Literary listings
May 31, 2012 7:04PM
Updated: May 31, 2012 7:04PM
JUNE 1
• Jeanne Cordova (“When We Were Outlaws”) in conversation with Achy Obejas,” 7:30 p.m. at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark.
JUNE 2
• Jeff Shaara will discuss and sign “A Blaze of Glory,” noon at the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop, 357 W. Chicago.
• Chuck Spinner will discuss and sign “The Tragedy at the Loomis Street Crossing,” 2 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.
JUNE 3
• Avon multi-author Romance event features: Rachel Gibson (“Rescue Me”), Elizabeth Boyle (“Along Came a Duke”), Sarah MacLean (“A Rogue”), Julia Quinn (“A Night Like This”) and Pamela Palmer (“A Blood Seduction”) will discuss and sign their new books, 2 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.
• The Chicago Way literary series, featuring Randy Richardson (“Cheeseland”), Kim Strickland (“Down at the Golden Coin”), Rick Kaempfer and Brendan Sullivan (“The Living Wills”), 7 p.m. at the Hidden Shamrock, 2723 N. Halsted.
JUNE 4
• Buddy Guy will sign copies of his new book, “When I Left Home: My Story,” noon at Barbara’s Bookstore at Macy’s, 111 N. State.
• Jeff Shaara will discuss and sign “A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh,” 7 p.m. at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.
• Roger Thurow will discuss and sign “The Last Hunger Season,” 7 p.m. at the Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka.
• Rachel Gibson (“Rescue Me”), Elizabeth Boyle, Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Pamela Palmer will discuss and sign their latest books, 7 p.m. at Frankfort Public Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Rd., Frankfort.
JUNE 5
• Bryan Gruley will discuss and sign “The Skeleton Box,” 6 p.m. at the Hidden Shamrock, 2723 N. Halsted.
JUNE 7
• Melanie Gideon will discuss and sign “Wife 22” during a luncheon, 11:30 a.m. at Lovell’s of Lake Forest, 915 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. For tickets: (847) 234-8013.
• Tsoknyi Rinpoche will discuss “Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love,” 1 p.m. at Barbara’s Bookstore, 810 Village Center Dr., Burr Ridge.
• Penn Jillette will discuss and sign “God No! Signs You May Already Be An Atheist,” 7 p.m. at Meiley-Swallow Theatre, 31 S. Ellsworth, Naperville. For admission ticket, purchase the new book from Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.
• Tsoknyi Rinpoche will discuss “Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love,” 7 p.m. at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodland.
• Melanie Gideon will discuss and sign “Wife 22,” 7 p.m. at the Wauconda Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda.
• Scott Jurek will discuss and sign “Eat and Run: My Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness,” 7:30 p.m. at Fleet Feet Sports, 1620 N. Wells. Show up at 6:30 p.m. to participate in a group run before the event.
JUNE 8
• Michael Robbins will read from and discuss his debut poetry collection, “Alien vs. Predator,” 6 p.m. at 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St.
• Chicago-based poets Krista Franklin (“Study of Love & Black Body”) and Michael Warr (“The Armageddon of Funk”) will read from their new works, 6 p.m. at Jane Addams Hull House Museum, 800 S. Halsted.
• Wayne Allen LeVine will discuss and sign “Insights of an Ordinary Man,” 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie.
JUNE 12
• Sarah Terez Rosenblum will discuss and sign “Herself When She’s Missing,” 7 p.m. at Firecat Gallery, 2124 N. Damen.
JUNE 13
• Anne Laughlin will discuss and sign “Runaway,” 6 p.m. in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State.
JUNE 14
• Josh Schonwald will discuss and sign “The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches From the Future of Food,” 6 p.m. at 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St.
• E.J. Dionne will discuss and sign “Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent,” 6 p.m. in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State.
• St. Suki de la Croix will discuss and sign “Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago Before Stonewall,” 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln.
• Kerry Wood will sign copies of “All You Can Be, 7-8:30 p.m. at Costco, 2746 N. Clybourn.
JUNE 15
• Fred Afflerbach will discuss and sign “Roll On,” 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln.
• Lauren Kate will discuss and sign “Rapture,” 6 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie.
JUNE 16
• Jen Lancaster will discuss and sign “Jeneration X,” 2 p.m. at Warren Newport Public Library, 224 N. Oplaine Rd., Gurnee.
• Mike McPadden will discuss and sign “If You Like Metallica...” during a book release party, 7-10 p.m. at Salon Tress, 4101 N. Kedzie.
• Celebrate the life and works of writer James Joyce during a Bloomsday production of “Rattlin’ of the Joists,” 8 p.m. at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox. Donations accepted.
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