tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61295500116255018652024-03-21T14:50:41.045-05:00Author Where: Chicago Book SigningsA Guide to Where Your Favorite Authors are speaking, appearing and signing in Chicagoland from Naperville to Winnetka and everywhere in betweensweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-86470511720912280712011-08-16T19:32:00.002-05:002011-08-16T19:32:59.824-05:00Jennifer Close book signing 8/25 @ The Book Stall Winnetka<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #c9adc9;"></span><br />
<strong>Thursday, August 25th - 7:00 pm</strong><br />
<strong>at The Book Stall</strong><br />
North Shore native <strong>Jennifer Close </strong>unveils her debut novel <a href="http://bookstall.indiebound.com/book/9780307596857">Girls in White Dresses</a>, a hilarious and recognizable story of three women grappling with heartbreak and career change, family pressure and new love—all while suffering through an endless round of weddings and bridal showers.With a wry sense of humor,<strong> Jennifer Close</strong> brings us through those thrilling, bewildering, what-on-earth-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life years of early adulthood, perfectly capturing the wild frustrations and soaring joys of modern life.<br />
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sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-91696650662045231052011-08-16T19:31:00.000-05:002011-08-16T19:31:27.130-05:00Marisel Vera book signing @ 8/20 The Book Stall Winnetka<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #c9adc9;"></span><br />
<strong>Saturday, August 20th - 2:00 pm</strong><br />
<strong>at The Book Stall</strong><br />
Chicago author <strong>Marisel Vera</strong> will present her debut novel, <a href="http://bookstall.indiebound.com/book/9780446571531">If I Bring You Roses</a>. Aníbal Acevedo is not in need of a wife, but when he meets Felicidad Hidalgo in a small town in Puerto Rico while visiting family, he is stunned by the power of his attraction. Almost before he realizes what's happening, he has taken the girl back to his home - in Chicago. Yet soon the young lovers discover that married life is anything but idyllic. Can they overcome the obstacles and temptations of their new world and rediscover the passion they once shared? Or will each find love and redemption in the arms of another?<br />
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sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-43754818554358606292011-08-16T19:27:00.000-05:002011-08-16T19:27:42.684-05:00Myla Goldberg book signing 8/25 @ Anderson's Naperville<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">The bestselling author of <a href="http://andersons2.indiebound.com/book/9780307276858" style="color: #4a7e36; text-decoration: none;">Bee Season</a> is here with a new novel to share! Myla Goldberg introduces <a href="http://andersons2.indiebound.com/book/9780385527217" style="color: #4a7e36; text-decoration: none;">The False Friend</a>, an emotionally-fraught story of childhood friendship and its repercussions in adulthood. As girls, one friend disappears. Twenty years later, will the truth finally be revealed?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://andersons2.indiebound.com/events">http://andersons2.indiebound.com/events</a></span>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-946893524631324602011-08-07T20:08:00.000-05:002011-08-07T20:08:21.984-05:00Jerry Peterson & Larry Sweazy book signing 8/14 @ Centuries & Sleuths Forest Park<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
<div class="title summary" style="padding-left: 3px;"><a href="http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com/event/double-header-authors-discussion-signing-jerry-peterson-and-larry-sweazy" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" title="view this event">Double-header Authors Discussion & Signing with Jerry Peterson and Larry Sweazy</a></div><div class="start dtstart" style="color: #555555; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 3px;" title="2011-08-14T20:00:00Z">Start: 2:00 pm</div><div class="end dtend" style="color: #555555; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 9px;" title="2011-08-14T22:00:00Z">End: 4:00 pm</div><div class="content description" style="border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-size: 0.92em; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;">Double Header Signing with Jerry Peterson & Larry Sweazy with their latest books Early’s Winter and Devil’s Bones with Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe</div><div class="content description" style="border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-size: 0.92em; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21px;"></span><br />
<div class="content description" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.92em; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; position: relative; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: #110d0d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7419 W. Madison St.</span></span></strong></span></div><div class="content description" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.92em; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; position: relative; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 21px;"><div style="color: #110d0d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Forest Park, IL 60130</span></span></strong></div><div style="color: #110d0d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(708)771-7243</span></span></strong></div><div style="color: #110d0d; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration: none;">http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com</a></span></span></strong></div></span></div></div><div class="content description" style="border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-size: 0.92em; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;"><br />
</div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-77962138501614007122011-08-07T20:01:00.000-05:002011-08-07T20:01:41.284-05:00Alex Shakar book signing launch 8/23 @ Lush University Village Chicago<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"></span><br />
<div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="event-start dtstart" style="color: black; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 0.5em;" title="2011-08-24T00:00:00Z">08/23/2011 6:00 pm</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;">We are pleased to host the launch party for Alex Shakar's new book <b><i>Luminarium</i></b>. The party will be held at Lush University Village, 1257 S. Halsted, at 6pm on Tuesday, August 23rd. This is a ticketed event, with the cost of entry at $30. Included in the cost is a copy of the book as well as snacks and wine selected by the knowledgeable folks at Lush. For more information or if you would like to attend please contact our Events Coordinator, Tom Flynn, at <a href="mailto:events@semcoop.com" style="color: #104a91; text-decoration: none;">events@semcoop.com</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;">About <b><i>Luminarium</i></b>:</div><blockquote><blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;">Fred Brounian and his twin brother, George, were once co-CEOs of a burgeoning New York City software company devoted to the creation of utopian virtual worlds. Now, in the summer of 2006, as two wars rage and the fifth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, George has fallen into a coma, control of the company has been wrenched away by a military contracting conglomerate, and Fred has moved back in with his parents. Broke and alone, he’s led by an attractive woman, Mira, into a neurological study promising to give him "peak" experiences and a newfound spiritual outlook on life. As the study progresses, lines between the subject and the experimenter blur, and reality becomes increasingly porous. Meanwhile, Fred finds himself caught up in what seems at first a cruel prank: a series of bizarre emails and texts that purport to be from his comatose brother.</div></blockquote></blockquote><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"><dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Lush - University Village</dd><dd class="extended-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1257 S. Halsted</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;">60607</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"></span>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-17264200897168794512011-08-07T19:43:00.000-05:002011-08-07T19:43:40.566-05:00E-Book Review: Speaking of Lust by Lawrence Block Grade ASpeaking of Lust by Lawrence Block<br />
Grade: A<br />
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"Speaking of Lust" is Block's contribution to the anthology of the same name that he edited, available now for the first time individually. It was the first of what Block planned to be seven books, each themed around each of the deadly sins. The series, at least for now, seems to have been abandoned after the second, "Speaking of Greed."<br />
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Lust is the story of five men telling their tales of lust collected over their careers as a priest, policeman, doctor, soldier and "old man," each offering their own insights into the subject. It's a quick read, not only because of it's length but also because of Block's typical breezy writing style. A great way to pass an hour or so.sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-51520923301822758822011-08-02T21:09:00.000-05:002011-08-02T21:09:13.607-05:00Brad Thor/Andrew Grant book signing 8/12 @ Stevenson High School West Auditorium in Lincolnshire<div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor will appear at two free public events in August to speak and sign copies of his forthcoming novel, "Full Black": </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><ul style="display: block; line-height: 1.2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="display: list-item; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tuesday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Warren Township</span> Senior Center in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Gurnee, Ill</span>. This event is sponsored by the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Warren-Newport Public Library</span>.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Friday, August 12, at 7 p.m., at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Stevenson High School</span> West Auditorium in Lincolnshire, Ill. This event is jointly sponsored by the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_5" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Vernon Area Public Library</span> and the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Fremont Public Library</span>.</li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thor is known for weaving real-life issues into his thrillers. His innovative plots and extensive knowledge of intelligence, special ops, and terrorist communities has been tapped for appearances on FOX News, CNN, The Glenn Beck Show, and even by the Department of Homeland Security as part of their analytic "Red Cell" unit. <u style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Thor’s newest title, "Full Black," will be released July 26</u>. It is his 10th novel focused on Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thor recently toured <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Afghanistan</span> to collect research for his writing. He says of his hosts there, "Technically, these people don't exist. It was dangerous—very dangerous—but very exciting at the same time." Thor’s 2008 #1 New York Times bestseller “The Last Patriot” was banned in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_8" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Saudi Arabia</span> for fictionalizing a lost Islamic text.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A door prize of all 10 of Thor’s titles, signed, will be awarded to one lucky attendee at each event, courtesy of publisher Atria Books.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The double-bill event also includes British-born author Andrew Grant, younger brother of bestselling thriller writer Lee Child. Grant’s two novels, "Even" and "Die Twice," feature David Trevellyan, a royal Naval intelligence officer. His debut novel, "Even," received stars from both Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. Grant splits his time between Sheffield and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_9" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Chicago</span>.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Each evening's presentation will be followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_10" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Lake Forest</span> Book Store. The events are free and open to all, but registration is required. </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To register for the August 9 event in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Gurnee</span>, call <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">847-244-5150</span> or register online at <a href="http://www.wnpl.info/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_13" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.wnpl.info</span></a>. To register for the August 12 event in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_14" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Lincolnshire</span>, call <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_15" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">847-634-3650</span> or register online at<a href="http://www.vapld.info/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_16" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.vapld.info</span></a>.</div><div><br />
</div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-82539880275191527152011-08-02T21:06:00.001-05:002011-08-02T21:08:13.148-05:00Brad Thor/Andrew Grant book signing 8/9 @ Gurnee Township Senior Center<div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor will appear at two free public events in August to speak and sign copies of his forthcoming novel, "Full Black": </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><ul style="display: block; line-height: 1.2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="display: list-item; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tuesday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Warren Township</span> Senior Center in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Gurnee, Ill</span>. This event is sponsored by the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Warren-Newport Public Library</span>.</li>
<li style="display: list-item; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Friday, August 12, at 7 p.m., at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Stevenson High School</span> West Auditorium in Lincolnshire, Ill. This event is jointly sponsored by the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_5" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Vernon Area Public Library</span> and the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Fremont Public Library</span>.</li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thor is known for weaving real-life issues into his thrillers. His innovative plots and extensive knowledge of intelligence, special ops, and terrorist communities has been tapped for appearances on FOX News, CNN, The Glenn Beck Show, and even by the Department of Homeland Security as part of their analytic "Red Cell" unit. <u style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Thor’s newest title, "Full Black," will be released July 26</u>. It is his 10th novel focused on Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thor recently toured <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Afghanistan</span> to collect research for his writing. He says of his hosts there, "Technically, these people don't exist. It was dangerous—very dangerous—but very exciting at the same time." Thor’s 2008 #1 New York Times bestseller “The Last Patriot” was banned in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_8" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Saudi Arabia</span> for fictionalizing a lost Islamic text.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A door prize of all 10 of Thor’s titles, signed, will be awarded to one lucky attendee at each event, courtesy of publisher Atria Books.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The double-bill event also includes British-born author Andrew Grant, younger brother of bestselling thriller writer Lee Child. Grant’s two novels, "Even" and "Die Twice," feature David Trevellyan, a royal Naval intelligence officer. His debut novel, "Even," received stars from both Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. Grant splits his time between Sheffield and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_9" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Chicago</span>.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Each evening's presentation will be followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_10" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Lake Forest</span> Book Store. The events are free and open to all, but registration is required. </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To register for the August 9 event in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Gurnee</span>, call <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">847-244-5150</span> or register online at <a href="http://www.wnpl.info/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_13" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.wnpl.info</span></a>. To register for the August 12 event in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_14" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Lincolnshire</span>, call <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_15" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">847-634-3650</span> or register online at<a href="http://www.vapld.info/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1312336428_16" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.vapld.info</span></a>.</div><div><br />
</div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-14793375904623161182011-08-02T21:02:00.000-05:002011-08-02T21:02:12.169-05:00Brad Thor book signing 8/6 @ Clybourne Ave Costco, Chicago<div style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Thor is known for weaving real-life issues into his thrillers. His innovative plots and extensive knowledge of intelligence, special ops, and terrorist communities has been tapped for appearances on FOX News, CNN, The Glenn Beck Show, and even by the Department of Homeland Security as part of their analytic "Red Cell" unit. <u style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Thor’s newest title, "Full Black," will be released July 26</u>. It is his 10th novel focused on Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">4736-38 N Lincoln Ave</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd><dd class="postal-code" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">60625</dd>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-80386422184176315572011-08-02T20:40:00.000-05:002011-08-02T20:40:12.410-05:00Jon Langford book signing 8/10 @ The Book Cellar Chicago<div class="event-nodeapi" style="color: #010000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><div class="event-start dtstart" style="color: black; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 0.5em;" title="2011-08-11T00:00:00Z">08/10/2011 7:00 pm</div></div><table border="0" height="233" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #010000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; width: 483px;"><tbody style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;">
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</td><td><div style="padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">We are thrilled to welcome back <b><a href="http://jonlangford.de/" style="color: #4a4a00; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jon Langford</a>, </b>author of, most recently, <a href="http://jonlangford.de/?page_id=335" style="color: #4a4a00; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>Skull Orchard Revisited. </i></a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Langford" style="color: #4a4a00; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Langford</a>, a Welsh-born musician currently based in Chicago, was the drummer of punk band "The Mekons" when it formed at the University of Leeds in 1977, and has been an active member of art, music, and book scenes ever since. Expect a night of fun and music when you join us on the 10th! </div><div style="padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"></span></div><dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">4736-38 N Lincoln Ave</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd><dd class="postal-code" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">60625</dd></td></tr>
</tbody></table>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-50616498992328949812011-07-17T11:46:00.001-05:002011-07-17T11:46:37.859-05:00Lee Williams book signing 7/30 @ Centuries & Sleuths Forest Park<div class="title summary" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #777777; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px; padding-left: 3px;"><a href="http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com/event/author-discussion-signing-lee-williams" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" title="view this event">Author Discussion & Signing with Lee Williams</a></div><div class="start dtstart" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 3px;" title="2011-07-30T20:00:00Z">Start: 2:00 pm</div><div class="end dtend" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 9px;" title="2011-07-30T22:00:00Z">End: 4:00 pm</div><div class="content description" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.92em; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;">Come to Centuries & Sleuths to listen to Lee Williams discuss his second mystery, Sins of the Father. This will be, at least, Lee's third visit to C&S for an event, once for his first book, In His Blood for its debut and then on a panel for the store's 20th Anniversary. After his discussion Lee will be delighted to sign books purchased at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore.</div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-25411648868360056852011-07-17T11:44:00.002-05:002011-07-17T11:44:46.806-05:00Boyd Morrison book signing 7/24 @ Centuries & Sleuths Forest Park<div class="event-calendar" style="color: #110d0d; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><div class="day-view"><table class="sticky-enabled sticky-table" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(34, 68, 34); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(34, 68, 34); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(34, 68, 34); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(34, 68, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; width: 783px;"><tbody style="border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">
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</tbody></table><a href="http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com/event/2011/07/24/day">http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com/event/2011/07/24/day</a></div></div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-15307102580655366492011-07-17T11:43:00.000-05:002011-07-17T11:43:21.556-05:00Jarkko Sipila book signing 7/23 @ Centuries & Sleuths Forest Park<div class="start dtstart" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 3px;" title="2011-07-23T20:00:00Z">Start: 2:00 pm</div><div class="end dtend" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 9px;" title="2011-07-23T22:00:00Z">End: 4:00 pm</div><div class="content description" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.92em; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;">You've read your fill of Scandnavian mysteries? No! You're looking for something new with something beyond Sweden, Norway, and volcanic Iceland. Well here's your chance. These mysteries are set on modern Finland and the author is Finnish. Wow! He will be talking about his mysteries, the latest Nothing But the Truth. Jarkko Sipila will be at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore Saturday (7/23/11) afternoon (2:00PM) to talk about his books, his writing, his country,... Also, you can ask him those questions "like", Why are Scandanvian mysteries so DARK? (If you haven't figured it out already!) Get your books now at C&S so you'll have something to talk about with the author. Remember our policy: There is a $5/book charge to have books not purchased at C&S signed by our guest authors. </div><div class="content description" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #646262; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 0.92em; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;"><br />
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Now the beloved author invites us into the lush, sensual, aggressive, and altogether captivating world of Puerto Rico’s formative years. <em>Conquistadora</em> is an epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure, in a country just coming into its identity. Led by a heroine so charismatic, maddening, and unforgettable as to recall Scarlett O’Hara, <em>Conquistadora</em> has been hailed as “storytelling genius” (<em>Booklist</em>, starred review), and Oscar Hijuelos praised <em>Conquistadora</em> as “a grand achievement . . . an unforgettable story that will not only enlighten but delight.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;"></div><dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">5233 N. Clark St.</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd><dd class="postal-code" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">60640-2122</dd><dd class="postal-code" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/esmeralda-santiago">http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/esmeralda-santiago</a></dd>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-80903329626206798942011-07-17T11:24:00.002-05:002011-07-17T11:24:37.747-05:00David Ansell book signing 8/4 @ The Book Cellar Chicago<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #010000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">We are thrilled to welcome Dr. David Ansell and his book</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #010000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #010000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><i>County: Life, Death, and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #010000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The book is a social history of the Cook County hospital, His social history of the hospital, which details his own time on the wards — and examines health care in America from the perspective of the uninsured.</span><br />
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<dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">4736-38 N Lincoln Ave</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd><dd class="postal-code" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">60625</dd><dd class="postal-code" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.bookcellarinc.com/event/david-ansell-county-life-death-and-politics-chicagos-public-hospital">http://www.bookcellarinc.com/event/david-ansell-county-life-death-and-politics-chicagos-public-hospital</a></dd>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-88619047592607496002011-07-17T11:22:00.000-05:002011-07-17T11:22:32.095-05:00Michael Harvey and Marcus Sakey book signing 7/28 @ The Book Cellar ChicagoStart: 07/28/2011 7:00 pm<br />
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Local favorite Michael Harvey brings his newest book, We All Fall Down, to the Book Cellar!<br />
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Joining Harvey will be our other local thriller-crafter, Marcus Sakey, author of, most recently, The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes.<br />
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Of Harvey's new book:<br />
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Chicago cop turned private investigator Michael Kelly is racing to save his city from a deadly new foe: a biological weapon unleashed underground.<br />
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When a lightbulb falls in a subway tunnel, it releases a pathogen that could kill millions. While the mayor postures, people begin to die, especially on the city’s grim West Side. Hospitals become morgues. L trains are converted into rolling hearses. Finally, the government acts, sealing off entire sections of the city—but are they keeping people out or in? Meanwhile, Michael Kelly’s hunt for the people who poisoned his city takes him into the tangled underworld of Chicago’s West Side gangs and the even more frightening world of black biology—an elite discipline emerging from the nation’s premier labs, where scientists play God and will stop at nothing to preserve their secrecy.<br />
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It’s a brave new world . . . and the most audacious page-turner yet from an emerging modern master.<br />
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<dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.bookcellarinc.com/event/michael-harvey-we-all-fall-down">http://www.bookcellarinc.com/event/michael-harvey-we-all-fall-down</a></dd>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-36823423821514165772011-07-17T10:50:00.000-05:002011-07-17T10:50:41.427-05:00Barbara Lewis book signing 7/27 @ Chicago Public Library Beverly<h3 style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Meet the Author: Barbara Lewis</h3><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Date:</strong> Wed. July 27, 2011</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Time:</strong> 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Location:</strong><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Beverly<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1962 W. 95th Street<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />60643</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">About this event:</strong></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Meet Barbara Lewis, playwright, actress, producer,<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />and director for a book signing and discussion of <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />her book, <em style="font-style: oblique; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Jewels of Sutton Avenue. </em>It is based<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />on her third produced stage play, <em style="font-style: oblique; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jewels</em>, which was<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />selected among 40,000 entries to be presented at<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />The National Black Theater Festival in New York.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />This is the story of Pearl, Diamond, Topaze and Ruby Morgan, Jewels of Sutton Avenue, and how<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />they are put through the ultimate test of their <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />beloved home.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />For mroe information, come in or call the library <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />at 312-747-9673.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.chipublib.org/events/details/id/69395/">http://www.chipublib.org/events/details/id/69395/</a></div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-70397360359038655732011-07-05T19:30:00.000-05:002011-07-05T19:30:36.548-05:00Alice LaPlante book signing 7/11 @ Lake Villa District Library<div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="yiv1426417416253561019-05072011" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Alice will be at Lake Villa District Library Monday, July 11 @12 p.m.</span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Register at the adult reference desk, by phone or online at www.lvdl.org. Box lunch will be served. Book sale and signing will follow the program courtesy of Lake Forest Book Store. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </div><div align="left" style="display: block; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span lang="en-us" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Lake Villa District Library<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />1001 E. Grand Avenue<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Lake Villa, Il 60046<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />847-356-7711 x216</span></span></div><div align="left" style="display: block; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span lang="en-us" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><a href="http://www.lvdl.org/content/girlfriends-author-luncheon-meet-alice-laplante">http://www.lvdl.org/content/girlfriends-author-luncheon-meet-alice-laplante</a></span></span></div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-62579569242018422092011-07-04T18:17:00.000-05:002011-07-04T18:17:13.365-05:00D.L. Bogdan book signing 7/15 @ Barnes and Noble Oak Brook<div class="eventTypeDetail" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Please join us as we welcome author D.L. Bogdan as she discusses and signs her newest book, Rivals in the Tudor Court. This book is the prequel to her first book, Secrets of the Tudor Court, and explores the life of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.</div><div class="eventDateAndLoc" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 12px;"><span><strong>Friday July 15, 2011 7:00 PM</strong></span><br />
<span class="storeNickname" style="color: #5a7d56; font-weight: bold;"><br />
Oakbrook Center</span><span class="storeAddress" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">297 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523, 630-684-0586</span></div><div><span class="storeAddress" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/72972">http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/72972</a></span></div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-27414571503113169352011-07-04T18:12:00.002-05:002011-07-04T18:12:29.030-05:00Justin Martin book signing 7/14 @ Barbara's Bookstore UIC<div class="event-nodeapi" style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="event-start dtstart" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 0.5em;" title="2011-07-15T00:00:00Z"><label style="color: #999999;">Start: </label>07/14/2011 7:00 pm</div></div><div style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Meet author Justin Martin for this very special book signing. Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted - "This definitive, first full-scale biography of Olmsted--famed designer of New York's Central Park--reveals him also as a brilliant political and social reformer."</div><div style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Barbara's at UIC</dd><dd class="extended-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1218 S. Halsted</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd><br />
<div style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.barbarasbookstore.com/event/justin-martin-genius-place-life-frederick-law-olmsted">http://www.barbarasbookstore.com/event/justin-martin-genius-place-life-frederick-law-olmsted</a></dd>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-10773570244882231042011-07-04T18:10:00.002-05:002011-07-04T18:10:55.052-05:00David Housewright book signing 7/6 @ Barbara's Bookstore UIC<div class="event-nodeapi" style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="event-start dtstart" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 0.5em;" title="2011-07-07T00:00:00Z"><label style="color: #999999;">Start: </label>07/06/2011 7:00 pm</div></div><div style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Rushmore McKenzie ("The Taking of Libbie, SD") returns with a too-personal case that leads him up the legendary Highway 61, in the latest novel in this award-winning series." Meet author David Housewright for this verry special book signing of his latest book, Highway 61 .</div><div style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><dd class="street-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Barbara's at UIC</dd><dd class="extended-address" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1218 S. Halsted</dd><dd class="city locality" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chicago</dd>, <dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Illinois</dd><br />
<div style="color: #1d2326; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><dd class="region" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.barbarasbookstore.com/event/david-housewright-highway-61">http://www.barbarasbookstore.com/event/david-housewright-highway-61</a></dd>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-8784536276595998002011-07-04T17:58:00.003-05:002011-07-04T18:02:19.502-05:00Phil Rogers signing Ernie Banks book 7/14 @ Anderson's Naperville<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="Michael_Scott_01" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 16px; width: 630px;"><tbody style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial;">
<tr><td height="48" valign="top"><div align="justify" class="style312"><div align="justify">The legendary and beloved Ernie Banks is the subject of Phil Rogers’ new book<br />
that’s sure to be a hit with baseball lovers. Come meet Phil Rogers, whose<br />
Ernie Banks: Mr. Cub and the Summer of ’69, shares the story of the<br />
determined young ballplayer who came up through hard times to be<br />
a brilliant star. The heartbreaking season of ’69 was a bitter disappointment,<br />
but highs and lows are all part of the fascinating career of this celebrated Hall of Famer.<br />
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<tr><td height="30" valign="top"><div align="right"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="style308"><span class="style310"><strong>THURSDAY, JULY 14 at 7:00 p.m.</strong></span></span></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="http://andersons2.indiebound.com/events">http://andersons2.indiebound.com/events</a>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-46234346338820016192011-07-04T17:55:00.003-05:002011-07-04T17:56:42.532-05:00Alice LaPlante book signing 7/12 @ Anderson's Naperville<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 16px; width: 630px;"><tbody style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial;">
<tr><td class="style312" height="19" valign="top"><div align="justify"><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;">An unlikely mystery unfolds in Alice LaPlante’s new book, <a href="http://andersons2.indiebound.com/book/9780802119773" style="color: #4a7e36; text-decoration: none;">Turn of Mind</a>.<br />
The main suspect in a murder case may or may not be an<br />
Alzheimer’s patient. This gripping novel goes deep inside<br />
the mind of a killer-the unreliable mind of a killer, in this case.<br />
The book is already earning great acclaim.</div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="style312" height="30" valign="top"><div align="right" class="style308"><div align="left" class="style310"><strong><strong>TUESDAY, JULY 12 at 7:00 p.m.</strong></strong></div><div align="left" class="style310"><strong><strong><a href="http://andersons2.indiebound.com/events">http://andersons2.indiebound.com/events</a></strong></strong></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129550011625501865.post-37543499270905738792011-06-29T19:11:00.002-05:002011-06-29T19:11:50.701-05:00Madeleine Roux appearing 7/8 @ Women & Children First Chicago<div class="event-nodeapi" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><div class="event-start dtstart" style="color: black; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 0.5em;" title="2011-07-09T01:30:00Z"><label style="color: #999999;">Start: </label>07/08/2011 7:30 pm</div></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Allison Hewitt is Trapped</span></em></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span>Allison Hewitt and her five bookselling colleagues are trapped together at the bookstore when the zombie outbreak hits. Using her wits, her laptop, and the military’s emergency wireless network, Allison reaches out for help through her blog. But as the reality of the situation sinks in, Allison’s blog becomes a harrowing account of her edge-of-the-seat adventures, as she and her companions fight their way through ravenous zombies and sometimes even more dangerous humans.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/madeleine-roux">http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/madeleine-roux</a></span></div>sweetedithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110875406413867053noreply@blogger.com0