Our new e-mail newsletter

We've recently updated our e-mail capabilities, and we'll be sending out digital newsletters periodically from now on. But don't worry--discount club members will still get the print version in the mail. The digital version will include information about upcoming events, news about goings-on in the store, and occasional reviews and staff picks. You can sign up by clicking the link at the top right corner of our website: www.thebookstall.com

Diana Gabaldon Luncheon--Only 10 spots left!

UPDATE: More spots have been added, but they're filling up quickly. Call now to reserve yours!


Join us at Mirani's for a luncheon with bestselling author Diana Gabaldon as part of our Women Writers Series. The author of the award-winning Outlander saga will be speaking about An Echo in the Bone, her new seventh volume in the series that continues the extraordinary story of the 18th century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th century time-traveling wife. Call 847-446-8880 for reservations. Check out our website for more info on the Women Writers Series: http://thebookstall.com/womenwritersseries.htm

Book club season underway

Last night we had the first Book Stall book club meeting of the season. Suzanne Hales led a lively discussion on Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone, which was probably our favorite book of the summer. Coming up next Wednesday, Rachel Jacobsohn will lead a discussion of John Williams' classic but underappreciated 1965 novel Stoner. Recently reissued by the wonderful New York Review Books press, Stoner has been generating a lot of buzz lately. Morris Dickstein, in his New York Times book review, had this to say:

"John Williams’s “Stoner” is something rarer than a great novel — it is a perfect novel, so well told and beautifully written, so deeply moving, that it takes your breath away."

It's hard to find higher praise than that. We hope you'll join us from 9:30-11:00 a.m. There is a $5 charge for all book club meetings in exchange for a fully redeemable gift certificate. Call 847-446-8880 for details, or click on this link: http://thebookstall.com/bookclub.html

Sept. 11 at 6:30 pm - Foie Gras Wars with Mark Caro

Update: Congrats to Mark Caro on being named a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award!

Please weigh in on the Foie Gras debacle of 2005, and tell us if you were on Team Tramonto or Team Trotter. Mark Caro, author of 'The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-year-old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight,' will visit the Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka on Friday, September 11. Corrected time is 6:30 pm to talk about his book, and how his Chicago Tribune front-page story ignited a fierce clash between chefs, politicians, farmers and activists. Caro is also the recent winner of the Great Lakes Book Awards for General Books. Tell us what YOU think...

And while you're thinking with your stomach, check out these Chicago foodie blogs:

http://www.chicagofoodies.com/
http://www.chicagogluttons.com/
http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/2/Chicago-restaurants.html/

Women Writers Series Resumes at Mirani's

Check our site for full details on these three exciting Women Writers Luncheons coming up soon:
http://www.thebookstall.com/womenwritersseries.htm

Da Vinci Code sequel comes out Tuesday, 9/15

The new Dan Brown thriller, The Lost Symbol, will feature Robert Langdon, the protagonist of Brown's ultra-bestseller The Da Vinci Code. Little has been revealed about the plot, but it is known that the action of the novel takes place within a twelve-hour period and involves a global cult and a race to solve a secret formula. Brown has hinted that this novel might take place in America and involve the Freemasons. Whatever the case, it is sure to be wildly popular and engrossing.

Call 847-446-8880 to pre-order your copy today!