Lit & Lectures Search
Stephanie Rose Bird
Fri., Nov. 20, 6-10 p.m.
708-848-2863Literary Events
Bird (Four Seasons of Mojo: An Herbal Guide to Natural Living) promotes A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit.
Scotti Cohn
Fri., Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. 312-413-2665Literary Events
Cohn presents It Happened in Chicago, a collection of "twenty-seven events that shaped the Windy City."
Keep It in the Family
Fri., Nov. 20, 6 p.m. 312-369-7459Literary Events
Columbia College program with student readings at 6 PM, a "poetic conversation" about Israel and Palestine with performance poet Kevin Coval and playwright Ismail Khalidi at 7, and a poetry slam at 8.
Nancy Werking Poling
Fri., Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. 773-769-9299Literary Events
Poling reads from her novel Out of the Pumpkin Shell.
George Scialabba
Fri., Nov. 20, 7 p.m. 773-248-1444Literary Events
Scialabba (Divided Mind) presents his new book, What Are Intellectuals Good For?
"The Story Behind the Story"
Fri., Nov. 20, 4-5:30 p.m. 847-441-3406Literary Events
Novelist Elizabeth Berg (Home Safe) discusses her work. Reservations requested. $15 includes refreshments
Young Adult Author Night
Fri., Nov. 20, 7 p.m. 847-904-7304Literary Events
With James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish), Daniel Kraus (The Monster Variations), Jessica Hopper (The Girls' Guide to Rocking), and Stephanie Kuehnert (Ballads of Suburbia).
Bookamania
Sat., Nov. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 312-747-4050Literary Events
The Chicago Public Library's annual celebration of children's books features authors and/or illustrators Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez, Charles R. Smith Jr., Bob Barner, and Jim Aylesworth along with puppetry, theater, dance, magic, and musical performances. For children ages 3-10 and their families.
College of Complexes
Sat., Nov. 21, 8 p.m. 312-327-6611Lectures
"The Playground for People Who Think." Jan Lisa Huttner holds forth on the topic: Jane Addams Day Advocates. $3 plus food/drink purchase
Green Lantern Press
Sat., Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m. 773-769-9299Literary Events
Readings by Green Lantern authors Stephanie Brooks (Love Is a Certain Kind of Flower), Ashley Murray (Fascia), and Terri Griffith (So Much Better).
Philip B. Kunhardt III
Sat., Nov. 21, 12 p.m. 312-944-3085Literary Events
Kunhardt (Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon) signs Lincoln, Life-Size. Joint appearance with Earl M. Maltz.
Earl M. Maltz
Sat., Nov. 21, 12 p.m. 312-944-3085Literary Events
Maltz (Dred Scott and the Politics of Slavery) signs Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861. Joint appearance with Philip B. Kunhardt III.
Monkeybicycle/Knee-Jerk
Sat., Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. 773-293-2665Literary Events
Monkeybicycle literary journal and Knee-Jerk magazine present an evening of "reading and humor" with Aaron Burch, Amy Guth (Three Fallen Women), Jac Jemc, Billy Lombardo (How to Hold a Woman), Simon A. Smith, Angi Becker Stevens, and Brandon Will.
A Monkeybicycle / Knee-Jerk Reading Event
Sat., Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. 773-293-2665Literary Events
Monkeybicycle and Chicago's newest online literary journal Knee-Jerk Magazine team up for an exciting night of reading and humor, featuring some of Chicago's finest up and coming writers:
Billy Lombardo, Aaron Burch, Amy Guth, Jac Jemc, Simon A. Smith, Angi Becker Stevens and the Book Cellar's own Brandon Will.
Come meet the readers, and see why everyone should support local artists and publishers.
Start time: Saturday, November 21, 2009 At 07:30 PM
Open Books YA Author Panel
Sat., Nov. 21, 2 p.m. 312-475-8243Literary Events
Open Books opens its bookstore and literacy center this weekend. As part of the festivities, Gapers Block's Veronica Bond moderates a YA author panel featuring James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish), Daniel Kraus (The Monster Variations), Adam Selzer (Andrew North Blows Up the World), and Claire Zulkey (An Off Year).
