PAUL WILKES

Thursday, January 26th

12:00 pm at The University Club

The Art of Confession by Paul Wilkes draws on traditions as old as ancient Greece, as modern as psychoanalysis and as diverse as Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam to show readers how to incorporate a confessional practice into their daily lives.

PATRICIA SCHULTZ

Friday, January 27th

12:00 pm at Woman's Athletic Club

Patricia Shultz, veteran travel journalist, whose first edition of this title was a New York Times #1 bestseller, presents her all-new full-color version, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, with more than 200 new entries and a complete revision of every entry in the original book, including more suggestions for places to stay, restaurants to visit and festivals to experience.

WILLIAM SHAWCROSS

Tuesday, January 31st

12:00 pm at The Standard Club

British writer and commentator William Shawcross, whose father was chief British prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal, takes a no-holds-barred approach to the issues involved in putting the alleged perpetrators of 9/11 on trial for their crimes. In Justice and the Enemy, Shawcross explores the visceral debate that these questions have provoked over the proper application of democratic values in a time of war, and the enduring dilemma posed to all victors in war: how to treat the worst of your enemies.

PAULA BROADWELL

Tuesday, January 31st

12:00 pm at The Union League Club

General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military.

ANN HOOD

Wednesday, February 1st

4:30 pm at The Book Stall

Meet bestselling author Ann Hood, who will discuss and sign the first two books in her Treasure Chest series - suspenseful tales of time travel and historical fiction for readers age 8 and up.

ELMORE and PETER LEONARD (two events)

Thursday, February 2nd

6:30 pm at Michigan Shores Club and

Friday, February 3rd

8:30 am at The Book Stall (Breakfast)

Don’t miss two opportunities to meet Elmore Leonard and his son Peter Leonard, both out with brand new books. Elmore, A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, will talk about Raylan, his fast-paced, darkly humorous third crime novel starting straight shooting, supercool U.S. marshal Raylan Givens. Peter’s new book is Voices of the Dead, the story of a Detroit Holocaust survivor whose daughter is killed in Washington DC by a drunk driver - a German diplomat who is granted immunity and released.

JUDY WEITZMAN

Friday, February 3rd

6:30 pm at The Book Stall

Chicago author and personal diet coach Judy Weitzman talks about her new book, How to Eat When Life Gets in the Way, complete with strategies that make weight loss - regardless of the program - easier and even enjoyable. Based on her own personal experience, it's filled with tips on how to maintain weight for a lifetime without feeling deprived.

WAEL GHONIM

Saturday, February 4th

3:00 pm at The Art Institute

Named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 for his involvement in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011,Wael Ghonim will discuss his new book Revolution 2.0 in which he shares how social media played a pivotal role in the demonstrations in Egypt and the 11 days he spent detained by Egyptian
authorities.

For tickets ($15), go to http://waelghonim.eventbrite.com/ or
call 312 222-4358.

DEBBIE MILLER

Saturday, February 4th

3:00 pm at The Book Stall

Come meet children's author Debbie Miller as she reads and discusses her latest book, Flight of the Golden Plover which tells the remarkable story of the golden plover’s annual migration.

Ms. Miller will also discuss her book, Survival at 40 Below, that describes some of the amazing adaptations of arctic animals for winter survival.

CELEBRATE WITH US!!!

Saturday, February 11th

All day at The Book Stall

Join us to clebrate Roberta's 30th anniversary as the owner of The Book Stall at Chestnut Court as well as the 75th anniversary of the founding of the original Chestnut Court Bookstore.

Champagne Toast at 4:00 pm

Also, as our gift to you, everything in the store will be 20% both Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th.