Book notes: Meet Louise Penny at book launch in Naperville

Ÿ Meet best-selling mystery author Sara Paretsky as she discusses her latest book, “Breakdown,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Registration is required. (847) 244-5150 or wnpl.info.

Ÿ Author and canning expert Marisa McClellan presents her new cookbook, “Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches Year Round,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the 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 New York Times best-selling author Selden Edwards reads from and signs copies of his new book, “The Lost Prince,” the sequel to his best-selling novel “The Little Book,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

Ÿ Author Louise Penny launches her latest title, “The Beautiful Mystery,” at an author event sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville. Penny will read from and sign copies of her book. Purchase “The Beautiful Mystery” at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, to receive a ticket to the event. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.