KEVIN GUILFOILE

Tuesday, September 07 - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

KEVIN GUILFOILE, Chicago author of the bestseller Cast of Shadows, signs his follow-up thriller, The Thousand, a novel set in present-day Chicago that fuses historical fact with contemporary suspense as it digs into the realms of math, science, music, and philosophy.

LOUISE KNIGHT

Friday, September 10th - 6:30pm

at The Book Stall

Louise Knight, an Evanston writer, speaks about her new book, Jane Addams: Spirit in Action, the first full biography of Addams in nearly 40 years and a fresh interpretation of the boldness, creativity, and tenacity that made her American’s most admired and most hated woman—and won her the Nobel Peace Prize. Ms. Knight’s previous Addams’ work was Citizen:  Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy.

CYNTHIA MORRISON

Monday, September 13 - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Cynthia Morrison Phoel speaks about Cold Snap: Bulgaria Stories, her debut collection of linked stories set in the Bulgarian village of Old Mountain, where the townsfolk do daily battle with the heat or bitter cold, poverty, and petty disagreements.  Ms. Phoel served as a Peace Corps volunteer in a Bulgarian town not unlike the one in her book.

JEANNETTE WALLS - WOMEN WRITERS SERIES

Tuesday, September 14 - 12:00pm

At Mirani's in Winnetka

Jeannette Walls talks about her writing and the phenomenal success of her memoir The Glass Castle and her most recent bestseller, Half Broke Horses:  A True-Life Novel, the compelling story of her grandmother that became an instant classic when it was first published, in 2009.  It’s new in paperback.  For reservations ($25), call us at 847 446-8880.

For those who can’t make it to the luncheon, The Author will also be speaking about and signing her books at the Book Stall at 7 pm.

MARK OLDMAN - Wine and Cheese reception

Tuesday, September 14th - 5:30pm

at The Union League Club

Mark Oldman the PBS wine guru will be speaking about his new book Mark Oldman's Brave New World of Wine: Pleasure, Value, and Adventure Beyond Wine's Usual Suspects.

Please call 847-446-880 to make reservations

JAMES KING

Thursday, September 16 - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

James King speaks about his debut novel, Bill Warrington’s Last Chance, the story of a man’s cross-country road trip with his 15-year-old granddaughter—an exploration of the themes of aging, sibling rivalry, family dysfunction, and coming of age—all against the backdrop of the American heartland

THOMAS GEOGHEGAN - Luncheon

Tuesday, September 21st - 12:00

at University Club of Chicago

Thomas Geoghegan, Chicago labor lawyer and author, talks about Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?  How the European Model Can Help You Live a Life, his entertaining travelogue that plays on pubic policy. He poses the question: what wouuld our livesbe like if we lived them as Europeans?

Please call 847-446-880 to make reservations