Book notes: Meet Libertyville author at Cook Park Library

Ÿ Author Julie Hyzy discusses and signs copies of “Affairs of Steak,” the fifth book in her “White House Chef Mystery” series, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. (708) 771-7243 or centuriesandsleuths.com.

Ÿ “Tempted Again” author Cathie Linz reads from and signs copies of her book at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersons bookshop.com.

Ÿ Local author and Libertyville resident Brenda Wilhelmson reads from her new book, “Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Registration is required. Call (847) 362-2330 or visit webres.cooklib.org.

Ÿ Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville welcomes four debut authors for readings and book signings beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. Sara Levine (“Treasure Island”), Jon Yates (“What's Your Problem?”), Leigh Stein (“The Fallback Plan”) and Eileen Favorite (“The Heroines”) will be on hand to introduce guests to their new titles. Anderson's Bookshop is at 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Call (630) 355-2665 or visit andersonsbookshop.com.

Ÿ Author David Finch reads from and signs copies of his new book, “The Journal of Best Practices,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

Ÿ Rhonda Joy McLean, a 1972 Aurora College graduate and co-author of “The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women,” will discuss “Leadership in a Multicultural Society” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, in the Crimi Auditorium at Aurora University's Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave., Aurora. The program is free and open to the public as part of Aurora University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances. (630) 844-4924.