| JULY 2009 |
 Travis Thrasher
" Ghostwriter"
July 01, 2009 1:00 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
2621 Plainfield Road
Joliet IL 60435
815-254-2253
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Brad Thor
" Apostle"
July 01, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
297 Oakbrook Center
Oak Brook IL 60523
630-684-0586
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Sasha Abramsky
"Breadline USA "
Thursday, July 2 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the great Depression, investigative journalist Sasha Abramsky exposes the untold story of America’s hunger crisis. In the tradition of Barbara Ehrenreich, Abramsky combines his own personal hunger experiment with in-depth reportage, and extensive interviews with families who rely on public pantries and food stamps to stave off hunger and malnutrition. In the process he chronicles the near impossible balancing act required for people in the economic margins to secure the food they need to survive.
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 E.E. Knight
"Winter Duty"
July 07, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
1500 16th Street
Oak Brook IL 60523
630.574.0800
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Reshonda Tate Billingsley
" The Devil Is a Lie"
July 07, 2009 7:30 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
2210 W 95th St
Chicago IL 60643
773.445.5471
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Barbara Bonfigli: Café Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island
Wednesday, July 8 7:00 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
Café Tempest promises to do for Greece what A Year in Provence did for France. When Sarah, a thirty-something American transplant to Greece, directs the locals in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a hilarious adventure ensues. Sarah has her own tempestuous relationships to sort out, but she is guided by her philosophy, “You love who you love.” Witty, evocative, and beautifully written, this novel puts you right in the heart of Greek island life, alive with the sights, tastes and memorable characters that inhabit it. Wine will be served and guests will be introduced to the “Tempestini,” the world’s first summer cocktail based on retsina.
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 Carla J. Curtis
"A Date with Jesus "
July 09, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
3539 E Main St
St. Charles IL 60174
630.443.8160
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Nathan Rabin
" Big Rewind"
July 09, 2009 7:30 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
1441 West Webster Avenue
Chicago IL 60614
773-871-3610
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 John Everson
" Sacrifice"
July 10, 2009 6:00 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
590 East Golf Road
Schaumburg IL 60173
847-310-0450
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Maggie Sefton
" Dropped Dead Stitch"
July 10, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
1 N LaGrange Road
LaGrange IL 60525
708.579.9660
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Elizabeth Brackett
"Pay to Play"
Friday, July 10 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
Drawing on exclusive interviews with nearly 30 leading players in the drama that gripped the nation, Elizabeth Brackett, an award-winning political correspondent for PBS’s The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, digs deep to tell the story of the first Illinois governor to be impeached. Tracing the background of corruption in Illinois politics and its implications for state government across the country, she shows how the governor’s personal biography and political upbringing paved the way to his reckless fall to disgrace.
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 Sarah Magid
"Organic and Chic"
Saturday, July 11 Time-Contact Venue
@ BOOK STALL AT CHESTNUT COURT
811 Elm St.
Winnetka IL 60093
(847)446-8880
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Margo Lanagan
"Red Spikes"
Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:30 p.m.
@ Anderson's Bookshop
123 W. Jefferson Ave
Naperville IL 60540
630-963-2665
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
Admission: Free
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 Marjorie M. Liu
"Darkness Calls"
July 11, 2009 4:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
1500 16th Street
Oak Brook IL 60523
630.574.0800
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Sarah Magid
"Organic and Chic"
Saturday, July 11 time-contact venue
@BOOK STALL AT CHESTNUT COURT
811ElmSt.
Winnetka IL 60093
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Charlaine Harris
"Dead and Gone"
July 13, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
1500 16th Street
Oak Brook IL 60523
630.574.0800
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Mishna Wolff
"I'm Down: A Memoir "
July 13, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
2817 North Clark St
Chicago IL 60657
773.935.3909
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Deborah Sharp
"Mama Rides Shotgun"
July 14, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
1 N LaGrange Road
LaGrange IL 60525
708.579.9660
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Roger Thurow
"Enough"
July 15, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
3232 Lake Avenue
Wilmette IL 60091
847.256.3220
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Laura Caldwell
" Red Blooded Murder"
July 15, 2009 7:30 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
1441 West Webster Avenue
Chicago IL 60614
773-871-3610
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 A. Manette Ansay
"Good Things I Wish You"
Thursday, July 16 Time-Contact Venue
@ Anderson's Bookshop
123 W Jefferson AVE
Naperville IL 60540
630-963-2665
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Hyatt Bass
"The Embers "
Thursday, July 16 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
Join Women & Children First and The Chicago Foundation for Women in a special event featuring writer, director, and producer Hyatt Bass (75 Degrees in July), reading from her new novel. In The Embers, newly-engaged Emily Ascher has finally reconciled with her mother after years of tension following the tragic death of Emily’s brother. Her career is also taking off, and some of her dreams seem close to being fulfilled. With the prospect of planning a wedding, however, Emily’s family’s past once again threatens to wreck her happiness, in this compelling and complex family drama.
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 Nelson George
"City Kid"
July 16, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
2210 W 95th St
Chicago IL 60643
773.445.5471
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 John Schultz
" No One Was Killed "
July 16, 2009 7:30 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
1441 West Webster Avenue
Chicago IL 60614
773-871-3610
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Judith Valente
"Discovering Moons "
Friday, July 17 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
Join us for a party celebrating the newest release from one of our favorite local poets. Valente’s poems are deeply rooted in the everyday world, yet transport readers to a place in the soul, a place C.S. Lewis once described as, “the real, real world.” She is a poet concerned with those moments that telescope the sacred with the ordinary, offer a clarifying vision of what it means to be human, and remind us that we are a part of something larger than ourselves. Refreshments will be served.
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Sappho’s Salon: A Provocative Night of Lesbian Diversions
Featuring Riva Lehrer and Emily White, special guest host Kat Fitzgerald
Saturday, July 18 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
$7-$10 suggested donation includes food and wine.
Tonight’s installment of our popular salon night for lesbians and their friends features visual artist and disability rights activist Riva Lehrer, and musical act Emily White. Since 1980, Lehrer’s artwork has been shown in museums and galleries nationally, and she has been a visiting artist and lecturer across the US and Europe. Lehrer’s work is the subject of the documentary, “Self Preservation: The Art of Riva Lehrer,” which has been shown at film festivals around the country. She will be presenting slides of her work accompanied by a personal narrative on sexuality and disability. White’s newest release, “12 Ways to Live,” delves into new territory for the singer/songwriter. While still singing the disarmingly honest lyrics that have made her popular with fans throughout the country, the new album takes on a decidedly more indie approach to her folk/rock style. Tonight’s guest hostess Kat Fitzgerald just may be the hardest working
lesbian in show business. Windy City Times photographer, organizer and host of 4 Women Only and Uncommon Ground’s Open Mic, and spiritual mother of Labrys Chicago (www.labryschicago.com), she’ll regale tonight’s audience with live music between sets.
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 Sara Talbert
"Meandering Yet Anchored"
July 18, 2009 12:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
200A North Greenbriar Drive
Normal IL 61761
309.888.4246
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Ernest Borgnine
"Ernie"
July 20, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
830 N Michigan Ave
Chicago IL 60611
312.573.0564
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Judith Koll Healey
"The Rebel Princess"
Tuesday, July 21 Time-Contact Venue
@ BOOK STALL AT CHESTNUT COURT
811 Elm St.
Winnetka IL 60093
(847)446-8880
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Judith Koll Healey
"The Rebel Princess"
Wednesday, July 22 Time-Contact Venue
@ WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST
5233 N Clark ST
Chicago IL 60640
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Judith Koll Healey
"The Rebel Princess"
Wednesday, July 22 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
In this stirring sequel to The Canterbury Papers, historical novelist Judith Koll Healy once again spins a tale filled with political turmoil, corrupt court officials and religious fanatics. The Rebel Princess, whose namesake is French princess Alais Capet, sister to King Philippe August of France, is an unforgettable tale of gripping suspense, as well as a thrilling historical adventure set in France in 1207 A.D. Perfect for fans of historical fiction, with a tale of religious fanaticism at its core, The Rebel Princess is as relevant as today’s headlines.
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 Stephen Boehrer
" The Purple Culture"
July 22, 2009 7:30 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
55 Old Orchard Center
Skokie IL 60077
847-676-2230
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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Stephanie Kuehnert
"Ballads of Suburbia "
Friday, July 24 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
Join us for this special party celebrating the release of Chicagoan Kuehnert’s (I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone) second novel, Ballads of Suburbia. Oak Park high school student Kara helps maintain the “Stories of Suburbia” notebook, containing newspaper articles of the bizarre and tragic from suburbs everywhere, as well as the “ballads” written by her friends -- the heartbreakingly honest tales of the moments when life changes and a kid is forced to grow up too soon. Before Kara could figure out what her own song was about, she had to leave town after a series of disastrous events at the end of her junior year. Four years later, Kara returns to face the music, and tells the tale of her first three years of high school with her friends’ “ballads” interspersed throughout.
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Travis Thrasher
" Ghostwriter"
July 25, 2009 1:00 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
590 East Golf Road
Schaumburg IL 60173
847-310-0450
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Bob Delaney
" Covert "
July 25, 2009 1:00 PM
@ Barnes & Noble
297 Oakbrook Center
Oak Brook IL 60523
630-684-0586
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
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 Lisa Rinna
"Rinnavation"
July 28, 2009 7:00 PM
@ Borders Books & Music
1500 16th Street
Oak Brook IL 60523
630.574.0800
Book reading/Book Signing Event.
Admission: Free
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Susan Schweik
"The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public "
Wednesday, July 29 7:30 p.m.
@ Women & Children First Bookstore
First appearing in San Francisco in 1867, spreading to Chicago by 1881, and soon appearing in cities across the country, “Ugly laws” set out to prevent “street obstructions;” obstructions not caused by trash or refuse, but rather, people: people with disabilities, injuries, deformities, and even the poor and destitute, all deemed “unsightly.” In her groundbreaking study of ugly laws, Schweik, a Professor in English and co-director of the Disability Studies program at UC Berkeley, draws from a huge range of material to uncover the murky history behind the laws, and their cultural and political relevance, use, and misapplications by academics, activists, artists, lawyers, and legislators, today. Schweik will also be reading at Access Living, a fully accessible building, on Tuesday, July 28. More information can be found at www.accessliving.org.
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| Author Events for August 2009 in Illinois |
