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MADELEINE ALBRIGHT signs Memo to the Next President: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership. Tue 5/13, 2-3:30 PM, University of Chicago Bookstore, 970 E. 58th, 773-720-7712.
BLUE BALLIETT presents her latest kids' book, Calder Game. Thu 5/8, 7 PM, Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, 847-676-2230.ELIZABETH BERG reads from her new story collection, The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation. Thu 5/8, 7 PM, Ashton Place, 341 75th, Willowbrook, 630-960-1200 or thebigread.org, registration required.CHRIS BOHJALIAN signs his latest novel, Skeletons at the Feast. Wed 10/24, 7 PM, Borders, 830 N. Michigan, 312-573-0564.TIM W. BROWN reads from his novel Walking Man. Fri 5/9, 6 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910, Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293-2665. Joint appearances with Paul McComas.SARAH MILLER CALDICOTT presents Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America's Greatest Inventor. Wed 5/14, 1:30 PM, Borders, 150 N. State, 312-606-0750.
BARBARA CUIREJ AND LINDSAY LOCHMAN sign their photo collection All Things Are Always Changing. Sat 5/10, Big Chicks, 5024 N. Sheridan, 773-728-5511.
LISA DALTON shares her contribution to Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day at Work. Wed 5/14, 7 PM, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake, Oak Park, 708-383-8200.TODD DEPASTINO (Citizen Hobo) discusses Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front. Thu 5/8, 11:30 AM, Pritzker Military Library, 610 N. Fairbanks, 312-587-0234, $55 includes lunch and signed book, reservations required. (A limited amount of free seating is available for a 12:30 PM talk; reservations recommended.) Thu 5/8, 6 PM, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, 357 W. Chicago, 312-944-3085.F MAGAZINE The Columbia College literary magazine celebrates the release of its latest issue with readings by contributors Betty Shiflett, Patrician Ann McNair, and Mahmoud Saeed. Fri 5/9, 7 PM, Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark, 773-769-9299.NURUDDIN FARAH reads from his latest novel, Knots. Tue 5/13, 7 PM, Barnes & Noble, 1630 Sherman, Evanston, 847-424-0848.TOM FARLEY JR. promotes The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts. Mon 5/12, 7 PM, Borders, 830 N. Michigan, 312-573-0564.ELIZABETH GEORGE signs her latest Thomas Lynley mystery, Careless in Red. Tue 5/13, 12:30 PM, Borders, 150 N. State, 312-606-0750.LORNA GOODISON presents From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island. Thu 5/8, 7:30 PM, Borders, 2210 W. 95th, 773-445-5471.JOHN M. HAGEDORN (Gangs in the Global City) presents A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture. Thu 5/8, 6 PM, 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th, 773-684-1300.ELIZABETH HAND reads from her novel Generation Loss. Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293-2665, Joint appearance with Matthew Sharpe.KENAN HEISE talks about Chicago Afternoons With Leon; his biography of former Fifth Ward alderman Leon Despres. Sat 5/10, noon, Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm, Winnetka, 847-446-8880.KAT HIBBARD presents her memoir, Bullets: Growing Up in the Crossfire. Wed 5/14, 7 PM, Transitions Bookplace, 1000 W. North, 312-951-7323.
NICOLE HOLLANDER (Sylvia) signs Tales of Graceful Aging From the Planet Denial. Sat 5/10, 3-5 PM, Big Chicks, 5024 N. Sheridan, 773-728-5511.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON (huffingtonpost.com) promotes Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe. Tue 5/13, 7 PM, Borders, 830 N. Michigan, 312-573-0564."I DREAM OF SIMPLE THINGS" Actors Rebecca Spence and Michelle Roberts read poems by the late Donna G. Humphrey. Thu 5/8, 6:30 PM, Harold Washington Library Center, lower-level reception hall, 400 S. State, 312-747-4050.KATE JACOBS signs her novel Comfort Food. Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, 847-676-2230.JERRY JACOVER signs his novel Merkle's Curse: Why the Chicago Cubs Have Not Won a World Series Since 1908. Thu 5/8, 7 PM, Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm, Winnetka, 847-446-8880. KIM "HOWARD" JOHNSON presents The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close. Thu 5/8, 7:30 PM, Borders, 2817 N. Clark, 773-935-3909.THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CHICAGO presents Peeling the Wild Onion: A Collection of Chicago Culinary Culture. Sat 5/10, 2 PM, Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm, Winnetka, 847-446-8880, Sat 5/10, 3 PM, Barnes & Noble, 1441 W. Webster, 773-871-3610. CHIP KIDD Wed 5/14, 7 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910.TAMMY LECHNER promotes The Chicago Cubs: Our Team, Our Dream--A Cub's Fan's Journey Into Baseball's Greatest Romance. Sat 5/10, 1:30 PM, Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm, Winnetka, 847-446-8880.MARK LEONARD (Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century) presents What Does China Think? A Chicago Council on Global Affairs program. Wed 5/14, 6 PM, InterContinental Hotel, 505 N. Michigan, 312-726-3860, $30, registration requested.PAUL MCCOMAS reads from his novel Planet of the Dates. Fri 5/9, 6 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910, Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293-2665. Joint appearances with Tim W. Brown.AARON DAVID MILLER (The Arab States and the Palestine Question) discusses The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace. A Chicago Council on Global Affairs program. Mon 5/12, 6 PM, Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren, 312-726-3860, $30, registration requested.GEORGE MOTZ (hamburgeramerica.com) serves up Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation. Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Barbara's Bookstore, 1100 Lake, Oak Park, 708-848-9140.
MYOPIC POETRY SERIES Zach Harris and Gene Tanta are the featured readers. Sun 5/11, 7 PM, Myopic Books, 1564 N. Milwaukee, 773-862-4882.
JIM NANTZ promotes his memoir, Always by My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other. Thu 5/8, 12:30 PM, Borders, 150 N. State, 312-606-0750.CHARLES M. PAYNE (I've Got the Light of Freedom) presents Teach Freedom: Education for Liberation in the African-American Tradition. Wed 5/14, 6 PM, 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th, 773-684-1300.DAVID PLOWDEN signs his latest photo collection, David Plowden: Vanishing Point--Fifty Years of Photography. Mon 5/12, 7 PM, Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel, Highland Park, 847-432-0216.POEM PRESENT Piotr Sommer (Continued) reads his work and lectures. Thu 5/8, 5:30 PM (reading), Fri 5/9, 1 PM (lecture), Univ. of Chicago Rosenwald Hall, room 405, 1101 E. 58th, 773-834-8524.QUICKIES! A monthly readings series of "very short prose." Readers for this edition include Mary Hamilton, Lindsay Hunter, Margaret Chapman, Ira Murfin, Erin O'Neill, Chris Bower, Melanie Datz, and Kate Duva. Tue 5/13, 7:30 PM, Inner Town Pub, 1935 W. Thomas, quickieschicago.blogspot.com.TRISH RYAN signs He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: A Memoir of Finding Faith, Hope, and Happily Ever After. Tue 5/13, 7:30 PM, Borders, 1700 Maple, Evanston, 847-733-8852.DAVID SAMUELS presents The Runner: A True Account of the Amazing Lies and Fantastical Adventures of the Ivy League Impostor James Hogue as well as his essay collection Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Thu 5/8, 7 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910.JOHN SANDFORD signs his latest Lucas Davenport mystery, Phantom Prey. Fri 5/9, 12:30 PM, Borders, 150 N. State, 312-606-0750, Fri 5/9, 7:30 PM, Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, 847-676-2230.MATTHEW SHARPE reads from his novel Jamestown. Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293-2665, Joint appearance with Elizabeth Hand.CARL SMITH (Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief: The Great Chicago Fire, the Haymarket Bomb, and the Model Town of Pullman) discusses The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City. Thu 5/8, 7 PM, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington, Evanston, 847-448-8620.DANIEL P. SMITH signs On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department. Sat 5/10, 2 PM, Borders, 4718 N. Broadway, 773-334-7338.TWILIGHT TALES An evening honoring horror writer Robert Weinberg Mon 5/12, 7:30 PM, Mix, 2843 N. Halsted, 773-549-3500, $4 suggested donation.MICHAEL VALDES presents the lastest issue of his zine School Daze. Sat 5/10, 5 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910.PATRICIA WELLS (The Provence Cookbook) promotes We've Always Had Paris .. and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France. Thu 5/8, 4 PM, Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 773-293-2665.DAVID WHITEIS The Reader contributor signs Chicago Blues: Portraits and Stories. Tue 5/13, 6 PM, 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th, 773-684-1300.MAURICE YORK AND RICK SPAULDING present their biography Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Infinitude of the Private Man. Fri 5/9, 5:30-8:30 PM, Art de Triumph, 2936 N. Clark, 773-832-4038.FAREED ZAKARIA (The Future of Freedom) discusses The Post-American World. A Chicago Council on Global Affairs program. Tue 5/13, 6 PM, Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan, 312-726-3860, $30, registration requested. Lectures"CARMA: A CRASH COURSE IN SUSTAINABLE FUELS" Biological scientist Lauren Mets lectures for this Columbia College program. Tue 5/13, 5 PM, Columbia College, Ferguson Auditorium, 600 S. Michigan, 312-344-8505.CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION LUNCHTIME LECTURE Architect David Mann speaks on "Completing the Vision of Modern Classic Architecture: The Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden." Wed 5/14, 12:15 PM, ArchiCenter, 224 S. Michigan, 312-922-3432, ext. 252.COLLEGE OF COMPLEXES William Guillermo Luna and Rita Hernandez hold forth on "The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement." Sat 5/10, 8 PM, Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N. Lincoln, 312-327-6611 or 312-842-5036, $3 plus a $5 food/drink purchase."CRISIS IN DARFUR" Program with reps from Amnesty International and the Chicago Coalition to Save Darfur. Sat 5/3, 2:30 PM, Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln, 312-744-7616.GREAT CHICAGO PLACES AND SPACES: CONVERSATIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES Writer Stuart Dybek (The Coast of Chicago et al) speaks for the series. Wed 5/14, 6:30 PM, Lawson YMCA, 30 W. Chicago, 773-702-5328 or greatchicagoplaces.us."MAN, MACHINE, AND MOVEMENT" Talk by architect Shannon McDonald (The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form). Thu 5/8, 12:15 PM, ArchiCenter, 224 S. Michigan, 312-922-3432."NEGOTIATING MIDDLE EAST PEACE" Panel discussion moderated by Tribune foreign editor Hugh Delios. A Chicago Council on Global Affairs program. Thu 5/8, 6 PM, Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan, 312-726-3860, $30, registration requested.PEOPLE WHO SHAPE OUR WORLD Architect Lise Anne Couture speaks for the series. Tue 5/13, 6 PM, Museum of Contemporary Art, theater, 220 E. Chicago, 312-397-4010.PLATYPUS AFFILIATED SOCIETY Forum on "40 Years of 1968: The Problematic Drama of the Past in the Present." Thu 5/8, 6 PM, School of the Art Institute, auditorium, 280 S. Columbus, platypus1917.com."REPORTING FROM DARFUR" Talk by author Jonathan Harr (A Civil Action). Tue 5/13, 5 PM, Univ. of Chicago Rosenwald Hall, room 405, 1101 E. 58th, lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news."SIMPLY MARVELOUS: AN EVENING OF MAGIC" Talkand performance by writer-artist Hugh Musick. A Nextbook program. Wed 5/14, 7:30 PM, Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace, 312-747-4074, $6-$8, nextbook.org for tickets."SUGGESTIONS FOR A SANER SOCIETY" Talk by Center for Cultural Interchange president Emanuel Kuntzelman. Mon 5/12, 6-8 PM, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green, 312-264-1629 or cci-exchange.com.SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE Talk by O'Hare Modernization Program director Rosemarie Andolino. Tue 5/13, 12:15 PM, ArchiCenter, 224 S. Michigan, 312-922-3432."UNVEILING THE MIND ABOUT ARABS AND ISLAM" Talk by Egyptian novelist Nawal El Saadawi. Thu 5/8, 5:30 PM, Univ. of Chicago Social Sciences Bldg., room 122, 1126 E. 59th, lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/news."WRITING YOUR IDENTITY" Talk by fiction writer Mary Anne Mohanraj (Bodies in Motion). Mon 5/12, 5:15 PM, Northwestern Univ. Kresge Hall, room 2-425, 1880 Campus Dr., Evanston, 847-467-4099. | | | CRITICS' CHOICE | CHIP KIDDGraphic designer Chip Kidd made his name in book covers but emerged as a talented novelist in 2001, with his coming-of-age story The Cheese Monkeys. His new novel, The Learners (Scribner), continues the tale of Happy, an art student turned entry-level adman who follows his mentor to a small agency in New Haven. One of his first assignments is to design an ad for a research study that turns out to be Stanley Milgram's infamous "obedience" experiments, in which an alarming percentage of subjects obeyed an authority figure who instructed them to inflict pain on an innocent victim; Happy himself eventually becomes a participant. Kidd uses his narrative to investigate the relationships between form and content, authority and advertising -- and the result is less Mad Men than a hammy pop update on Don DeLillo. Kidd's characters, like DeLillo's, lack depth. But his pointed observations on design and mass culture make this short novel a compelling read.  Wed 5/14, 7 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910. --Whet Moser
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