Celebrating 30 Years of Lit Fest

    

The Book Stall is pleased to be part of the 2014 Printers Row Lit Fest Kick-off Reception and Luncheon at The Union League Club on Friday, June 6. We'll be celebrating Lit Fest's 30th anniversary at this special event hosted by Chicago Tribune writer Rick Kogan. 

  

Guests can enjoy exclusive access to 30 established and rising stars of the literary world beginning at 11 am (registration opens at 10:30 am), with authors and book lovers mingling to discuss their books. Authors will join attendees at their tables for lunch, at 12 noon, with a program to follow. Additional time will be available after the program to continue discussions and book signings with the authors. A list of authors attending this event and their book titles:

Molly Antopol/The UnAnmericans

A.J. Baime/The Arsenal of Democracy

Janie Baskin/Paint Me a Monster

Stephan Benzkofer/Ten Things You Might Not Know       About Nearly Everything

Elizabeth Berg/Tapestry of Fortunes

Ira Berkow/Wrigley Field: An Oral and Narrative History of the Home of the Chicago Cubs

Robin Black/Life Drawing

Janet Burroway/A Story Larger Than My Own and Losing Tim

Katie Crouch/Abroad

Lori Degman/Cock-a-Doodle-Oops!

Monique Demery/Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery     of Vietnam's Madame Nhu

Stuart Dybek/Paper Lantern: Love Stories

Barbara Ehrenreich/Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything

Zurich Esposito/AIA Guide to Chicago

Libby Fischer Hellmann/Havana Lost

Jack Fredrickson/The Dead Caller from Chicago

Jamie Freveletti/Dead Asleep

Justin Go/The Steady Running of the Hour

Bill Hageman/Life Skills--How to Do Almost Anything

Bill Hillman/The Old Neighborhood

David Ignatius/The Director

Mark Jacob/Ten Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything

Sara Paretsky/Annual Mystery Writers of America Flash Fiction Contact

Allison Pataki/The Traitor's Wife

Brigid Pasulka/The Sun and Other Stars

Jacquy Pfeiffer/The Art of French Pastry

Angela Pneuman/Lay It on My Heart

Ron Rapoport/From Black Sox to Three-Peats

Mary Schmich/Even the Terrible Things Seem Beautiful to Me Now:The Best of Mary Schmich

Paul Taylor/The Next America -- Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown

To register for the June 6 Kick-off Reception and Luncheon ($35 for Union League Club members and their guests, $45 for non-members), click here.  

Lit Fest takes place at different venues in the the city on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8.  Click here for complete information, including participating authors at all events.