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Launch of our 2012 Women Writers Series - SALLY BEDELL SMITH
Jan 24 2012 10:00 am
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SALLY BEDELL SMITH
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
The bestselling biographer and contributing editor at Vanity Fair talks about her portrait of a woman known only from a distance, illuminating the lively personality, sense of humor, and canny intelligence with which Queen Elizabeth meets her work and family obligations. It is also a fascinating window into life at the center of the last great monarch.
Join us at the store for Coffee & Sweets as we kick off our 2012 Women Writer Series. Cost: $32.00 includes 10% discount on book.
Location:
- Street:
- The Book Stall
- Additional:
- 811 Elm St.
- City:
- Winnetka ,
JAMES CUNO - Luncheon, University Club of Chicago
May 23 2012 12:00 pm
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JAMES CUNO
Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum
The former president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago speaks about his book—a brief tour of the modern museum, from the creation of the British Museum—the archetypal encyclopedic collection—to the present, when major museums host millions of visitors annually and play a major role in the cultural lives of their cities.
(This event was previously scheduled for Feb. 23 but now moved to May 23, 2012)
Location:
- Street:
- Luncheon at the University Club of Chicago ,
The Bookstall celebrates two big anniversaries! Champagne Toast–Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
Feb 11 2012 9:00 am
Feb 12 2012 2:00 pm
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The Bookstall celebrates two big anniversaries
- Roberta’s 30th anniversary as the owner of the Book Stall at Chestnut Court
- 80th anniversary of the founding of the original Chestnut Court Bookstore
20% off everything in the store all day Saturday and Sunday
Champagne, Saturday, Feb. 11, from 2 - 5 p.m.
We've invited a number of authors who have a long and close association with The Book Stall to join us that afternoon for an informal forum on bookselling and publishing.
Location:
- Street:
- 811 Elm Street
- City:
- Winnetka ,
- Province:
- Illinois
- Postal Code:
- 60093-2236
- Country:
- United States
WAEL GHONIM - Printer’s Row Live, a Chicago Tribune “Trib Nation” Program
Feb 4 2012 3:00 pm
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Printer’s Row Live, a Chicago Tribune “Trib Nation” Program -- The Art Institute of Chicago
WAEL GHONIM
Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power
Named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 for his involvement in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Ghonim will discuss his new book, in which he shares how social media played a pivotal role in the demonstrations in Egypt and the 11 days he spent detained by Egyptian
authorities. Location: The Art Institute of Chicago. Check our website for updates.
For tickets ($15), go to http://waelghonim.eventbrite.com/ or
call 312 222-4358.
Location:
- ,
- Country:
- United States
TWO APPEARANCES BY MYSTERY SUPERSTARS - ELMORE and PETER LEONARD
Feb 3 2012 8:30 am
Feb 3 2012 10:00 am
ELMORE AND PETER LEONARD
Don’t miss two opportunities to meet ELMORE LEONARD and his son PETER LEONARD, both out with brand new books. Elmore, A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, will talk about Raylan, his fast-paced, darkly humorous third crime novel starring straight-shooting, supercool U.S. marshal Raylan Givens. Peter’s new book is Voices of the Dead, the story of a Detroit Holocaust survivor whose daughter is killed in Washington DC by a drunk driver--a German diplomat who is granted immunity and released.
Join us in the store for bagels aand coffee with the Leonards.
See also Feb. 2 at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Michigan Shores Country Club($10, call us for reservations at 847-446-8880)
Location:
- Street:
- 811 Elm Street
- City:
- Winnetka ,
- Province:
- Illinois
- Postal Code:
- 60093-2236
- Country:
- United States
BETH ALDRICH - Luncheon, Michigan Shores Country Club
Jan 19 2012 12:00 am
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BETH ALDRICH
Real Moms Love to Eat: How to Conduct a Love Affair with Food, Lose Weight, and Feel Fabulous
North Shore author Aldrich, a healthy lifestyle and nutrition expert, talks about her new book that encourages women to forge a healthy and knowledgeable relationship with food. (See also Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the store.) Call us at 847 446-8880 for reservations ($30).
Location:
- Street:
- Michigan Shores Country Club, Wilmette ,
BARBARA JEAN RUTHER, SUE SCHELL, and LUCY SILVER - Writers and Readers Series
Jan 12 2012 7:00 pm
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BARBARA JEAN RUTHER, SUE SCHELL, and LUCY SILVER
Writers and Readers Series
Join us as we launch a new series of conversations with authors about their writing and readers about what appeals to them in the books they chose to read. Ms. Ruther will talk about her novel Saving Snowflakes in My Pocket, Ms. Schell will discuss A Simplicity Revolution: Finding Happiness in the New Reality, and Ms. Silver will present her book, Dialect and Literacy: An Examination of Language, particularly appropriate for English instructors and students.
Location:
- Street:
- 811 Elm Street
- City:
- Winnetka ,
- Province:
- Illinois
- Postal Code:
- 60093-2236
- Country:
- United States
DAVA SOBEL - Women Writers Series
Oct 20 2011 12:00 pm
Women Writers Series - DAVA SOBEL
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
The author of the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter chronicles Copernicus’s development of his theory that the sun, not the earth, is at the center of the universe—and the eventual publication of the manuscript that forever changed humankind’s place in the cosmos.
Location:
- Street:
- Mirani’s, 727 Elm, Winnetka ,
SARAH BAKEWELL
Oct 18 2011 7:00 pm
SARAH BAKEWELL
How to Live, or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
A spirited biography of the 16th century French statesman and intellectual Michel de Montaigne, written in 20 chapters, each focused on a different answer to his question, “How to Live?”
Location:
- Street:
- 811 Elm Street
- City:
- Winnetka ,
- Province:
- Illinois
- Postal Code:
- 60093-2236
- Country:
- United States
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Upcoming events
- GOLDIE GOLDBLOOM(3 days)
- WILLIAM SHAWCROSS - Luncheon at the Standard Club(4 days)
- PAULA BROADWELL - The Union League Club of Chicago(4 days)
- ANN HOOD(5 days)
- TWO APPEARANCES BY MYSTERY SUPERSTARS - ELMORE and PETER LEONARD(6 days)
- TWO APPEARANCES BY MYSTERY SUPERSTARS - ELMORE and PETER LEONARD(7 days)
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