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This page provides information on upcoming author events (book-signings, speaking engagements, panel discussions, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Click on an author's name at the left to go directly to his or her schedule of events or browse through the page to see all of our authors' schedules.


Authors listed alphabetically:

K. Berguist
A. Bernstein
U. Bielski
C. Billington
D. Cowan
D. Caspall
G. DuMelle
C. Eastwood
D. Facchini
D. Foley
K. Hanson
L. Hill
D. Hoekstra
R. Kogan
C. Lynch
J. Mulqueen
T. Okuda
The Orsingers
M. Pocius
J. Schwieterman
M. Skertic
S. Woodhouse



 

Kathie Berguist & Robert McDonald
Field Guide to Gay & Lesbian Chicago
Kathie and Robert are available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Arnie Bernstein
Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100 Years of Chicago and the Movies
"The Movies Are": Carl Sandburg's Film Reviews and Essays, 1920-1928
The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm: Chicago's Civil War Connections
Arnie is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Ursula Bielski
Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City (Revised Edition)
Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
More Chicago Haunts: Scenes From Myth and Memory
Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites
Ursula is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.

 

 
Charles N. Billington
Wrigley Field's Last World Series: The Wartime Chicago Cubs and the Pennant of 1945
Charles is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.

Thursday, April 12, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtiss Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630/960-1200

Call the library to register for the author's nostalgic wartime Cubs talk and slideshow.

 
David Cowan
Great Chicago Fires: Historic Blazes That Shaped a City
David is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Grace DuMelle
Finding Your Chicago Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History in the City and Cook County
Grace is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.

 
Carolyn Eastwood
Near West Side Stories: Struggles for Community in Chicago's Maxwell Street Neighborhood
Carolyn is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
Daniel is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
Dennis is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Karen Hanson
Today's Chicago Blues
Karen is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
Libby is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Dave Hoekstra
Ticket to Everywhere: The Best of Detours Travel Column
Dave is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Rick Kogan
A Chicago Tavern: a Goat, a Curse, and the American Dream
Rick is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.

Monday, April 9, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
The Book Cellar
4736 N. Lincoln Ave.

Author Rick Kogan joins the Gapers Block Book Club for a discussion of his book "A Chicago Tavern," the club's April book selection.

 
Christopher Lynch
Chicago's Midway Airport: The First Seventy-Five Years
Christopher is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Ted Okuda and Jack Mulqueen
The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television
Ted and Jack are available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Trevor J. Orsinger and Drew F. Orsinger
The Firefighter's Best Friend: Lives and Legends of Chicago Firehouse Dogs
Trevor and Drew are available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
Marilyn Pocius
A Cook's Guide to Chicago 2nd Edition
Marilyn is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.

 

 
Joseph Schwieterman and Dana Caspall
The Politics of Place: A History of Zoning in Chicago
Joseph and Dana are available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at
312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

Chicago Public Library - Sulzer Branch
4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
312/744-7616

Join author Joe Schwieterman and editor Jane Heron for
a program on Chicago's epic history of zoning.


 
Mark Skertic
A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana
Mark is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
Sharon Woodhouse
Editor of: A Native's Guide to Chicago (4th Edition)
Sharon is available for speaking events. Contact Elizabeth Sattelberger at 312/226-8400 or elizabeth@lakeclaremont.com for more information.
 
 
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