considers how the
city's infamous political climate contributed to its
architecture, as building and zoning codes were
often disputed by shifting networks of rivals, labor
unions, professional organizations, and municipal
bodies. Featuring more than a hundred photographs
and illustrations of the city's physically
impressive and beautifully diverse architecture,
Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 highlights
an exceptionally dynamic, energetic period of
architectural progress in Chicago.
To make reservations for the luncheon, please
call: 847.446.8880. |

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JULIAN GUTHRIE
(and the America's Cup trophy!)
Thursday, June 20th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
The America’s Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the
oldest trophy in international sports, and one of
the most hotly contested. In 2000, Larry Ellison,
cofounder and billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation,
decided he would mount a challenge for the Cup. But
the Cup is contested between clubs, not individuals.
Larry’s logical sponsor was San Francisco’s tony St.
Francis Yacht Club, where he was a member. But when
negotiations fell apart—Larry was told he couldn’t
even name his boat—Larry was left with no sponsor.
Down the road from the St. Francis is the Golden
Gate Yacht Club, founded in 1939 as the blue collar
antidote to the blue blood St. Francis. Norbert
Bajurin, a car radiator mechanic, had recently been
named commodore, only to find that the Golden Gate
was on the verge of bankruptcy, and at risk of
closing forever. When Norbert heard the news about
Ellison, he hit on a crazy idea: sponsor Ellison’s
Oracle team in a bid for the America’s Cup.
The Billionaire and the Mechanic tells
the incredible story of the partnership - and
friendship - between Larry and Norbert, and offers a
gripping look at their runs for the Cup in 2003 and
2007, and their victory in 2010. With unparalleled
access to Ellison and his team, Julian Guthrie takes
readers deep inside the design and building of these
astonishing boats, and into the lives of the
athletes who race them. She traces the bitter
rivalries between teams, and throws readers into
exhilarating races around the world. With new
television and huge media coverage, the America’s
Cup is poised to be bigger than ever, and The
Billionaire and the Mechanic is a must-read
for anyone interested in the Cup or this remarkable
story. |
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SAHAR DELIJANI
Monday, June
24th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
Children of
the
Jacaranda
Tree
is an
evocative
portrait of
three
generations
of men and
women
inspired by
love and
poetry,
burning with
idealism,
chasing
dreams of
justice and
freedom.
Written in
Sahar
Delijani’s
spellbinding
prose,
capturing
the intimate
side of
revolution
in a country
where the
weight of
history is
all around,
it is a
moving
tribute to
anyone who
has ever
answered its
call. Neda
is born in
Tehran’s
Evin Prison,
where her
mother is
allowed to
nurse her
for a few
months
before the
arms of a
guard appear
at the cell
door one day
and, simply,
take her
away. In
another part
of the city,
three-year-old
Omid
witnesses
the arrests
of his
political
activist
parents from
his perch at
their
kitchen
table,
yogurt
dripping
from his
fingertips.
More than
twenty years
after the
violent,
bloody purge
that took
place inside
Tehran’s
prisons,
Sheida
learns that
her father
was one of
those
executed,
that the
silent void
firmly
planted
between her
and her
mother all
these years
was not just
the sad loss
that comes
with death,
but the
anguish and
the horror
of murder.
These are
the
Children of
the
Jacaranda
Tree.
Set in
post-revolutionary
Iran from
1983 to
2011, this
stunning
debut novel
follows a
group of
mothers,
fathers,
children,
and lovers,
some related
by blood,
others
brought
together by
the tide of
history that
washes over
their lives.
Finally,
years later,
it is the
next
generation
that is left
with the
burden of
the past and
their
country’s
tenuous
future as a
new wave of
protest and
political
strife
begins.
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YOU'RE
INVITED!!!
OPEN HOUSE PARTY FOR ROBERTA'S RETIREMENT
Tuesday, June 25th
5:30 pm at
The Book Stall
The store will close early so we can gather
together and raise a glass (or two) to Roberta Rubin
who has fearlessly captained The Book Stall at
Chestnut Court through all types of waters for 31
years.
Come and join us to celebrate Roberta, a true
force of nature and someone who will be very missed. |
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THE WIMPY KID VAN COMES TO WINNETKA!!!
Wednesday, June 26th
2:00 - 5:00 pm
OUTSIDE
The Book Stall
The Wimpy Kid Book 8 Preview Van will be
parked in front of The Book Stall for everyone to
see! Fans of Jeff Kinney's best-selling Diary of a
Wimpy Kid series will want to stop by to get free
Wimpy Kid goodies, see Wimpy Kid book trailers, take
photos with the van, preorder Book 8 and buy
favorite past titles.
Wimpy Kid Book 8 will be released on November 5,
2013 and it's going to be one of the biggest books
of the year!!!
Please Note: Unfortunately, Jeff Kinney will
NOT be making an appearance with the van but it is
still AWESOME! |
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IF YOU LOVE JOHN GREEN...
Wednesday, June 26th
3:00 - 4:00 pm at
The Book Stall
This event is for our YA readers. You don't need
to know about John Green to come - you can
learn everything here! We'll be showing videos from
John and his brother, Hank, recommending books and
giving away some great prizes. Recommended for
ages 14 to adult. |
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CARL HIAASEN
Wednesday, June 26th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
Andrew Yancy
- late of
the Miami
Police and
soon-to-be-late
of the
Monroe
County
sheriff’s
office - has
a human arm
in his
freezer.
There’s a
logical
(Hiaasenian)
explanation
for that,
but not for
how and why
it parted
from its
shadowy
owner. Yancy
thinks the
boating-accident/shark-luncheon
explanation
is full of
holes, and
if he can
prove
murder, the
sheriff
might rescue
him from his
grisly
Health
Inspector
gig (it’s
not called
the roach
patrol for
nothing).
But
first—this
being
Hiaasen
country—Yancy
must
negotiate an
obstacle
course of
wildly
unpredictable
events with
a crew of
even more
wildly
unpredictable
characters,
including
his just-ex
lover, a
hot-blooded
fugitive
from Kansas;
the twitchy
widow of the
frozen arm;
two
avariciously
optimistic
real-estate
speculators;
the Bahamian
voodoo witch
known as the
Dragon
Queen, whose
suitors are
blinded unto
death by her
peculiar
charms;
Yancy’s new
true love, a
kinky
coroner; and
the
eponymous
bad monkey,
who with
hilarious
aplomb earns
his place
among Carl
Hiaasen’s
greatest
characters.
Here is
Carl
Hiaasen
doing what
he does
better than
anyone else:
spinning a
tale at once
fiercely
pointed and
wickedly
funny in
which the
greedy, the
corrupt, and
the
degraders of
what’s left
of pristine
Florida - -
now, of the
Bahamas as
well - get
their
comeuppance
in mordantly
ingenious,
diabolically
entertaining
fashion.
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LILY KOPPEL
Thursday, June 27th
12:00 pm at
The Union League Club
As America's
Mercury
Seven
astronauts
were
launched on
death-defying
missions,
television
cameras
focused on
the brave
smiles of
their young
wives.
Overnight,
these women
were
transformed
from
military
spouses into
American
royalty.
They had tea
with Jackie
Kennedy,
appeared on
the cover of
Life
magazine,
and quickly
grew into
fashion
icons.
Annie Glenn,
with her
picture-perfect
marriage,
was the envy
of the other
wives;
platinum-blonde
Rene
Carpenter
was
proclaimed
JFK's
favorite;
and licensed
pilot Trudy
Cooper
arrived on
base with a
secret.
Together
with the
other wives
they formed
the
Astronaut
Wives Club,
meeting
regularly to
provide
support and
friendship.
Many became
next-door
neighbors
and helped
to raise
each other's
children by
day, while
going to
glam parties
at night as
the country
raced to
land a man
on the Moon.
As their
celebrity
rose and as
divorce and
tragic death
began to
touch their
lives they
continued to
rally
together and
the wives
have now
been friends
for more
than fifty
years.
Lily
Koppel's
The
Astronaut
Wives Club
tells the
real story
of the women
who stood
beside some
of the
biggest
heroes in
American
history.
To make reservations for the luncheon, please
call: 847.446.8880. |
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MARDI JO LINK
Thursday, June 27th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
Poignant,
irreverent,
and
hilarious: a
memoir about
survival and
self-discovery,
by an
indomitable
woman who
never loses
sight of
what matters
most.
It’s the
summer of
2005, and
Mardi Jo
Link’s
dream of
living the
simple life
has
unraveled
into debt,
heartbreak,
and
perpetually
ragged
cuticles.
She and her
husband of
nineteen
years have
just called
it quits,
leaving her
with serious
cash-flow
problems and
a looming
divorce.
More broke
than ever,
Link makes a
seemingly
impossible
resolution:
to hang on
to her
century-old
farmhouse in
northern
Michigan and
continue to
raise her
three boys
on well
water and
wood
chopping and
dirt. Armed
with an
unfailing
sense of
humor and
three
resolute
accomplices,
Link
confronts
blizzards
and foxes,
learns about
Zen divorce
and the best
way to
butcher a
hog,
dominates a
zucchini-growing
contest and
wins a
year’s
supply of
local bread,
masters the
art of
bargain
cooking,
wrangles
rampaging
poultry, and
withstands
any blow to
her pride in
order to
preserve the
life she
wants.
With an
infectious
optimism
that would
put Rebecca
of
Sunnybrook
Farm to
shame and a
deep
appreciation
of the
natural
world, in
Bootstrapper,
Link
tells the
story of
how, over
the course
of one long
year, she
holds on to
her sons,
saves the
farm from
foreclosure
and finds
her way back
to a life of
richness and
meaning on
the land she
loves.
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SLEEPY STORY TIME
Friday, June 28th
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
Kids ages 3-6, find your favorite stuffed animal,
grab your PJs and join us here at The Book Stall for
a fun-filled sleepy story time. Our kids department
Svengali, Robert McDonald, will be on-hand to
introduce your kids to Ute Krause, a wonderful
picture book author who will be reading from her two
books, Nick and the Nasty Knight and
Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon. |
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KHALED HOSSEINI
Friday, June 28th
7:00 pm at
The Winnetka Community
House, Matz Hall
An
unforgettable
novel about
finding a
lost piece
of yourself
in someone
else.
Khaled
Hosseini,
the #1
New York
Times
bestselling
author of
The Kite
Runner
and
A
Thousand
Splendid
Suns,
has written
a new novel
about how we
love, how we
take care of
one another
and how the
choices we
make
resonate
through
generations.
In this tale
revolving
around not
just parents
and children
but brothers
and sisters,
cousins and
caretakers,
Hosseini
explores the
many ways in
which
families
nurture,
wound,
betray,
honor and
sacrifice
for one
another; and
how often we
are
surprised by
the actions
of those
closest to
us, at the
times that
matter most.
Following
its
characters
and the
ramifications
of their
lives and
choices and
loves around
the globe -
from Kabul
to Paris to
San
Francisco to
the Greek
island of
Tinos - the
story
expands
gradually
outward,
becoming
more
emotionally
complex and
powerful
with each
turning
page.
Reservations are not necessary. Please just
show up for this spectacular event with one of the
best-selling authors of all time. |
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MARY ALICE MONROE - Meet and Greet
Saturday, June 29th
2:00 pm at
The Book Stall
Three
granddaughters.
Three
months. One
summer
house.
In this
enchanting
trilogy set
on
Sullivan’s
Island,
South
Carolina,
New York
Times
bestselling
author
Mary Alice
Monroe
captures the
complex
relationships
between
three half
sisters
scattered
across the
country -
and a
grandmother
determined
to help them
rediscover
their family
bonds.
Set amid
ancient live
oaks and
palmettos,
overlooking
the water,
historic Sea
Breeze is
Marietta
Muir’s
ancestral
summer home.
Her
granddaughters
once adored
vacations
there, but
it’s been
years since
they’ve
visited.
Mamaw fears
once she is
gone, the
family bonds
will fray.
The Muir
family is
one of
Charleston’s
oldest and
the blood of
their pirate
captain
ancestor
runs strong,
so Marietta
drops a
subtle
promise of
loot—pearl
necklaces,
priceless
antique
furniture,
even the
house - to
lure her
“summer
girls” back
to the low
country.
For
years,
Carson Muir
has drifted,
never really
settling,
certain only
that a life
without the
ocean is a
life half
lived.
Adrift and
penniless in
California,
Carson is
the first to
return to
Sea Breeze,
wondering
where things
went wrong .
. . until
the sea she
loves brings
her a minor
miracle. Her
astonishing
bond with a
dolphin
helps Carson
renew her
relationships
with her
sisters and
face the
haunting
memories of
her
ill-fated
father. As
the rhythms
of the
island open
her heart,
Carson
begins to
imagine the
next steps
toward her
future.
In this
heartwarming
novel, three
sisters
discover the
true
treasures
Sea Breeze
offers as
surprising
truths are
revealed,
mistakes
forgiven,
and precious
connections
made that
will endure
long beyond
one summer.
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STORE CLOSED
Sunday, June
30th
All Day at
The Book Stall
We are sorry for the inconvenience but we will be
closed today. |
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TIM HALLINAN
Monday, July 1st
6:30 pm at
The Book Stall
The Fame Thief by Tim Hallinan
is a laugh-out-loud funny, yet incredibly
suspenseful novel. There are not many people brave
enough to say no to Irwin Dressler, Hollywood’s
scariest mob boss-turned-movie king. Even though
Dressler is ninety-three years old, LA burglar
Junior Bender is quaking in his boots when
Dressler’s henchman haul him in for a meeting.
Dressler wants Junior to solve a “crime” he believes
was committed more than sixty years ago, when an old
friend of his, once-famous starlet Dolores La Marr,
had her career destroyed after compromising photos
were taken of her at a Las Vegas party. Dressler
wants justice for Dolores and the shining career she
never had.
Junior can’t help but think the whole thing is a
little crazy. After all, it’s been seventy years.
Even if someone did set Dolores up for a fall from
grace back then, they’re probably long dead now. But
he can't say no to Irwin Dressler (no one can,
really). So he starts digging. And what he finds is
that some vendettas never die—they only get more
dangerous. |
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STORE CLOSED
Thursday, July
4th
All Day at
The Book Stall
We hope you have a festive and fun 4th of July
and that you don't need any books today. Our normal
business hours of 9:30 am to 8:00 pm will resume on
July 5th.
Have fun and be safe! |
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R. CLIFTON SPARGO
Thursday, July
11th
12:00 pm at the University Club
Beautiful Fools is an evocative and
meticulously detailed novel about the last romance
of one of America's greatest literary couples. R.
Clifton Spargo crafts an exhilarating portrait
of the passionate yet tragically dysfunctional
relationship between F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.
In 1939 Scott is living in Hollywood, a virulent
alcoholic and deeply in debt. Despite his
relationship with gossip columnist Sheila Graham, he
remains fiercely loyal to Zelda, his soul mate and
muse. In an attempt to fuse together their fractured
marriage, Scott arranges a trip to Cuba, where,
after a disastrous first night in Havana, the couple
runs off to a beach resort outside the city. But
even in paradise, Scott and Zelda cannot escape the
dangerous intensity of their relationship. In
Beautiful Fools, R. Clifton Spargo gives
us a vivid, resplendent and truly human portrait of
the Fitzgeralds and reveals the heartbreaking
patterns and unexpected moments of tenderness that
characterize a great romance in decline.
To make reservations for the luncheon, please
call: 847.446.8880. |
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Photos From Recent Events* |
Colum McCann


Marvin Kalb

Dale Kushner

Chef Art Smith

Isabel Allende with Roberta

Steven Harper


Chris Columbus with Robert, Betsy and Chris'
nephew...

Julia Sweeney


Elizabeth Strout with Roberta, Sarah and Liz

Ezekiel Emanuel with staffers Javier Ramirez
and Liz Rogatz

Al Roker


Jeremy Roenick


Jeff Kinney
This was the scene at 8:45 am

and with Robert...

Jane Seymour

Ming Tsai

Walter Jacobson & Roberta

*Photos by David Linsell
Michael Chabon

David Byrne

Tim Gunn


Amor Towles

Junot Diaz with
staffers Javier Ramirez and Sarah Collins

Teresa Giudice

The Sensational
E.L. James
from our event at
The Standard Club,
April 30th

Jules Feiffer and our own Robert McDonald

Olympic Gold Medalist and winner of Dancing with the Stars, Kristi Yamaguchi, graced our store and read from her new book, It's a Big World Little Pig. It was a special day!

Happy 30th Anniversary, Roberta!!!




Elmore and Peter Leonard


* Photos courtesy of David Linsell (david@linsellimaging.com)
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