LEGO: A Love Story author to appear in Schaumburg
• Meet Jonathan Bender, author of "LEGO: A Love Story," as he discusses and signs copies of his book at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Borders Books and Music, 1540 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. (847) 330-0031.
• Author Reginald Nelson, co-founder of the Congo Square Theater Company, will discuss and sign copies of his new book "How to Start Your Own Theater Company" at 6 p.m. Friday, June 18, at Borders Books and Music, 1700 Maple Ave., Evanston. (847) 733-8852.
• Glen Ellyn author Melanie Benjamin, author of "Alice I Have Been," and Chicago author Kelly O'Connor McNees, author of "The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott," discuss writing about literary icons from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn. The authors' books will be available for purchase and signing. (630) 469-0879 or downtownglenellyn.com.
• Meet author Marion Moore Hill as she discusses and signs copies of "Death Books A Return" and "Deadly Design" at 2 p.m. Sunday June 20, at Centuries and Sleuths bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. (708) 771-7243.
• The Book Store of Glen Ellyn sponsors a baseball-themed dinner event with Chicago area author Billy Lombardo from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, at the Bells & Whistles Snackery, 475 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. Lombardo will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, "The Man With Two Arms." Books will be available for purchase. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children. Those under age 5 are free. The event is part of the Glen Ellyn Bookfest. Call (630) 545-2355, or go to downtownglenellyn.com.
• Loung Ung, a survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge regime, and author of "First They Killed My Father" and "Lucky Child," discusses her life during war at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie. Ung will also sign copies of her books. General admission is $5-$10. Reservations are required. (847) 967-4884 or ilholocaustmuseum.org.
• "Supreme Justice" author Phillip Margolin reads from and signs copies of his book at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at Borders Books and Music, 101 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton. (630) 871-9595.
• Author and martial arts expert Chris Bradford reads from and signs copies of "The Way of the Sword," the second book in his "Young Samurai" middle readers series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665.
• Winnetka author Robert Leonard discusses his book "Curious Currency: The Story of Money from the Stone Age to the Internet Age" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, at the Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880.
• Meet author Alyson Noel as she reads from and signs copies of "Dark Flame," her latest entry in the "Immortals" series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, at Borders Books and Music, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook. (630) 574-0800.
• Bill Press, nationally syndicated columnist and host of radio's "Bill Press Show," discusses his new book "Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America's Airwaves" at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at the Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880.
- Laura Stewart