Book notes: Betty White coming to town
Ÿ Award-winning author and former ESPN sportscaster Joe Gumm discusses his new book, “150 Secrets to a Happy Wife,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Barnes and Noble Old Orchard, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. (847) 676-2230.
Ÿ Actress Betty Whitesigns copies of her new memoir, #8220;If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't),#8221; from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Barnes and Noble Old Orchard, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. Free numbered tickets for the signing line will be distributed beginning at 9 a.m. on the day of event to Barnes and Noble customers who present a copy of White's book with their proof of purchase. (847) 676-2230.
#376; Author Adam Rubincomes to The Book Stall for a special story time program for his new book, #8220;Those Darn Squirrels and The Cat Next Door,#8221; at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7. The event is recommended for ages 4-8. Free admission. The Book Stall at Chestnut Court is at 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.
#376; Matthew Algeoreads from his new book, #8220;The President is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth,#8221; at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8, at the International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Algeo will also be singing copies of his book. The event is free with paid general museum admission. (312) 642-6502 or imss.org.
#376; New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlanskyreads from and signs copies of his children's nonfiction book, #8220;World Without Fish,#8221; at 7 p.m. Monday, May 9, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
#376; New York Times best-selling author Jean Kwoksigns copies of her book #8220;Girl in Translation#8221; at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.
#376; Meet New York Times best-selling children's author Gail Carson Levine as she reads from and signs copies of her new fantasy novel for middle readers, #8220;A Tale of Two Castles,#8221; at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
#376; Kelly O'Connor McNees reads from the newly released paperback edition of her book #8220;The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott#8221; at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. O'Connor McNees will be joined by Christine Sneed, author of #8220;Portraits of a Few People I've Made Cry,#8221; who discusses her book at the double-author event. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.
#376; #8220;Faith#8221; author Jennifer Haighreads from and signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
#376; Husband-and-wife team Don Stokes and Lillian Stokes, world-renowned bird educators and authors and hosts of the PBS series #8220;Stokes Birds at Home,#8221; will discuss their new field guide, #8220;The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America,#8221; with the DuPage Birding Club at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Cantigny Park and First Division Museum, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free but is limited to the first 200 attendees. Visit dupagebirding.org.