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Author appearances: Cantigny hosts concert, book signing with David Maraniss

• Highland Park native Timothy Patten, author of the thriller "Money, Family, Murder," discusses his book at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Lake Forest Book Store, 680 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest. Register at (847) 234-4420 or lakeforestbookstore.com.

• "Days of Awe" author Lauren Fox discusses and signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Round Lake Area Public Library, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Register at (847) 546-7060 or rlalibrary.org.

• Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Maraniss discusses his 2003 book on Vietnam and the 1960s, "They Marched Into Sunlight," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Le Jardin inside the Cantigny Park Visitors Center at Cantigny Park, 1S151 S. Winfield Road, Wheaton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the book can be purchased in the Cantigny Shop. A book signing will follow the lecture. Arrive at 6 p.m. to hear the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble of the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America perform a concert outside the First Division Museum. Free admission and parking. (630) 668-5161 or firstdivisionmuseum.org.

• Best-selling author James Finn Garner ("Politically Correct Bedtime Stories") explores the world of baseball and its popularity in America in a special program at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Lisle Library District, 777 Front St., Lisle. Register at lislelibrary.org.

• Meet best-selling author Mary Kubica as she discusses and signs copies of her new psychological thriller, "Pretty Baby," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Register at cooklib.org or call (847) 362-2330.

• "Friends Disappear" author Mary Barr discusses her book at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.

- Laura Milbrath Stewart

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