The Book Cellar's own Book Group will meet over wine and dinner to discuss The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany.

Come on in and pick up your copy today.

Start time: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Come to an evening with Rolph Potts, who will read from and sign his new
travel narrative, Marco Polo Didn't Go There.


This collection of rollicking travel tales is from a young writer USA Today has called "Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age." Potts documents his funniest and most hair-raising trips, from getting stranded in the Libyan desert without water to learning the secrets of Tantric sex in a dubious Indian ashram.

Start time: Thursday, October 02, 2008 At 07:00 PM

OUT OF THE BOOK: State by State. Come to The Book Cellar for a short film on this new book edited by Matt Weiland, complete with interviews and insider insights—shown in our Café. Matt Weiland will be presenting, along with contributors Philip Connors, Cristina Henriquez, and Said Sayrafiezadeh.

Do you know which states have the worst binge-drinking problem? If you guessed Wisconsin, Minnesota, or North Dakota, you’d be right.

And if you’ve ever been to West Virginia and noticed a veritable pandemic of toothlessness, you might not be surprised to know that it’s the state home to the most toothless people in the nation.

South Carolina can boast the highest incidence of violent crime, while Montana is home to more military recruits than any other state.

In addition to random facts and trivia, editors Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey have compiled a remarkable collection of original pieces by fifty of America’s foremost writers – a mix of n...

Start time: Friday, October 03, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Walking Chicago, recently published by Wilderness Press, presents 31 diverse, self-guided tours through the Windy City.

Writer and travel expert Ryan Ver Berkmoes will be at the Book Cellar on Sunday to discuss the varied routes included in the book--routes that take you past Chicago's classic bars, scandalous sites, historic architecture, dynamic neighborhoods, and famous lakeshore.

Rick Kogan, of the Chicago Tribune , said of Walking Chicago, "It would be a shame for anybody to set foot in Chicago without a copy of this lively, clear-eyed, amusing and enlightening companion."

Take a walk to the Book Cellar and join us for an amusing and enlightening event!

Start time: Sunday, October 05, 2008 At 02:00 PM
Url: http://ryanverberkmoes.com/

The DESI LIT BOOK GROUP meets to discuss this month’s pick, In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh


Start time: Monday, October 06, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Join The Book Cellar in welcoming Chicago authorPorter Shreve as he shares his new novel, When the White House was Ours.



PRAISE FOR PORTER SHREVE

“Porter Shreve has always had a keen feel for a story and an instinct for what is interesting in the world. He is a wonderful and accomplished young writer.” —Lorrie Moore, author of Birds of America and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS OURS

"A loosely autobiographical story of free love and family set against the hopeful but disappointing Carter presidency, Shreve's third novel skillfully interweaves the story of teenager Daniel Truitt with that of the United States at a crossroads. On the eve of the nation's bicentennial, the Truitts relocate to a deteriorating Washington, D.C., mansion after Daniel's father, Pete, loses yet another teaching job. Pete plans to launch an experimental school where students and teachers are equal, but Daniel's mother, Vale...

Start time: Thursday, October 09, 2008 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://www.portershreve.com/

Book Cellar celebrates this group of Witty Women Writers tonight!

Come enjoy dinner and wine and a great group of ladies as they share their stories!

The Lineup:
Amy Guth
Stacey Ballis
Wendy Mclure
Jen Lancaster

Start time: Friday, October 10, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Join The Book Cellar as we celebrate contributors of the parenting book Sleep Is For The Weak . Editor Rita Arens (of Surrender, Dorothy) and contributor Amy Jo Jones (of Binkytown) will be sharing stories and signing the anthology.

Find a babysitter and come out for some food, wine, and great stories about parenting!

Also, check out The Community for Women Who Blog: www.blogher.com

The event will start at 4 p.m. and conclude at 6 p.m.

Start time: Saturday, October 11, 2008 At 04:00 PM
Url: http://www.blogher.com

GAPERS BLOCK BOOK GROUP
chats it up about
Ayun Halliday’s
Dirty Sugar Cookies.

Start time: Monday, October 13, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Local Author Night!

The Book Cellar features an evening with local
authors.

Scott Smith will read from Like Dizzy Gillespie's Cheeks;
Joyce Koreman will read On Another Note … Mary’s Story;
Jian Ping will read from her memoir Mulberry Child;
and
Margaret Peifer will read from Nice to Meet your Husband Sister Martha.

Come sip wine as you hear readings by some of Chicago’s finest.

Start time: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Join The Book Cellar in welcoming John McNally, author of America's Report Card and The Book of Ralph.

John will be reading from his new book, Ghosts of Chicago.

Stop in, sip some wine, and listen to some great stories!

John Belushi, Walter Payton, Richard J. Daley, and Nelson Algren are some of the Chicagoans who inhabit and haunt this new collection of stories from a lauded American writer.

In this first story collection since the award-inning Troublemakers, many of the stories deftly resurrect deceased Chicagoans or artifacts of Chicago pop culture, creating an impressionistic portrait of the city.

Gene Siskel, impatient with the movie he's watching, taunts Roger Ebert; Miss Betsy, the host of "Romper Room," experiences her own awakening during the sexual revolution; railroad mogul George Pullman remembers his greatest triumph as he draws his last breath. Other stories tell of everyday people who must confront their own p...

Start time: Thursday, October 16, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Ursula Bielski visits The Book Cellar to share creepy tales of ghostlore and hauntings.

She'll be reading from her books Chicago Haunts and More Chicago Haunts.

Come if you dare!

Start time: Friday, October 17, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Check out the newest characters on the literary scene!

Celebrate the premiere issue of
Conclave: A Journal of Character
at the Book Cellar

October 18 from 7-9 p.m.

Conclave is an annual literary magazine of character-focused writing and
photography published by Chicago-based Wolfsword Press.

Come for the launch party. Eat, drink, listen to some readings,
and enjoy the company of some interesting characters.

Start time: Saturday, October 18, 2008 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://www.conclavejournal.com

The Book Cellar welcomes
THE PLAGIARISTS
as they do a theatrical reading of
Jonathan Lethem's
Promiscuous Stories.

The Plagiarists steal from literature, visual art, history, and the culture at large to create new theatre that finds the familiar in the strange, the unique in the commonplace and ultimately enlarges the world.

This play, The Plagiarists’ first independent full-length production, is based on the work of bestselling author Jonathan Lethem. The play brings to life Lethem’s unique and indelible stories, creating a world which is disturbing and heartwarming, funny and frightening, as it explores the paradoxes of our modern experience.

Check out the Plagiarists' website for more info!

Start time: Monday, October 20, 2008 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://theplagiarists.org/

CAASE BOOK GROUP
meets in discussion of Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generationby Natalie Moore.

Swing on in and pick up your copy today!

Start time: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 At 06:00 PM

Internationally known stand-up comedian and joke writer Jeremy Greenberg will be at The Book Cellar sharing his new book, Relative Discomfort.

If your family more closely resembles the Simpsons as opposed to the Tanner, Keaton, or Huxtable clans, then chances are this book is for you. International headlining comedian Jeremy Greenberg writes from the premise that although we love our families, many of us don't particularly love spending time with those who share our dysfunctional DNA.

Seeing family is like catching a head cold: a temporary discomfort relieved by a snifter or four of brandy." --Jeremy Greenberg

Start time: Thursday, October 23, 2008 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://jeremygreenberg.com/

John Green, author of renowned young adult novels Looking for Alaska and Abundance of Katherines, will be at the Book Cellar reading his newest novel, Paper Towns.

This is a TICKETED EVENT, as space is limited. During the event, the store will be closed to the general public (2:30-5pm).

THE LONG BIO FOR BOOK REPORTS, THE INSANELY CURIOUS, AND/OR STALKERS

John Green is a writer living in Indianapolis, Indiana (by way of New York and Chicago) with his outrageously wonderful wife, Sarah. John's first novel, Looking for Alaska, was published in 2005. It won the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in Young Adult literature, was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, and received many other accolades, which are discussed at some length on his website. The movie rights to Looking for Alaska were acquired by Paramount, and Josh Schwartz (creator of The O. C. and a very nice guy) is cu...

Start time: Saturday, October 25, 2008 At 03:00 PM
Contact Info : John Green's Weblog: http://www.sparksflyup.com/2007/09/paper-towns.php and his Official Website: http://www.sparksflyup.com/
Url: http://www.sparksflyup.com/

Sean Chercover comes to The Book Cellar to share his thrilling new novel, Trigger City.

He will be reading and signing at The Book Cellar.

Introduced in the acclaimed "Big City, Bad Blood," P.I. Ray Dudgeon is back in a dangerous investigation where the search for truth can lead to his own death.

Start time: Monday, October 27, 2008 At 07:00 PM

Chicago Women in Publishing hosts its New Member Social right here at the Book Cellar.

Start time: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://www.cwip.org/joinnow.htm

The FIXX READING SERIES
at The Book Cellar
presents
Robert Duffer, author of A Place to Call Home,
Tim Hall, author of Full of It,
and
Ben Tanzer, who wrote Most Likely You'll Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine.

Start time: Thursday, October 30, 2008 At 08:00 PM
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