Author appearances: Veronica Roth comes to the Tivoli March 14
• Children's book author Dav Pilkey and award-winning illustrator Dan Santat present their new book, "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs From Saturn," at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at The Corral, 4940 Willow Springs Road, Western Springs. The program is followed by a book signing. Tickets are required and are available with the purchase of the book at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665, or 5112 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 863-2665. andersonsbookshop.com.
• Thriller author Libby Fischer Hellmann, of the "Ellie Foreman" and "Georgia Davis" books, explains her move to self-publishing in "Self-Publishing: Doing It By the Book" program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton. Fischer Hellmann looks at the benefits, drawbacks and costs of choosing to self-publish. Copies of the author's books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. Register at wheatonlibrary.org or (630) 668-1374.
• Meet Mary Driver-Thiel, author of the new novel "Twelve Thousand Mornings," as she discusses her book at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Lake Forest Bookstore, 680 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest. Refreshments will be served. Register at (847) 234-4420 or lakeforestbookstore.com.
• Author Ted Sanders discusses and signs copies of his new middle-reader fantasy title, "The Box and the Dragonfly," at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To receive a number for the book-signing line, purchase the book from Anderson's. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.
• Former Barrington resident and best-selling author Veronica Roth will be on hand celebrate the upcoming movie tie-in edition of her best-selling book, "Insurgent" (opening in theaters on Friday, March 20) at an author event at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Roth will discuss her writing career and will take questions from the audience. A screening of the film "Divergent," based on Roth's book of the same title, will be shown. Tickets cost $25 and include a pre-signed copy of "Insurgent." Tickets are available at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665, or 5112 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 863-2665. There will no book-signing line or photo line at the event. A random drawing will choose 10 guests (plus one friend each) to go backstage to meet Roth and take a photo. The event is sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop. andersonsbookshop.com.
- Laura Milbrath Stewart