Author appearances
• Children's book author Anna Dewdney reads from and signs copies of her new picture book, “Llama Llama Holiday Drama,” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665.
• Meet author Libby Fischer Hellmann as she discusses and signs copies of her book “Set the Night on Fire” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Centuries and Sleuths bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. (708) 771-7243.
• Chicago Blackhawks player Marian Hossa visits Anderson's Bookshop to sign copies of the official Blackhawks' publication, “One Goal Achieved: The Inside Story of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champions,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. A number to join the book-signing line comes with the purchase of “One Goal Achieved” from Anderson's. Hossa will only sign copies of the book no memorabilia. (630) 355-2665.
• Bayo Ojikutu author of “47th Street Black” and “Free Burning” discusses his fiction writing at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. The program is part of Oakton Community College's Chicago Writers Series. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available Lot A is recommended. For information, call (847) 635-1953 or e-mail Lynn Woodbury at woodbury@oakton.edu.