Literary listings

• Reprints

JAN. 29

• Mary Sommers will discuss and sign “More Than a Midwife: Stories of Glory, Grace & Motherhood,” 4:30 p.m. at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark.

• Sherill Bodine will discuss and sign “All I Want Is You” at a book launch party, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Hidden Shamrock (back room), 2723 N. Halsted.

FEB. 1

• Ann Hood will discuss and sign the first two books in her “Treasure Chest” series, 4:30 p.m. at the Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka.

• Lori Andrews will discuss and sign “I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, 6 p.m. in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State.

FEB. 2

• Chicago’s Literati Networking Event aims to bring the people of Chicago’s literary community together, 6-9 p.m. at the Hidden Shamrock, 2723 N. Halsted. Registration is $15; $20 at the door. Register at chicagoliterati.eventbrite.com.

• Robert Crais will discuss and sign “Taken,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

• Ann Hood will discuss and sign the first two books in her “Treasure Chest” series, 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Two Doors, East, 111 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

FEB. 3

• Elmore Leonard (“Raylan”) and Peter Leonard (“Voices of the Dead”) will discuss and sign their new books, 8:30 a.m. at the Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka.

• Judy Weitzman will discuss and sign “How to Eat When Life Gets In the Way,” 6:30 p.m. at the Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka.

• Damian Serbu will discuss and sign “The Vampire’s Quest,” 7:30 p.m. at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark.

FEB. 4

• Debbie Miller will discuss and sign “Flight of the Golden Plover” and “Survival at 40 Below,” 3 p.m. at the Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka.

FEB. 5

• William Landay will discuss and sign “Defending Jacob,” 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie.

FEB. 7

• Ayad Akhtar will discuss and sign “American Dervish,” 7:30 p.m. at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron.

FEB. 8

• Adam Rex will discuss and sign “Cold Cereal,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

• Mahmoud Saeed and translator Allen Salter will discuss and sign “The World Through the Eyes of Angels,” 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln.

FEB. 10

• Chinelo Okparanta and Nami Mun will discuss their work during a Granta Magazine Reading & Conversation, 7:30 p.m. at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark.

• Actor/writer David Mills will perform “Dreamweaver: The Works of Langston Hughes,” 7 p.m. at the Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior.

FEB. 11

• David Mills (“The Dream Detective”) and Amina Gautier (“At-Risk”) will discuss and sign their work, 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln.

• Shalom Auslander will discuss and sign “Hope: A Tragedy,” 8 p.m. at a special reception at Spertus, 610 S. Michigan. Tickets are $75-$100 and include cocktails, dessert and a signed copy of the book.

FEB. 13

• Kathryn Littlewood, will discuss and sign “Bliss,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

FEB. 14

• Local authors Jennifer Stevenson, Sherrill Bodine and Patricia Rosemoor will discuss writing and publishing romance novels, 7 p.m. at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan, 22nd Floor.

• Alex Flinn will discuss and sign “Bewitching,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

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