The Book Stall’s
Women Writers Series
Fall 2009
Luncheons,12 noon, at Mirani’s (727 Elm) or Avli's (566 Chestnut)
Check specific location below
Wednesday, Sept. 30
DIANA GABALDON |
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The author of the award-winning Outlander saga speaks about An Echo in the Bone, her new seventh volume in the series that continues the extraordinary story of the 18th century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th century time-traveling wife.
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Monday,
Oct. 26
SARAH DUNANT
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 The British author of the bestsellers The Birth of Venus and Company of the Courtesan, discusses her writing and her new novel, Sacred Hearts, about a convent in Renaissance Italy that is shaken to its core when a new novice is taken in by force.
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Thursday, Oct. 29
JACQUELYN MITCHARD
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 In her newest novel, No Time to Wave Goodbye, the author returns to the Cappadora family from The Deep End of the Ocean. It is 22 years after the abduction of 3-year-old Ben, who is now married with a baby girl. Kerry is studying to be an opera singer, and Vincent has emerged from a troubled adolescence to become a filmmaker with an acclaimed documentary about abduction. Just as the family is about to celebrate Vincent’s success, it is cast back into the past, revisiting the worst moment of their lives. |
Thursday, Nov. 12
JOY
HARJO
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 Native American poet and writer Joy Harjo has won some of the most presitigious awards in the country, including the American Book Award and the Delmore Schwarz Memorial Award. Ms. Harjo, recently named "Best Female Artist" at the 2009 Native American Music Awards, will speak about her book, For a Girl Becoming, her tale of the joys and lessons of a girl's journey through birth, youth, and adulthood. For reservations or to order an autographed book, call 847 446-8880. |
Wednesday, Dec. 2
SARA
PARETSKY
NOTE NEW LOCATION
at Avli |
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SARA PARETSKY, bestselling local author, speaks about her latest V.I. Warshawski novel, Hardball, where Chicago politics — past, present, and future — take center stage.
Luncheon at Avli, 566 Chestnut St in Winnetka. 847 446-9300. |
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Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010
TAMI HOAG
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at Avli |
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TAMI HOAG's new book, Deeper than the Dead, it is being released on Dec. 29, She joins us for a Women Writers Series luncheon on
January 6, 2010 at Avli, 566 Chestnut St . in Winnetka, 847-446-9300. |
For cost information and reservations, call The Book Stall at 847 446-8880
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| Come with your girlfriends, your mothers, your daughters, or yourself for great books, great food and wonderful discussions with celebrity authors in your neighborhood.! |
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For cost information and reservations, call The Book Stall at 847 446-8880
Come with your girlfriends, your mothers, your daughters, or yourself for some great food and discussions!
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