Literary listings

• Reprints

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. 9

• Eric Dregni will discuss and sign his books “Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America” and “In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream,” 6:30 p.m. at the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, 6016 N. Nina.

FEB. 10

• Eric Dregni will discuss and sign his books “Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America” and “In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream,” 3 p.m. at Concordia College Chicago, 7400 Augusta St., River Forest.

• 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

• Actor/writer David Mills will perform “Dreamweaver: The Works of Langston Hughes,” 3 p.m. at the Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior.

• Eric Dregni will discuss and sign his books “Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America” and “In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream,” 5 p.m. at the Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark.

• 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. 12

• Eric Dregni will discuss and sign his books “Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America” and “In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream,” 11 a.m. at Viking Treasures, 438 Robert Parker Coffin Rd., Long Grove.

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.

FEB. 15

• Dan Chaon will discuss and sign “Stay Awake,” 12:30 pm. at the Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave., Highland Park.

• Dan Chaon will discuss and sign “Stay Awake,” 6 p.m. at 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St.

• Rachel Simon will discus and sign “The Story of Beautiful Girl,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Two Doors East, 111 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

• Local Author Night features Brendan Sullivan (“Living Wills”), David Heinzmann (“Throwaway Girl”) and Jeff Mudgett (“Bloodstains”), 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln.

• Breathless Reads National Panel Tour includes YA authors Marie Lu (“Legend”), Andrea Cremer (“Nightshade” series), Beth Revis (“Across the Universe” series) and Jessica Spotswood (“Born Wicked”), 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

FEB. 16

• Mona Scheuerman (“Reading Jane Austen”) and Karen Doornebos (“Definitely Not Mr. Darcy”) will discuss and sign their works, 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4726 N. Lincoln.

• Marianne Malone will discuss and sign “The Sixty-Eight Rooms, 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

• Catherine Theis (“The Fraud of Good Sleep”) and Jessica Savitz (“Hunting is Painting”) will read from their work during a poetry reading, 7:30 p.m. at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark.

FEB. 17

• Jane O’Connor will discuss and sign “Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 5112 Main St., Downers Grove.

FEB. 18

• Chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts will sign “bluestem, the cookbook,” 2-4 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

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