2012 Printers Row Lit Fest Kick-Off
Friday, June 8
11 am-2pm, The Union League Club, Chicago
The Union League Club, The Book Stall, and the Chicago Tribune welcome a wide selection of authors to kick off the 2012 Printers Row Lit Fest. A reception begins at 11 am, the luncheon
at 12 pm. Chicago Tribune writer Rick Kogan will moderate
the luncheon program. Attendees at this preview luncheon will have the
opportunity to meet with participating authors, ask questions, hear
them talk about their work, purchase their books, and have them signed.
For reservations ($25), call The Book Stall at 847 446-8880.
Confirmed authors who will appear at this event include:
Nick Dybek -- When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
Jamie Freveletti -- The Ninth Day
Libby Fischer Hellman -- A Bitter Veil
Wenguang Huang -- The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir
Joseph Kanon -- Istanbul Passage
Adam Levin -- Hot Pink
Sarah Levine -- Treasure Island!!!
Louise Lincoln -- Re: Chicago
Marianne Malone -- Stealing Magic: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
Laura Moriarity -- The Chaperone
Alec Nevala-Lee -- The Icon Thief
Susan Nusser -- Kentucky Derby Dreams: The Making of Thoroughbred Champions
Margaret Overton -- Good In a Crisis
Samuel Park -- This Burns My Heart
Sara Pekkanen -- These Girls
Dawn Raffel -- The Secret Life of Objects
Dmitry Samarov -- Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab
Joseph Schuster -- The Might Have Been
Frank Sennett -- Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever
June Skinner Sawyers -- Chicago Portraits: New Edition
Ruth Spiro -- Lester Fizz, Bubble Gum Artist
Terese Svoboda -- Bohemian Girl
Kenneth Davis -- Don't Know Much About® History
The 2012 Printers Row Lit Fest takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10, between 10 am and 6 pm. Printers Row Lit Fest is located on historic Printers Row, on and around the area of Dearborn Street, from Congress to Polk streets.
If you would like to experience a little of the Lit Fest event and meet some authors. Check out http://www.authorsbroadcast.com to watch our monthly "Authors Showcase" program. The July and August episodes are dedicated to the Chicago Lit Fest 2012. See what you missed or review the fun you had.
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