Book notes: Cassandra Clare signs at NCC's Pfeiffer Hall
Ÿ Author and award-winning blogger Jill Smokler reads from and signs copies of her book “Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Anderson's Two Doors East, 111 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
Ÿ New author Heidi R. May and New York Times best-selling author Joan Wester Anderson will both be on hand to sign copies of their books from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5, at The Christian Shop, LTD, at 325 E. Dundee Road, Palatine. May will sign her book “Touched By the Grace of God,” and Wester Anderson will autograph her two newest books, “Mom Knows Best” and “An Angel to Watch Over Me.” For information, call (847) 991-8994.
Ÿ Meet author Kristin Cashore as she reads from and signs copies of her new book, “Bitterblue,” a follow-up to her title “Graceling,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
Ÿ Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park welcomes two authors, Libby Fischer Hellmann (“A Bitter Vail”) and Clare O'Donohue (“Life Without Parole”), for book discussions ands signings beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5. Centuries and Sleuths is at 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. (708) 771-7243 or centuriesandsleuths.com.
Ÿ Elizabeth Bettina discusses and signs copies of her book “It Happened in Italy” at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Barnes and Noble — Old Orchard, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. (847) 676-2230 or barnesandnoble.com.
Ÿ Christopher Healy reads from and signs copies of his debut children's book, “A Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom,” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 7, at Anderson's Bookshop, 5112 Main St., Downers Grove. (630) 963-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
Ÿ New York Times best-selling author Cassandra Clare signs copies of her newest book, “City of Lost Souls,” at a special author appearance at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. The event is sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop of Naperville at 123 W. Jefferson Ave. Tickets are required and are available by purchasing Clare's book at Anderson's. Each ticket includes a number for the book-signing line. Call (630) 355-2665 or go to andersonsbookshop.com.
Ÿ Former Chicago Cubs star Andre Dawson reads from and signs copies of his book “If You Love This Game: An MVP's Life in Baseball,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com. Dawson also will sign his book at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.
Ÿ Meet author Karen Kruse as she discusses her new book, “A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Registration is required for the free event. Call (847) 362-2330 or visit webres.cooklib.org.
Ÿ Arlington Heights author Gerry Souter signs copies of his newest historical book, “American Shooter — A Personal History of Gun Culture in the United States,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Barnes and Noble, The Annex of Arlington Shopping Center, 13 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. (847) 259-5304.
Ÿ Author Cat Patrick reads from and signs copies of her new sci-fi thriller, “Revived,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com. Patrick will also read from and sign “Revived” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.