Author events: Chad Sell, Ken Auletta, Elaine Weiss come to the suburbs
Chad Sell: 7 p.m. Monday, June 25, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665, andersonsbookshop.com/. Chicago-area author Chad Sell and contributor Katie Schenkel discuss their graphic middle-grade novel "The Cardboard Kingdom." Free. To join the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's.
Ken Auletta: Noon to 1:30 p.m. luncheon Tuesday, June 26, at the The University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe, Chicago. Auletta will discuss his new book, "Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else)." Tickets cost $25 and are available at The Book Stall at (847) 446-8880. Auletta also will appear at a C-SPAN filmed event at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. Rishad Tobaccowala, the chief growth officer of Publicis Groupe S.A., will interview Auletta. Tickets cost $32.70 and include a copy of the book and admission for two. Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com/ or (847) 446-8880. thebookstall.com/.
Anna Lisa Cox: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665, andersons bookshop.com/. Cox will present and sign "Discover the Bone and Sinew of the Land." Free. To join the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's.
David Covell: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Anderson's Bookshop, 5112 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 986-2665, andersonsbookshop.com/. Meet David Covell, author of the picture book "Run Wild," during a discussion and book signing. Free. To join the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's.
Reesheda Graham-Washington and Shawn Casselberry: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange, (708) 582-6353, andersonsbookshop.com/. The authors will discuss their new book, "Soul Force: Seven Pivots Toward Courage, Community, and Change." Free. To join the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's.
Elaine Weiss: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka, (847) 446-8880, thebookstall.com/. Award-winning journalist and writer Elaine Weiss speaks about her new book, "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote."
Chris Raschka: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., (847) 392-0100, ahml.info/. The library's artist-in-residence, author and illustrator Chris Raschka, will share an overview of his 25 years of making children's books. A book signing will follow. At 10 a.m. Friday, June 29, Raschka will host an interactive storytime for ages 4-9. A book signing will follow. Registration is required at ahml.info//node/377444.
Ruth Spiro: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka, (847) 446-8880, thebookstall.com/. Spiro celebrates her newest books, "Baby Loves Coding!" and "Baby Loves Gravity!," at a free storytime. Recommended for ages 2 and older.