The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

2012 Women Writers Series event list

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

Holiday Book Selections

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Click to view our spectacular Holiday insert to find that treasure for the someone on your list. We are excited about the special titles we have all chosen.
(Please allow a moment for the file to open.)

Nov. 12 Star Wars Storm Troopers in our store !

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Real Live Star Wars Storm Troopers!
In The Book Stall!
Saturday, November 12, from 2 to 4 p.m.!

Yes I know these are a lot of exclamation points, but it’s not often that we get to host “Star Wars in Your Stocking” and give kids the chance to meet and be photographed with the dudes in white plastic armor! Stop by, win prizes, meet Storm Troopers, and stock up on the many, many Star Wars titles we’ll be featuring.

May the Force be with you.

Our holiday helper for children's gifts

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As the holidays are approaching, here's a reminder of how our Children's Book Club works.

Members of the Children’s Department staff can meet with you in person, by phone, (847-446-8880) or via email, at childrens@thebookstall.com.

We’ll talk over a child's interests, reading habits, and enthusiasms, and after we've talked, every month or every other month, depending on your wishes, we'll send out a gift-wrapped book, a title tailored to that child's individual tastes and reading history, and include a personal note from you.

It works to keep you in touch with a far-off grandchild, maintain a friendship with a family friend, or give your own children a steady supply of reading material, hand-selected by our professional and knowledgeable staff. We send Children’s Book Club packages out across the entire country and also carefully choose books for children right here in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

Signing up for The Children’s Book Club is a great gift for a newborn, but also serves as a wonderful means of conveying love, attention, and literature to kids on into their teen years. Stop in our give us a call at 847-446-8880 and see how easy it is to start a gift tradition children will remember forever.

Amazing author events coming up in November

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We have such a great line-up of speakers now in October and coming up in November. Don't miss your chance to hear celebritities and national power figures, as well as get signed copies of their books for your holiday gift list.

Our full monthly calendar is here and our home page at thebookstall.com is always updated with late-breaking news, change of venue, etc. Take a look at all the treats we have lined up for you:

Nov. 7 Tom Brokaw

Nov. 8 Harry Belafonte

Nov. 10 Martha Stewart

Nov. 10 Simon Winchester

Nov. 15 Condoleezza Rice

In-store event with Alton Brown = Great fun!

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Alton Brown, author of Good Eats 3, and The Book Stall staff

Fans line up outside The Book Stall

Autograph fun

Women Writers Series continues

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Up next on the Women Writer Series:

Acclaimed author Alice Hoffman will join The Book Stall's Women Writers Series for a luncheon,

and an evening event in the store.

Hoffman will present her newest novel, The Dovekeepers, which tells the story of four women whose lives intersect in the desperate days of the siege of Masada. The book is being described as Hoffman's "masterpiece... a tour de force of imagination and research."

For reservations to the lunch event, please call 847-446-8880.

Thursday, October 13th
Noon at Mirani's

and at 7:00 pm in the store - all are welcome. Can't attend? Click here to order the book for in-store pickup or for delivery.

Don't miss "The Vertical Garden" -- and a French scientist with a green thumb...

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PATRICK BLANC

Wednesday, September 7th - 2:00 pm

at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Patrick Blanc, a French scientist and artist with a green thumb, will present his book The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City. Blanc has created dozens of botanical tapestries in public and private spaces around the world, including a boutique in Manhattan, museums in Paris and Kanazawa, Japan; an aquarium in Genoa; and a mall in Bangkok In his new oversize, all-color book, he explains how to create plant walls using more than one thousand plants.
Register for this event on the Chicago Botanic Garden's website, under "Symposia & Highlighted Events."

REMINDER: Tonight is the Google Ebooks workshop at The Book Stall 7:00 pm

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There is a better way to buy e-books - a way that still supports your local independent bookstore. The Book Stall invites you to attend a workshop on how to download e-books straight from our website.

Google eBooks can be read on almost any e-reader device, with no technical hassle and no formatting problems. Helen Gallagher, The Book Stall's beloved tech guru, will present a slideshow demonstrating how to buy and download Google eBooks from our website, instantly. You'll learn how to navigate The Book Stall's straightforward online ordering system, and discover how easy it is to download e-books onto your handheld e-reader, or right on your computer or laptop.

Join us in the store for this interactive presentation Monday, August 25, 2011 at 7 p.m.

Author on book tour rates the Book Stall a "whole-hearted five stars!"

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Our thanks to Amalie Howard, author of Bloodspell, made a recent appearance at our store.
We're delighted to share this excerpt from her rave review of The Book Stall.

Visit http://amaliehoward.com/awesome-independent-bookstore-the-book-stall/

Delightful praise for The Book Stall

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It is our good fortune to see this lovely note from Richard C. Morais, on his blog here:

In Praise of Independent Bookstores

"Now that Borders has collapsed, sadly taking out a third of book store distribution in America, it is greatly hoped that independent bookstores will be in a stronger position going forward. Need I say such stores add so much character and life to any neighborhood in the country blessed to have one. So please go visit an indie and buy a book, preferably, if you live in the Chicago area, at the literary haven called The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, in Winnetka, Illinois.

Why am I so partial to this particular store and its respected impresario, Roberta Rubin? Very simple. Roberta’s advocacy on behalf of The Hundred-Foot Journey got my book (paperback due out Aug. 9) on the prestigious Indie Next List for the month of August. I look forward to the day I can thank her in person."

You can purchase Richard's new book, The Hundred-Foot Journey right here.....

Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. -- ALL ABOUT EBOOKS: A WORKSHOP AT THE BOOK STALL

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Curious about Google Ebooks? ... enjoy this video.

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Here's a charming two-minute video explaining how easy and fun it is to use Google Ebooks. Many of the books in our online catalog are available in this format, and Google Ebooks work on all e-reader devices. Video link.

And here's the direct link to search and purchase Google Ebooks on our site, so you can read in an instant AND support your local bookseller.

Independence Day Holiday Hours

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Have a festive and safe 4th of July Holiday.

OUR HOLIDAY HOURS AT THE BOOK STALL ARE

We are closed all day on Monday, July 4th for the holiday.

We will open again at 9:30am on Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

We are also closed all day on Wednesday, July 6th for an inventory day.

We will open again at 9:30am on Thursday, July 7, 2011.

SHOP ONLINE, ANYTIME, RIGHT HERE FOR EBOOKS, ONLINE ORDERS FOR HOME DELIVERY, OR FOR IN-STORE PICKUP.

Green Bites: Ecological Musings from the Front (Local Author!)

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Good News: The Book Stall has autographed copies of Green Bites.
Please call us to reserve one at 847-446-8880.

Green Bites by John Vlahakis

http://bookstall.indiebound.com/book/9780615431079

With a world more complicated than ever, and endless talk about the need to make lifestyle changes that are better for the planet, it can be hard knowing how to start along the path of greener living. For those of us just beginning our path, and for those already going along it, Green Bites offers food for thought about ways to become more informed and make healthier, happier choices for yourself, your family, and the environment. Integrating themes concerning energy, waste, consumerism, health, and more, John Vlahakis writes openly and succinctly about some of today's most relevant issues and offers his thoughts on all things "Earthy."

How trendy are we? We've got QR codes for your smart phone

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The best books to read now: Roberta's Spring List

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Roberta Rubin launched her latest book recommendation list, for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and more.
Enjoy a lucious look at the list, and click to order online. You can pick up purchase in the store, have them delivered, or purchage Google ebooks, all through ur site.

Here's the list...

Enjoy!

Special: The story of Barack Obama's Mother

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JANNY SCOTT - Women Writers Series

Monday, May 16th - 12:00 pm
Luncheon at Mirani's

Janny Scott, former New York Times reporter, will host a luncheon to present her newest work A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother. It is an extensively researched account of the life of Ann Dunham, the President's mother. The author interviewed 200 of her friends, colleagues, and family members (including her two children), to produce an unprecedented inside look at the woman who most singularly shaped Barack Obama.

Please call 847.446.8880 for reservations ($55) which includes the book, lunch, and a glass of wine.

Great news: Purchase Google EBooks through the Book Stall

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Our adventure into e-Books is beginning to catch on! Download ebooks from our site for instant reading. Our staff, on-site or online, can show you how to use it for your iPad, your Nook, Sony Reader, or other online ereaders (except for Amazon). I hope you enjoy buying ebooks through Google, as well as buying books in print. It's another way to support your reading habits, justify that expensive new ebook reader, and sustain local business in your community.

It's easy to order electronic books from The Book Stall. Here's how:

1. Clcik on www.thebookstall.com

2. Click here to: Shop Online.

3. In the search window beneath the Book Stall logo on the left, enter the book title,
author, or keywords to find the book, author, or subject you are searching for.

4. Under “Search Results,” select a book title, and note if “Other Editions of this
Title” is an option.

5. Select the title as a “Google eBook,” or, of course, if you prefer, as a hardcover or
paperback, if available. (Note: Many, but not all, books are available as Google
eBooks.)

6. Select “Add to cart.”

7. When proceeding to “Checkout,” choose to log in as a Book Stall at Chestnut
Court user and enter your Username and Password. (If you do not yet have a
user account with us, click “Create new account” to set one up.)

8. Fill out the usual Billing Information and Payment Method.

9. Once your purchase is complete, your Google eBook will be stored in a digital
cloud and is available for you to read on an Android phone, iPhone, iPad, and
many eReaders.

For more information about Google eBooks, see
http://bookstall.indiebound.com//gbook/help

Thank you!
Roberta Rubin

Celebrate our new partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden

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We have formed a new partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden for events at the Garden. We are so delighted!

Join us for our first event at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Alsdorf Auditorium

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:30 p.m.

Come hear Andrea Wulf, English design historian talk about her new book, Founding Gardeners, a fascinating look at America’s founding fathers from the perspective of their lives as gardeners and farmers, which they pursued with a passion as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty for the nation they were creating.

Cost is $19 for Garden members; $24 for non-members. For tickets and more information, see www.chicagobotanic.org.

[posted by Helen]

Join us for our All-Star Line-up of Women Novelists - Spring 2011

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The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

We have a remarkable collection of events coming up, with these wonderful women novelists:

See calendar for full details:

Thursday, April 7 at 7 pm at the store
GOLDIE GOLDBLOOM
The Paperbark Shoe
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/book/9780312674502

Friday, April 8
Noon at Mirani's Restaurant
CAMILLA LACKBERG
The Ice Princess
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/book/9781605980928

Wednesday, April 20 at 7 pm at the store
KATHERINE SHONK
Happy Now?
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/book/9780312681159

Thursday, April 28 at 7 pm at the store
JULIE ORRINGER
The Invisible Bridge
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/event/julie-orringer

Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm at the store
REBECCA RASMUSSEN
The Bird Sisters
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/event/rebecca-rasmussen-0

Thursday, May 12 at 6:30 pm. A double feature at the store
CHRISTINE SNEED
Portratis of a Few People I've Made Cry
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/node/6146
AND....
KELLY O'CONNOR McNESS
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/node/6147

Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm at the store
MARY ALICE MONROE
The Butterfly's Daughter
http://bookstall.indiebound.com/node/6152

posted by Helen

Use your Borders card to join our 10 Percent Club for free

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Good news: Because of our local Borders locations closing, The Book Stall will be happy to honor your Borders discount card by enrolling you in our 10% discount club for FREE for one year! A $15 value!

If you're already in our 10 percent club, share this news with a friend.

[posted by Helen]

TV Tune Out event today @ 4:30

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A Winnetka TV Tune-Out event - And Then What Happened?

Wednesday, March 9th - 4:30 pm at The Book Stall

In Honor of TV Tune Out Week, The Book Stall’s Roberta Rubin, author Sharon Fiffer, Winnetka Library Director David Seleb, Winnetka Village President Jessica Tucker, and Hubbard Woods Principal Maureen Cheever read the first chapter of their favorite classic middle fiction book. Discover a classic, revisit an old favorite, find a book to read to yourself or read aloud as a family project.

No registration required. Appropriate for children age 6 and up.

JESSICA HARPER: March 1, 2011 at The Standard Club

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Tuesday, March 1, 12 noon Luncheon, at The Standard Club.

The Book Stall is hosting JESSICA HARPER, star of "Stardust Memories" and "Pennies from Heaven," presenting her new book, The Crabby Cook. It offers 100 easy-to-make, tasty recipes packaged with charmingly crabby stories of cooking for two kids, who eat only six things, and her husband, who eats only about eight.

If you're cooking for a family of picky eaters, join us for a book discussion that's sure to please.

"Sophisticated" That's what Chicago Tribune calls The Book Stall

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A Chicago Tribune article today by Ted Gregory, helps Tribune readers remember the value in local, independent bookstores in the Chicago area. Our staff is so proud of Roberta Rubin for being among the leaders.

Read on...

"Tapping into that personal connection takes a variety of forms among independents. Typically, it means knowing customers so well that staff can suggest books as soon as a customer walks in the door. ..."

"The connection also can be more sophisticated. The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, in business for nearly 30 years in Winnetka, offers a children's book club. An adult provides a list of the child's interests to staff, who select the books, gift wrap them and send them to the home every month.

Resourceful diversification is part of the formula. The Book Stall's owner, Roberta Rubin, partners with downtown civic and social organizations to bring prominent authors to town. Those efforts have landed some heavyweights: from Jimmy Carter and Donald Rumsfeld to J.K. Rowling and Martha Stewart."

source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-met-bookstores-survival-20110226,0,6491760,full.story

A Note from Roberta

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On the Subject of Borders

The news this week about Borders' bankruptcy and the anticipated closing of their retail locations, including those in nearby Deerfield and Evanston, comes as no surprise. While we have viewed Borders and other big box bookstores as direct competitors, we are still, in the end, both soldiers in the army of selling books face-to-face. It gives us no satisfaction to see another brick and mortar bookseller in trouble. An article in the Wall Street Journal said it well - A senior publishing executive pointed out that the industry has no marketing substitute for the big tables at the front of bookstores that display the latest in fiction and non-fiction books.

"Bookstores are where discovery takes place."

Independent bookstores have survived through these many years of change because we can offer something that neither the big box stores, nor the internet giants can - and that is thoughtful personal service and an engaged staff to help you find exactly what you want. Thank you all for your continuing support and loyal business, The Book Stall hopes and plans to be here for a long, long time to come.

Best, Roberta

What is Lastingness? Find out February 18th.

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The Book Stall welcomes one of our favorite authors, Nicholas Delbanco, on Feb. 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.

Beyond physical health and life-expectancy charts, what determines who lasts and who doesn't?
Why are some people creative at an early age, and others persist in the creative process with spark, drive, and zest for life into their 90's?

Come celebrate those who's best work comes at the end of their careers. Delbanco gives us examples from Monet and daVinci to O'Keefe and Casals. Be inspired !!

Grow old along with me,

The best is yet to be,

The last of life, for which the first was made.

Robert Browning

Our Best to you for 2011

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Holiday Book Buying

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Who buys books for the holidays? Y-O-U

An IndieBound study of American book buyers shows...

62 million Americans are "disproportionately buying books."

Among the U.S. population age 18 or older, avid readers (those who spend five or more hours a week reading) comprise 28 percent of the population.

63 percent -- or approximately 39 million -- are female.

And, avid readers buying 10 or more books a year.

(posted by Helen)

Shop Locally: Small Business Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010

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Support independent businesses on Saturday, November 27. See Facebook to learn about the first-ever Small Business Saturday^SM.

A day to come together in support of the small businesses we love.

The shops and restaurants that employ our neighbors and reinvest our money close to home.

The businesses that are the heartbeat of our communities and local economies.

(posted by Helen)

December 2nd: A Delightful Guest !!

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Come to the store for a very special guest on Thursday, December 2 at 7 p.m.

Who is it?

Al Roker

Meet Al Roker, author of The Midnight Show Murders.

Roker, the beloved NBC Today show personality, is on his way to The Book Stall to sign his latest mystery novel featuring professional chef turned amateur sleuth Billy Blessing. The book, the sequel to Roker’s debut mystery The Morning Show Murders, is funny, suspenseful, and full of insider info.

This is Roker’s only Chicago-area appearance! You won't want to miss it.

(posted by Helen)

Holiday Sale: December 5, 2010

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The holidays are right around the corner...

SUNDAY, DEC. 5

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Book Stall’s Annual Holiday Sale

20% all items in the store

(posted by Helen)

Rick Tramonto

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Rick Tramonto, celebrated Chicago chef and noted cookbook author, talks about his latest cookbook, Steak with Friends: At Home, with Rick Tramonto, with a dazzling array of 150 steak and seafood recipes with all the trimmings. A variety of Rick's other popular cookbooks will also be available.

Please call Corner Cooks for reservations: 847 441-0134

Friday, July 16th - 12:00pm
at Corner Cooks

Danielle Ganek

2010-07-10T00:55:00.001-05:00

Danielle Ganek talks about her much-touted new novel, The Summer We Read Gatsby, a comedy of manners about two sisters who must set aside their differences when they inherit a house in the Hamptons. This work, set in the end-of-an-era summer of 2008, is filled with fabulous parties, eccentric characters, and insider society details that showcase Ganek's pitch-perfect sense of style and wit.

Thursday, July 15th - 7:00pm

Please call 847.446.8880 for reservations to this event

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Kathryn Stockett speaks about The Help, her debut novel that is one of the top bestsellers of the past year, the story of three seemingly different women in Jackson, Mississippi, who join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid. The Help is the current “One Book Two Villages” selection by the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library, who are sponsoring Ms. Stockett’s appearance.

5:30 - 7:00 p.m., Cocktail Party and Private Reception
7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Book Lecture

Tickets are required for both events and can be reserved at onebooktwovillages.org.
Cost of the Cocktail Party and Lecture is $50; Book Lecture only is $10.

Thursday, July 15th - 5:30pm
at The Winnetka Community House

Laurence Gonzales

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Laurence Gonzales, author of the bestseller Deep Survival, talks about his novel Lucy, the story of a girl rescued by an American primatologist from the war-torn Congo when the girl’s father, a fellow scientist and competitor, is brutally murdered. The beautiful child, it turns out, is the result of an experiment—part human, part ape.

Wednesday, July 14th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Laura Trice, M.D- Lunch and Learn

2010-07-05T03:15:00.001-05:00

Laura Trice, M.D, talks about her new book, The Wholesome Junk Food Cookbook. It is a cookbook devoted to wholesome eating. With more than 100 snack recipes from cookies and cakes to ice cream and smoothies, Dr. Laura Trice is on a mission to make healthy eating more fun with treats such as lemon pound cake, Boston cream pie, and chocolate-banana milkshake.

Tuesday, July 13th - 1:00pm
at The Book Stall

Lily King

2010-07-05T02:59:00.003-05:00

Lily King speaks about her new nove Father of the Rain, a sharply insightful family drama in an upper-middle-class suburb, where she traces a complex and explosive father-daughter relationship from the 1970s to the present day.

Tuesday, July 13th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Sallie Wolf

2010-07-03T03:00:00.002-05:00

Sallie Wolf, local writer, artist, and longtime bird enthusiast, signs The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound, with observations, sketches, and poems about the birds she find near her home in the Chicago.

Saturday, July 10th - 2:00pm
at The Book Stall

2010-07-03T03:00:00.001-05:00

Josh Wilker, local author, talks about his memoir Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards. Wilker marks the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. He captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game.

Saturday, July 10th - 11:00am
at The Book Stall

2010-07-02T03:00:00.001-05:00

Scott Sigler signs his novel Ancestor, a horror thriller about genetic experimentation’s worst nightmare come true. On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, a group of geneticists has dialed back the evolutionary clock to re-create humankind’s common ancestor. The method? Illegal. The result? A computer-engineered living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any person, and with no chance of transplant rejection.

Friday, July 9th - 6:00pm
at The Book Stall

Jeff Ma

2010-07-01T03:19:00.000-05:00

Jeff Ma, the kid from MIT who was with the group that made millions in Vegas, will be speaking about his new book, The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big in Business. As a member of the infamous MIT blackjack team, Jeff Ma used his knowledge of math and statistics to win millions at casinos worldwide.

Ma was the basis for the main character in the book Bringing Down the House and the film 21. He has been the technology lead for internet startups and is a cofounder of PROTRADE, a sports stock market website.

Thursday, July 8th - 12: p.m. Luncheon

at The University Club

Jackie Pilossoph

2010-06-30T03:00:00.001-05:00

Jackie Pilossoph signs her debut novel, Hook Line and Sink Him, a hilarious and heartwarming, Chicago-set story about a young woman desperate to be a bride and two guys who start a business convincing reluctant boyfriends to propose. Jackie is a Chicago-area author.

Tuesday, July 6th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Rick Riordan - The Lost Hero Preview!

2010-06-25T09:45:00.001-05:00

Hey—want to read the first two chapters of Rick Riordan’s follow-up to the Percy Jackson Series, The Lost Hero? Of course you do! Log on to www.camphalfblood.com as soon as you can! Oh, and you might just need a password. Hint: think of the opposite of “oldvillain.”

Call The Book Stall to reserve your copy today: 847-446-8880. The book arrives on the shelves October 10th.

Jonathan Eig - Luncheon

2010-06-25T03:00:00.003-05:00

Jonathan Eig speaks about his book, Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster. Drawing on thousands of pages of recently discovered government documents, wiretap transcripts, and Al Capone’s handwritten personal letters, New York Times bestselling, Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the nation’s most notorious criminal in rich new detail.

Please call The Book Stall at 847-446-8880 for reservations

Tuesday, June 29th - 12:00pm
at the Union League Club

Bill Press

2010-06-23T11:58:00.000-05:00

Bill Press, nationally syndicated columnist and host of the “Bill Press Show,” speaks about his new book, Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America’s Airwaves, his take on what he describes as the destructive power of the polarizing figures in today’s right-wing media. Local listeners hear the “Bill Press Show” on WCPT (92.7 FM) at 7 a.m. Monday - Friday.

Thursday, June 24th - 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

Robert Leonard

2010-06-23T11:53:00.000-05:00

Robert Leonard, award-winning Winnetka author, speaks about his book Curious Currency: The Story of Money from the Stone Age to the Internet Age, exploring the lessons that odd and curious money—such as elephant tails, woodpecker scalps, neck rings, Yap stones, cocoa beans, whale teeth—have for our economy today.

Wednesday, June 23rd - 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

Closed for inventory, open on the 4th!

2010-06-23T11:42:00.000-05:00

The Book Stall will be closed on Tuesday, June 29th for inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will reopen at the usual time, 9:30am, Wednesday, June 30th.

also...

The Book Stall will be open July 4th from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

MARY KARR -- Plan now to attend! July 8: Two appearances

2010-06-03T07:07:00.001-05:00

If you and your friends are still talking about Mary Karr's first memoir,The Liars’ Club, be sure you join us for her July return to The Book Stall to celebrate the paperback release of her third memoir, Lit.

MARY KARR's first memoir, The Liars’ Club, kick-started a memoir revolution, and now she returns to talk about her third memoir, Lit, the story of her recovery from alcoholism and mental illness.

Lit, just out in paperback, was named a Best Book of 2009 by numerous publications, and The New York Times Book Review called it “a master class on the art of the memoir.”

Times book critic Michiko Kakutani described Lit as “a book that lassos you, hogties your emotions and won’t let you go.”

Mary Karr will be in the store July 8 at 7 p.m. and at a luncheon at Corner Cooks at noon. Luncheon reservations required. Call Corner Cooks at 847 441-0134. For the 7 p.m. event, no reservation needed. You know you are always welcome at the store!

June 5th: ALEX McCORD AND SIMON VAN KEMPEN

2010-06-02T12:10:00.000-05:00

ALEX McCORD and SIMON VAN KEMPEN sign their book, Little Kids, Big City. As breakout stars of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City," Alex and Simon have inspired, infuriated, and entertained parents everywhere. Their new book continues that trend, with the added bonus of educating families dealing with the daunting task of raising children in an urban environment. Writing with unique and humorous insight into the challenges facing city parents today, the two use their own hard-won experience as a springboard to discuss a host of parenting topics, including baby's first six months, traveling with infants, hiring caregivers, disciplining, dealing with accidents, dining out, making the most of urban life, and scheduling time for non-urban escapes. Their informative and often hair-raising stories of life in the concrete jungle make Little Kids, Big City a must-read for urban parents, as well as for any fan of the show.

Patrick Somerville on June 8th

2010-06-01T04:06:00.002-05:00

Patrick Somerville, who teaches creative writing at Northwestern University, signs his new novel, The Cradle, the story that begins with a quest to recover a family’s antique cradle, a journey taken under unlikely circumstances.

Tuesday, June 8th - 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

Vanessa Woods

2010-06-01T03:57:00.001-05:00

Vanessa Woods, an award-winning journalist, author and research scientist at Duke University, talks about Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo, the story of following her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study endangered bonobo apes and learning new truths about love and belonging.

Monday, June 7th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Katie Crouch - Wine and Cheese

2010-05-30T03:34:00.000-05:00

Katie Crouch, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Girls in Trucks, signs her new novel, Men and Dogs, the story of a woman who returns to her hometown of Charleston 20 years after the mysterious disappearance of her father.

Her marriage is on the rocks, her business is bankrupt. After a disastrous attempt to win back her husband, she ends up back at her mother's home to "rest up", where she is once again sucked into the mystery of her missing father. Suspecting that those closest are keeping secrets. Hannah sets out on an uproarious, dangerous quest that will test the whole family's concepts of loyalty and faith.

Friday, June 4th - 6:00pm

at The Book Stall

2010-05-28T03:00:00.000-05:00

Sarah Rose, a Chicago native and journalist, signs For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the Word’s Favorite Drink and Changed History, a dramatic historical narrative of Robert Fortune, a Scot hired by the British East India Company in 1848 to make a clandestine trip to China to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing.

Thursday, June 3rd - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

The Book Stall spring author roundup

2010-05-26T16:54:00.001-05:00

Anchee Min talked about her new novel, Pearl of China.

Keven Henkes (center, with Robert and Roberta) won still more fans with his charming new picture book, My Garden.

The crowd for ESPN Radio's Mike Goldberg and Mike Golic (the two on the right) overflowed out the door, down the street and far around the block (see below). They signed their new book, Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life.

Yann Martel signed his new novel, Beatrice and Virgil.

Sue Miller drew a crowd with her latest, The Lake Shore Limited.

A good time was had by all when Diane Falanga (left) launched P.S. I Hate It Here: Kids' Letters from Camp. Sheila Kennedy (right) hosted the party.

All who attended our "Grandmothers' Gathering" went home happy and full of new ideas for grandchild-friendly activities found in the new book, Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars. Hosts were our good friends Page Dickinson Edmunds (just to the right of Roberta) of Workman Publishing and Craig Poplars (right) of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Scott Turow was at the store within days of the release of his blockbuster, Innocent.

Chicago author Goldie Goldbloom read from her novel Toad's Museum of Freaks and Wonders.

Lee Child

2010-05-26T15:12:00.000-05:00

Lee Child speaks about 61 Hours, his 14th Jack Reacher thriller featuring the roving ex-military cop, Jack Reacher. A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces.

Wednesday, June 2nd - 7:00pm

Skokie School

Brad Herzog

2010-05-26T14:53:00.000-05:00

Brad Herzog, a Deerfield native and former Chicago resident now residing in California, speaks about his new book, Turn Left at the Trojan Horse, his third travel memoir—a funny and profound narrative of a cross-country trek in his Winnebago to his Cornell class reunion in Ithaca, New York.

Tuesday June 1st - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Robin Oliveira

2010-05-22T03:38:00.000-05:00

Robin Oliveira signs her novel, My Name Is Mary Sutter. In this stunning first novel, Mary Sutter is a brilliant, headstrong midwife from Albany, New York, who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Determined to overcome the prejudices against women in medicine-and eager to run away from her recent heartbreak - Mary leaves home and travels to Washington, D.C. to help tend the legions of Civil War wounded.

Like Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain and Robert Hicks's The Widow of the South, My Name Is Mary Sutter powerfully evokes the atmosphere of the period.

Thursday, May 27th - 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

2010-05-20T03:00:00.000-05:00

Robert Remini, National Book Award winner and historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks about his new book At the Edge of the Precipice, a recounting of the Compromise of 1850, an act of political will that held the nation together for another 10 years, giving the North time to industrialize and find a leader in Abraham Lincoln.

A masterful narrative by an eminent historian, At the Edge of the Precipice also offers a timely reminder of the importance of bipartisanship in a bellicose age.

Monday, May 24th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

William Hayashi

2010-05-18T03:00:00.000-05:00

William Hayashi, Chicago author and scriptwriter, signs his debut novel, Discovery, the first installment in a trilogy about a community of African Americans who beat Neil Armstrong to the moon and reside there for four decades before being discovered by those living on earth.

Friday, May 21st - 6:00pm

at The Book Stall

Brady Udall

2010-05-17T14:47:00.001-05:00

Brady Udall, speaks about his widely praised new book The Lonely Polygamist,a novel about Mormonism in the present day--the story of one husband,four wives, and 28 children. The central character, Golden Richards,is a tragic figure, wrestling with the demands of family, work,
religion, and the loneliness of the arid country of Southern Utah.

Thursday, May 20th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Yann Martell

2010-05-17T14:13:00.000-05:00

Yann Martel, bestselling author of Life of Pi, speaks about his highly anticipated new novel, Beatrice and Virgil. When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey—named Beatrice and Virgil—and the epic journey they undertake together.

Wednesday, May 19th - 7:00pm

at The Book Stall

Andrea Lyon

2010-05-09T03:00:00.000-05:00

Andrea Lyon, DePaul University law professor, will be speaking at a noontime luncheon about her book Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer. It is an inside look at what drives her to defend those who seem indefensible. Nineteen times, she has represented a client found guilty of capital murder. Nineteen times, she has argued for that individual’s life to be spared. Nineteen times, she has succeeded.

Now, for the first time, Lyon shares her story, from her early work as a Legal Aid attorney to her founding of the Center for Justice in Capital Cases. Full of courtroom drama, tragedy, and redemption, Angel of Death Row is a remarkable inside look at what drives Lyon to take the cases she does - and win.

Noontime Luncheon

Thursday, May 13th

at The University Club

Please call 847.446.8880 to make reservations.

2010-05-09T02:00:00.000-05:00

Tony and Mira Roca sign Memories of Eden: A Journey Through Jewish Baghdad, a memoir based on writings by Mira's mother Violette Shamash, who grew up in pre-World War II Baghdad.

The book describes a place where the diverse communities lived together in peace, and religious differences were respected. Among them was one group that could truly claim to be indigenous, as their ancestors had been brought into exile there a thousand years before Muslims arrived with the Arabic-Islamic conquest: the Jews. Their long and proud history meant that they were treated as equals, enjoying a way of life that hardly differed from ancient times.

Thursday, March 13th
at The Book Stall

Mireille Guiliano - Two events

2010-05-08T03:00:00.003-05:00

Mireille Guiliano speaks about her new book, The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook, her long-awaited collection of delicious, healthy recipes and advice on eating well without gaining weight.

Organized around Mireille’s three favorite pastimes—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—these recipes emphasize pure flavors, balanced ingredients, and easy cooking methods. Eating pleasurably is just as important as eating healthfully, and Mireille does not neglect dessert and chocolate (essential components of any French woman’s diet) and incorporates advice on entertaining, menu planning, and wine selection. And once again, Mireille offers tips and tricks to reduce one’s waistline (including a secret family recipe from Mireille’s beloved Tante Berthe for a delicious breakfast that melts away pounds effortlessly).

Ms. Guiliano will be speaking at two events on Wednesday, May 12th:

Noontime Luncheon - 12:00 p.m.

at The Standard Club

Talk and a book signning - 5:30 p.m.

at The University Club

Please call 847.446.8880 to make reservations for either event.

Laurie Abraham

2010-05-08T02:00:00.000-05:00

Laurie Abraham, author and senior editor of ELLE magazine, talks about her new book, The Husband and Wives Club: A Year in the Life of a Couples Therapy Group, a page-turning glimpse into five marriages and the fight to save them.

Abraham recounts the travails, triumphs, and reversals that beset the five couples. They work with their therapist—and each other—to find out whether they can rediscover the satisfaction in marriage that they once had. At times wrenching, at times inspiring, the sessions bring out the long-hidden resentments, misunderstandings, unmet desires, and unspoken needs that bedevil any imperiled couple. Both an important look at the state of marital dysfunction and a reaffirmation of the enduring bonds of love, The Husbands and Wives Club is an extraordinary year in the life of the American marriage.

Wednesday, May 12th - 7:00 p.m.

at The Book Stall

Helen Simonson

2010-05-07T03:00:00.002-05:00

Helen Simonson signs her critically acclaimed debut novel, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand. It is the story of a retired major living in the English countryside who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, a Pakstani shopkeeper in his village.

The Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition?

Tuesday, May 11th - 7:00 p.m.

at The Book Stall

Celebrating Children’s Book Week

2010-05-07T03:00:00.001-05:00

In celebration of Children’s Book Week, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court welcomes a quartet of authors: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Matthew Cordell, Aaron Renier, and Janice M. Del Negro for a booksigning and a discussion of their work. The Children’s Book Council will be giving away free canvas tote bags (containing books and classroom materials provided by The Book Stall) to audience members as long as supplies last.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s most recent books for young people include Bedtime for Mommy, The Wonder Book, Yes Day, Spoon, and Duck! Rabbit! The School Library Journal says of Bedtime for Mommy: “In this reversal of roles in the bedtime routine, a mother tries all the familiar stall tactics when her daughter announces, ‘Time for bed, Mommy!’ She tries everything from a plea for five more minutes to a final drink of water and the door left slightly ajar.

Matthew Cordell’s most recent book, a collaboration with writer Rachel Vail, is the middle grade novel Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters. In a starred review, Kirkus calls Justin Case “absolutely marvelous,” while Publishers Weekly says of Trouble Gum, “Working with a stripped-down palette of black, white, red and bubblegum pink, Cordell's first solo effort evokes irrepressible boyhood with laughs throughout.”

Janice M. Del Negro’s most recent book is Passion and Poison: Tales of Shape-Shifters, Ghosts, and Spirited Women. a collection of gothic stories with women protagonists. Del Negro is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.

Cartoonist and illustrator Aaron Renier’s graphic novel Spiral Bound has received rave reviews all over the place. Lemony Snickett, author of The Series of Unfrotunate Events, says, “If you want anything more from a graphic novel than a noble elephant, a shadowy mystery, an intrepid bird, an underwater monster, an impeccable rabbit, an underground tram, a devoted dog, an aquatic sculptor, a corrupt mayor, a maze of secrets, a secret maze and not one but two performances by my new favorite musical ensemble Kodiak & Calico, you should be ashamed of yourself."

For more information about this event please contact: Robert McDonald at 847.446.8880

Saturday, May 15^th at 11 am

at The Book Stall

For more on Children’s Book Week: http://www.bookweekonline.com/

May 15 @ 11 a.m. Special Children's Event

2010-05-06T16:38:00.000-05:00

Celebrating Children’s Book Week

In celebration of Children’s Book Week, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court welcomes a quartet of authors: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Matthew Cordell, Aaron Renier, and Janice M. Del Negro for a panel discussion about the joys and challenges of creating books for children on Saturday, May 15 at 11 am.

This event is co-sponsored by The Children’s Book Council , who will be giving away free canvas tote bags (containing books and classroom materials provided by The Book Stall) to audience members as long as supplies last. The authors will be signing their books. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact

Robert McDonald, The Bookstall at Chestnut Court

www.thebookstall.com 811 Elm Street, Winnetka , IL 60093, 847.446.8880, robmc1002@yahoo.com

(posted by Helen)

Scott Turrow

2010-05-05T16:32:00.001-05:00

Scott Turrow will be speaking at two events about his recently released book Innocent, the sequel to his landmark bestseller, Presumed Innocent. It continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Moltor, once again pitted against each other after 20 years.

Mr. Turow will be appearing at the following events on Monday, May 10th:

Noontime Luncheon - 12:00 p.m.
at The Union League Club
Please call 847.446.8880 for reservations

Signing - 7:00 p.m.
at The Book Stall

Laura Trombley

2010-05-05T15:38:00.000-05:00

Laura Trombley, President of Pitzer College in Claremont, California and today’s preeminent Mark Twain scholar, speaks about Mark Twain’s Other Woman, a dark story about a mysterious and practically forgotten woman who was influential in the last years of Twain’s life.

Please call The Book Stall at 847.448.8880 for reservations

Friday, May 7th - 12:00
at The Union League Club

Rick Riordan author of Percy Jackson, and The Lightning Thief

2010-05-05T14:17:00.000-05:00

Here in the Children's Department the biggest news of the month is the appearance of a new book by Rick Riordan! If you don't recognize his name, you surely recognize his creation, the Percy Jackson, and The Lightning Thief series. Riordan drew on classical Greek mythology for Percy Jackson.

His new book, The Red Pyramid, launches a new series that uses Egyptian myths. Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane witness the return of Set, the god of evil, to the modern world, and discover they are from a line of magicians harking back to the time of the pharaohs. This around-the-world adventure will delight Percy Jackson fans (and push them to higher reading levels) and win Riordan legions of new followers.

We have a good supply of these books, so stop by and pick up your copy!

Gale Gand attends the next Cook Book Club meeting

2010-05-01T11:08:00.004-05:00

Noted chef Gale Gand will join The Book Stall's monthly Cook Book Club Meeting May 11th, at which we will be preparing dishes out of her book Brunch!.

Please bring a dish to share. Ms Gand will do the same.

C ontact us to to let us know what you plan to bring. Admission is $10.00 for which you will receive a $10.00 Book Stall gift card.

May 11th @ Noon
at The Book Stall

Grandmothers' Gathering

2010-04-30T04:00:00.000-05:00

Join Winnetka native Paige Disckenson Edmunds and Algonquin Books Marketing Director Craig Popelars as they discuss a winderful new book focused on memorable ways to interact with and enjoy your grandchildren. They will be presenting Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks

$20.00 includes the book and a light lunch. Please call The Book Stall at 847.446.8880 to make the requisite reservations

Thursday, May 6th - Noon - 2:00pm
@ The Book Stall

Diane Falanga

2010-04-29T11:52:00.003-05:00

Diane Falanga, North Shore interior designer and mom, signs her new book P.S. I Hate It Here: Kids’ Letters from Camp. This collection of real letters written by children ages eight to sixteen to their parents about their adventures at summer camp are laugh-out-loud funny and will have readers reminiscing about their own camp days.

Thursday, May 6th - 7:00 p.m
at The Book Stall

Kathryn Stockett

2010-04-26T16:42:00.000-05:00

Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, will be dropping by The Book Stall for a brief visit on Monday, May 3rd. Come meet the Author and pick up a signed edition!

She currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and daughter. They Help is her first novel.

Monday, May 3rd - 2:30 - 3:00.

@ The Book Stall

Carey Goldberg, Pamela Ferdinand, and Beth Jones

2010-04-24T04:00:00.000-05:00

Carey Goldberg and Pamela Ferdinand speak about the book they authored with their friend Beth Jones, Three Wishes: A True Story of Good Friends, Crushing Heartbreak and Astonishing Luck on Our Way to Love and Motherhood, telling how the three single women started three new families, reveling in the shared joy of love, friendship, and never losing hope.

Wednesday, April 28th @ 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

Amy Wilson

2010-04-23T16:34:00.001-05:00

Amy Wilson will be joining us to sign her new book When Did I Get Like This?: the Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget-Buyer, and Other Mothers I Swore I’d Never Be. It is the hilarious story of one mother's struggle to shrug off the ridiculous standards of modern parenting, and remember how to enjoy her children.

Monday, May 5th @ 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

Howard Frank Mosher

2010-04-21T13:58:00.003-05:00

Howard Frank Mosher will be at The Book Stall to talk about his new novel, Walking to Gatlinburg. It is a Civil War story of a 17-year-old Vermont boy determined to track down his brother, a doctor who has gone missing from the Union Army. It has been compared by critics to Cold Mountain and Coal Black Horse.

A light lunch lunch will be served.
For reservations ($10), call us at 847 446-8880.

Thursday, April 22nd @ 12:00pm

at The Book Stall

Ingrid Law

2010-04-20T12:51:00.000-05:00

We are pleased to present “Desserts, a Reading and A Book-signing” with Newbery Award-winner Ingrid Law! Ingrid will be reading from and signing copies of Savvy (newly released in paperback).

To celebrate her appearance, we will be serving hone-made dessert. We’ll also have a free raffle to give away a special advance reading copy of Scumble, the sequel to Savvy. You must be present to win!

Savvy has been a personal favorite of mine, a book with all the magic and inventiveness of a Harry Potter, but set in a recognizable and homey mid-America, and without any Dark Lords and snaking evils.

-Robert

Tuesday, April 27^th at 7 pm
@ The Book Stall

Kevin Henkes

2010-04-19T12:39:00.008-05:00

Nationally renowned author and illustrator Kevin Henkes will read from and sign copies of his latest book, My Garden. Henkes is the creator of beloved picture books such as Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, the Caldecott Award-winning Kitten’s First Full Moon, and Chrysanthemum, among many others. He is also an award-winning author of middle and young adult fiction.

"spring colors of lilac, daffodil yellow, pale blue, and leafy green bloom in Caldecott Medalist Henkes's fanciful account of the great outdoors. . . Henkes gives the young storyteller a matter-of-fact voice and a sly sense of humor…Even as the story elevates the wonders of nature into the realm of the fanciful, it reminds readers to appreciate everyday flowers and soil." (Publishers Weekly)

Monday, April 26^th, 6:30 pm

@ The Book Stall

Lee Woodruff

2010-04-16T04:00:00.001-05:00

Lee Woodruff, a family life contributor for ABC's Good Morning America and wife of anchor Bob Woodruff, signs the just-out paperback edition of her book, Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress. It is a deeply personal look at a well lived life in progress and the many roles played by a modern American wife, mother, daughter, and friend—it is the book you’ll want to share with every woman you know.

Tuesday, April 20th @ 6:00pm
at The Book Stall

Charles Strozier and David Terman

2010-04-14T05:00:00.003-05:00

Join us from 6 until 8 p.m. when David Terman speaks about his book, The Fundamentalist Mindset: Psychological Perspectives on Religion, Violence and History.

This penetrating book sheds light on the psychology of fundamentalism, with a particular focus on those who become extremists and fanatics.

Friday, April 16th @ 6:00pm

at The Book Stall

Ernie Schweit

2010-04-14T02:30:00.000-05:00

Ernie Schweit, an Illinois journalist and photographer, will be at The Book Stall to sign Wisconsin Barns, a beautiful book capturing the structures in all seasons, from modest mid-1800s barns to round and octagonal ones to grand, arch-roofed edifices.

Schweit, along with writer Nancy Schumm-Burgess, set out on a two-year quest to document the Wisconsin's iconic barns, which have come to represent a way of life defined by family, a connection to the land, ingenuity, and hard work.

Come speak with the Photographer and get your copy signed.

Saturday, April 17th @ 11:00am
at The Book Stall

Jacqueline Winspear

2010-04-12T14:09:00.001-05:00

Jacqueline Winspear will be at the Women's Atheletic Club to talk about her latest Maisie Dobbs novel, The Mapping of Love and Death.

While tracking down the elusive woman in an investigation that ventures from London's most exclusive drawing rooms to its most downtrodden neighborhoods, Maisie must also wrestle with memories of serving as a nurse in the Great War—memories that she has tried so hard to conquer—and of the passionate wartime romance that ended in tragedy. But as she delves more deeply into what she discovers to be a long-hidden crime, the investigator realizes that unearthing buried secrets can lead to present-day danger—just as events from the past send her own life in a surprising and not unpleasant direction.

Originally from the UK and now a California resident, Ms. Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Among the Mad and An Incomplete Revenge, as well as four other Maisie Dobbs novels.

Fri, April 16th @ 12:00pm
at The Woman's Athletic Club
Please call The Book Stall @ 847.446.8880 for reservations

Goldie Goldbloom

2010-04-12T13:51:00.000-05:00

Goldie Goldbloom, award-winning Chicago author, will be at The Book Stall to sign her novel Toad's Museum of Freaks and Wonders. It is the story of an albino woman, whose life with a peculiar and cantankerous man in the Australian outback during World War II, suddenly changes upon the arrival of Italian POWs.

Tuesday, April 13th @ 7:00pm
at The Book Stall

Vintage Bookmobiles

2010-04-12T13:36:00.000-05:00

Some great images of vintage Bookmobiles here.

(via 10engines)

Mike and Mike at The Book Stall

2010-04-08T15:49:00.000-05:00

Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, hosts of Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio, will be at The Book Stall this Sunday to sign their provocative and hilarious new book, Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life. Come find out in person why 3 million listeners tune into their show every morning!

Sunday, April 11th, 2:00pm
at The Book Stall

Geneen Roth - Two events *** Now THREE events

2010-04-05T16:04:00.004-05:00

Geneen Roth, author of the bestseller When Food Is Love, signs her latest book, Women, Food and God, which starts with the basic concept that the way you eat is inseparable from your core beliefs about being alive. Your relationship with food is an exact mirror of your feelings about love, fear, anger, meaning, transformation and, yes, even God. But it doesn't stop there. Geneen shows how going beyond both the food and feelings takes you deeper into realms of spirit and soul to the bright center of your own life.

The Thursday 7:30 p.m. event at the store was terrific.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

12:00 PM luncheon @ The Women's Athletic Club

Call The Book Stall at 847-446-8880 for luncheon reservations

AND Geneen is doing a weekend workshop April 9 and 10 at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Check her website for registration details.

Elizabeth Berg

2010-04-02T05:00:00.003-05:00

Elizabeth Berg will be at The Book Stall for wine, cheese and a signing of her just-released new novel, The Last Time I Saw You. It is the story of A fortieth high school reunion, written from five different points of view: 2 men and three women. All the characters attend for different reasons; all experience a significant change in their lives afterward.

Wine, Cheese, and a signing

Wednesday, April 7, 5:00 p.m.

at The Book Stall

Geneen Roth

2010-04-02T05:00:00.002-05:00

Geneen Roth, author of the bestseller When Food Is Love, signs her latest book, Women, Food and God, which begins with the basic concept that the way one eats is inseparable from a person’s core beliefs about being alive.

Here is a brief interview with the author;

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 7:30 p.m.
at The Book Stall

and on

Thursday, April 8th for a Noontime Luncheon
at The Woman's Athletic Club
(Please call 847.486.8880 for reservations to this event)

Heidi Durrow

2010-04-02T05:00:00.000-05:00

Heidi Durrow, a current Ragdale Scholar, will be speaking at a noontime luncheon about her Bellwether Prize-winning debut novel, "The Girl Who Fell from the Sky". It is the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy.

With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring mixed attention her way. Meanwhile, a mystery unfolds, revealing the terrible truth about Rachel's last morning on a Chicago rooftop. Interwoven are the voices of Jamie, a neighborhood boy who witnessed the events, and Laronne, a friend of Rachel's mother. Inspired by a true story of a mother's twisted love, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky reveals an unfathomable past and explores issues of identity at a time when many people are asking "Must race confine us and define us?"

Tuesday, April 6, 12:00 p.m.
	at Avli

Michael Lewis

2010-04-01T05:00:00.003-05:00

Michael Lewis, bestselling author of Liar’s Poker will sign his newest book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine at a noontime luncheon, explaining how the event everyone was told was impossible—the free fall of the American economy—finally occurred; how the things that we wanted, like ridiculously easy money and greatly expanded home ownership, were vehicles for that crash; and how shareholder demand for profit forced investment executives to eat the forbidden fruit of toxic derivatives.

Michael Lewis's splendid cast of characters includes villains, a few heroes, and a lot of people who look very, very foolish: high government officials, including the watchdogs; heads of major investment banks (some overlap here with previous category); perhaps even the face in your mirror. In this trenchant, raucous, irresistible narrative, Lewis writes of the goats and of the few who saw what the emperor was wearing, and gives them, most memorably, what they deserve. He proves yet again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our times.

Tuesday, April 6, 12:00 p.m. Luncheon
	at The Union League Club

Flashlight easter egg hunt!

2010-03-30T04:30:00.000-05:00

We are excited to announce our second annual Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt. We will have bunny stories, treats, and prizes. Kids need to bring an Easter basket and a flashlight.

ages 3-6
Saturday, April, 3rd, 4:00 p.m.
at The Book Stall