Author events: Meet Chelsea Clinton, Lesley Stahl, Lisa See this week

Posted April 01, 2017 7:25 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart

• Advice columnist and author Amy Dickinson signs copies of her book "Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Coming Home" at 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor will discuss and sign copies of her new novel, "Strange the Dreamer," at 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. To reserve a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in La Grange. (708) 582-6353 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Lisa See discusses and signs copies of her book "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" at 2 p.m. Monday, April 3, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Women's Exchange. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com. See also discusses her novel at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, at Froggy's French Cafe, 306 Green Bay Road, Highwood. Tickets cost $60 for the luncheon; a copy of the book is included. Register by calling the Lake Forest Book Store at (847) 234-4420. See will also be on hand to sign copies of her novel at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To reserve a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Alyssa Mastromonaco discusses her new book, "Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at the Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Ave., Glencoe. The event is sponsored by The Book Stall of Winnetka. (847) 835-5056, glencoepubliclibrary.org or thebookstall.com.

• New York Times best-selling author Cinda Williams Chima signs copies of her book "Shadowcaster" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Anderson's Bookshop, 5112 Main St., Downers Grove. To reserve a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in Downers Grove. (630) 963-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Author, Emmy Award winner and Academy Award winner William Joyce presents his reissued children's book titles "Bently and Egg," "Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With the Family Lazardo" and "A Day With Wilbur Robinson" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. The event will also include a viewing of the Academy Award-winning animated short film "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." Joyce received an Academy Award for his roles as writer, producer and director of "Fantastic Flying Books." He received three Emmy Awards for the "Rolie Polie Olie" TV series. For a place in the signing line, purchase one of Joyce's books from Anderson's in Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Author Kathryn J. Atwood discusses her book "Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies and Medics" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the visitors' center at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Copies of Atwood's book will be available for purchase in the Cantigny Shop. Free. fdmuseum.org.

• Chelsea Clinton celebrates the release of the paperback edition of her book "It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. Clinton will sign copies of her book. Tickets are required. For a place in the signing line, purchase Clinton's book from The Book Stall. For reservations, call The Book Stall at (847) 446-8880. thebookstall.com.

• Kate T. Parker signs copies of her book "Strong is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To reserve a place in the signing line, purchase a copy of the book from Anderson's in Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

Lesley Stahl ("60 Minutes") will discuss her new book, "Becoming Grandma," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the Cornog Auditorium at New Trier High School's Northfield campus and will sign copies of the book at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville. Courtesy of Anderson's Bookshop

• Television journalist Lesley Stahl ("60 Minutes") will be interviewed by Chicago journalist Heidi Keibler Stevens and will discuss her new book, "Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the Cornog Auditorium at New Trier High School's Northfield campus, 7 Happ Road, Northfield. For information, call The Book Stall at (847) 446-8880 or visit thebookstall.com. Stahl will sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Mark K. Shriver, president of Save the Children Action Network in Washington, D.C., and former Maryland state legislator, discusses his book, "Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis" at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 7, at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. The dress code for this event is business casual. No denim is allowed. For reservations, call The Book Stall at (847) 446-8880. thebookstall.com.

• Ernie Johnson Jr., host of TNT's postgame "Inside the NBA," signs copies of his new novel, "Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary," at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. For a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in La Grange. (708) 582-6353 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Laura Sook Duncombe, author of "Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas," will discuss, read from and sign copies of her book at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., Chicago. (773) 769-9299.

• WWE star AJ Mendez Brooks (AJ Lee) signs copies of her book "Crazy is My Superpower: How I Triumphed By Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules" at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. For a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in LaGrange. (708) 582-6353 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Meet author Jane Hamilton as she signs copies of her new novel, "The Excellent Lombards," at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's in Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr discusses his best-selling novel, "All the Light We Cannot See," at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Wilmette Junior High School, 620 Locust Road, Wilmette. The event is sponsored by The Book Stall and the Wilmette Public Library. thebookstall.com.

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