Author events: Pulitzer winner Julia Keller stops at Anderson's
• Donna Codell signs copies of "There are No Elephants in Heaven!" - a book she co-authored with Jennifer Hale and Evan Michael Codell - from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, during the Grayslake farmers market, outside of This Old Book, 138 Center St., Grayslake. (847) 548-6951 or thisoldbook.com.
• Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Keller signs copies of her newest crime-fiction title, "Fast Falls the Night," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 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.
• The Lake Forest Book Store celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Picasso sculpture with a visit from Patricia Stratton, author of "The Chicago Picasso: A Point of Departure," from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Refreshments will be served. The Lake Forest Book Store is at 662 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest. Register at (847) 234-4420.
• "Sulfer Springs" author William Kent Krueger signs copies of his newest thriller at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in the signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.