Author appearances: Mary Doria Russell signs books in Gurnee

Posted February 27, 2015 9:00 am

• Author Susan Fox discusses her book "Little Women of Baghlan" at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 605 W. Golf Road, Mount Prospect. Free; donations welcome. Call (847) 439-0950, or visit trinitymp.org.

• New York Times best-selling author Allison Pataki discusses her new novel, "The Accidental Empress," at a luncheon event beginning at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 2, at Nieto's, 429 Temple Ave., Highland Park. Tickets are $60 for the luncheon. Admission includes a copy of Pataki's book. Cash bar available. Seating is limited. Register by calling the Lake Forest Book Store at (847) 234-4420. Visit lakeforestbookstore.com.

• Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author Thanhha Lai discusses and signs copies of her new young adult novel "Listen Slowly" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To receive a number for the signing line, purchase "Listen Slowly" from Anderson's Bookshop. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Mary Doria Russell, author of "Epitaph," the follow-up title to "Doc," discusses her book at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at the Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. A book-signing follows. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Call (847) 244-5150 or visit wnpl.info. Doria Russell also discusses and signs copies of "Epitaph" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To receive a number for the signing line, purchase "Epitaph" from Anderson's. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Sister Simone Campbell, an attorney and social justice advocate, discusses her book "A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change and Community" at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, in Elmhurst College's Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Campbell will be available to sign books after her lecture. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Admission is $10 for the general public; free for Elmhurst College students, faculty, staff and alumni. Call (630) 617-3390 or visit elmhurst.edu/tix.

• Daniel P. Bolger, author of "Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars," appears at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. (847) 244-5150 or wnpl.info.

• "I Am Radar" author Reif Larsen discusses and signs copies of his new novel at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To receive a number for the signing line, purchase a copy of Larsen's book from Anderson's. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

• Meet children's author Barney Saltzberg as he discusses his new title "Colors, Colors Everywhere!" at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.

- Laura Milbrath Stewart

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