The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

2012 Women Writers Series event list

Women’s Writers Series-

Winter, 2012

Location: Avli Restaurant

Avli Restaurant

Avli Restaurant 566 Chestnut Street, Winnetka

For Reservations, please call The Book Stall at 847-446-8880
or email events@thebookstall.com.

January 24th 10-11:30 a.m.

SALLY BEDELL SMITH

Coffee and Sweets at The Book Stall for Sally Bedell Smith and her new book, Elizabeth The Queen. $32.00 includes 10% discount on book. *NOTE: Sally Bedell Smith will be at The BOOK STALL.

Friday, February 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
ALI WENTWORTH

Ali Wentworth and her new book, Ali In Wonderland.- $46.00

Tuesday, February 28 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

MARGOT LIVESEY

Margot Livesey and her new book, Flight of Gemma Hardy. $46.00

Tuesday, March 20 11:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

SIOBAN FALLON

Sioban Fallon returning to discuss her novel You Know When The Men Are Gone in paperback. $35.00 Avli Restaurant 566 Chestnut Street, Winnetka

Monday, April 2 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
JACQUELINE WINSPEAR

Jacqueline Winspear on her fourth visit to Winnetka with her new novel, Elegy For Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel. -$45.00

Lunch Reservation includes lunch and book with 10% discount.

For Reservations, please call The Book Stall-

847-446-8880 or EMAIL events@thebookstall.com.

*NOTE: Sally Bedell Smith will be at The BOOK STALL.

All luncheons costs are shown above.

Please call us to make your reservation, 847-446-8880.

Great holiday gift: December 12

Dec 12 2011 7:00 pm

Join us as we welcome Neal Samors and Eric Bronsky with Bob Dauber to present ...

Chicago's Classic Restaurants: Past, Present and Future

This book explores Chicago's great restaurants from pre-1900 until the present. It’s a fascinating story of the road Chicago has traveled to achieve its world-class culinary status. A wonderful book to browse through and give as a gift for food-savvy friends and family. A loving tribute to Chicago's bygone days.

December Holiday Newsletter

Our lavish De cember holiday newsletter is now online. Read it and stop in soon.

We make gift shopping easy with personal shopping service and free gift-wrapping.

Holiday Cheer from the Staff at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court.

Small Business Saturday - Shop The Book Stall ** Special bonus for Am-Ex Card users

Saturday, November 26th is the second annual Small Business Saturday, the day people support small and local businesses.

It's also a great day for you to start your holiday gift book buying. We have an extraordinary selection of bestsellers, many books signed by the authors, and, of course, a children department full of giggles and glee. Our staff is ready to help you with your holiday list.

Small Business Saturday teamed up with American Express to offer AmEx card users get a special $25 reward for pledging to Shop Small^SM on Nov 26th.
Here are the details on the event's Facebook page.

REBECCA SKLOOT

Please join us for this very special event:

MONDAY, DEC. 5 at 7 p.m.

Location: Skokie School, 520 Glendale Ave., Winnetka

REBECCA SKLOOT

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The award-winning Chicago science writer speaks about her phenomenal book, the story of a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was named by more than 60 critics as one of the best books of 2010, has been translated into 25 languages, and is soon to be made into an HBO movie.

Admission: The purchase of the paperback book ($16) admits two people. Hardcover copies are also available.

Annual Holiday Sale December 3 and 4, 2011

The Book Stall’s
Annual Holiday Sale
20% Off Everything in the Store

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DEC. 3 AND 4, 2011
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Extended Sunday hours

The Book Stall’s Annual Holiday Sale

20% Off Everything in the Store

Join us for our big Annual Holiday Sale!
Get your shopping done early!
Come in to share good books and good spirits.

Nov. 10, 6:30 pm -- SIMON WINCHESTER at The Book Stall (This is a change of venue)

Join us for this special event, and settle in for winter with this fascinating book. Buy one for an early holiday present too...

Simon Winchester, the New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa speaks about his biography of an ocean, Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories. The Atlantic Ocean has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors. Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the magnificent Atlantic Ocean, setting it against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution.

Thursday, November 10

6:30 pm at The Book Stall