The Desi Lit Book Group gathers to discuss Midnight's Children by Salman Rushie.

Pick up your copy in the store today!

Start time: Monday, February 02, 2009 At 07:00 PM

Join The Book Cellar's BOOK CLUB to discuss Muriel Barbery's The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

Enjoy half-price wine all day!

Start time: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Contact Info : ISBN: 9781933372600

From 6:30pm to 9:30pm, Lincoln Square celebrates Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday. The party starts at the Bad Dog Tavern. RSVP to (773) 728-3890 or rsvp@lincolnsquare.org

Be sure to stop by The Book Cellar for half-price wine tonight in honor of ol' Abe!

Start time: Thursday, February 05, 2009 At 06:30 PM
Email : http://www.lincolnsquare.org/document/home_chamber.php

Tonight we welcome Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser as they share their Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak.

Pick up your copy to have it signed after the reading!

From SMITH Magazine and the creators of the "New York Times" bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes a collection of six-word sagas exploring the complexities of the human heart. It contains the most moving slivers of joy, pain, and connection readers have ever experienced--six words at a time.

Start time: Thursday, February 05, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Contact Info : ISBN: 9780061714627

Don't spend Valentine's Day alone! Dash to the Book Cellar for DATE & DASH!

Date and Dash is a Chicago-based dating service designed for people just like you.

At Date and Dash events, ladies sit at the tables, and guys move from one woman to the next as soon as a whistle blows. After each "date," participants circle yes or no on their cards to indicate if they'd be interested in seeing their "date" again. A few days later, participants receive an e-mail connecting them with their yes-matches...

Spaces are limited, so sign up today!

Start time: Saturday, February 07, 2009 At 05:30 PM
Contact Info : Sign up for your space today by calling 1-800-957-DASH or go to www.dateanddash.com. Spaces are limited.
Url: http://www.dateanddash.com

The GAPERS BLOCK BOOK GROUP meets tonight at The Book Cellar!

Read A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean and gather in our cafe to discuss this classic American story of the 20th century.

Pick up your copy at The Book Cellar today!

Start time: Monday, February 09, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Contact Info : ISBN: 9780226500669
Email : bookclub@gapersblock.com
Url: http://gapersblock.com/bookclub/

ORANGE ALERT READING SERIES!

Join us in celebration of the AWP conference in Chicago with a lively READING by this fab lineup:

Blake Butler
S. Craig Renfroe
Barry Graham
Peter Schwartz
and
Ben Tanzer


Start time: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 At 07:30 PM
Contact Info : Blake Butler: http://www.deadwinter.com/ and http://blakebutler.blogspot.com/ Barry Graham: http://achilleschapbook.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-post.html Ben Tanzer: http://bentanzer.blogspot.com/ S. Craig Renfroe: http://craigrenfroe.blogspot.com/ Peter Schwartz
Url: http://wearduringorangealert.blogspot.com/

Join us for a lively reading of new fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction published in UPSTREET's 4th issue.

The Lineup: Michael Martone, Sybil Baker, Jeanie Chung, and three poets--tba.

upstreet is an independently owned and published, nationally distributed magazine. It was founded in 2005 by Vivian Dorsel, formerly Managing Editor of The Berkshire Review for eight years, who selected the members of the editorial staff for their love of the written word, their high standards of literary judgment, and their desire to offer a voice to prose writers and poets who might not find publication opportunities in more mainstream journals.

Start time: Thursday, February 12, 2009 At 06:30 PM
Contact Info : Blog: http://upstreetfanclub.blogspot.com/ Website: upstreet P. O. Box 105 Richmond, MA 01254-0105
Email : editor@upstreet-mag.org
Url: http://www.upstreet-mag.org

Join us in inviting comedian Eugene Mirman to The Book Cellar to share his advice-filled book, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life.

Pick up your copy today!

Comedian Eugene Mirman offers this outlandishly funny book with advice on everything from how to find love, invest money, or make a baby cry to maintaining a communist empire. This hilarious book contains 45 black & white illustrations.

Start time: Friday, February 13, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Email : Eugene@eugenemirman.com
Url: http://eugenemirman.com/

The Kettle Moraine String Band returns to the Book Cellar to perform traditional bluegrass and American roots music. Join us for a toe-tapping good time!

Start time: Sunday, February 15, 2009 At 03:00 PM

The Book Cellar celebrates Chicago's talented writers at this evening's LOCAL AUTHOR NIGHT!

The Lineup:
Brendan Short reads from Dream City
Sam Reaves reads from his Mean Town Blues
and
Jeff Roesgen reads his edition of 33 1/3, Rum Sodomy & the Lash

Join us for what's sure to be a great time!

Start time: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Contact Info : Brendan Short: http://brendanshort.net/ Sam Reaves: http://www.samreaves.com/ Jeff Roesgen: http://33third.blogspot.com/

Author John Galligan visits The Book Cellar to read and sign the newest book in his Fly Fishing Mystery series, The Clinch Knot.



Start time: Friday, February 20, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://www.johngalligan.com

Appetite Theatre and The Book Cellar present an APPETIZING READING SERIES, where you can check out the plays Appetite Theater is considering for their upcoming season!

Tonight features Fair Use, Sarah Gubbins’ new take on Cyrano with a dash of intellectual property law thrown in...

Appetite Theatre's Mission:
Appetite Theatre feeds your soul. We blend the human elements of feast and story telling, of drink and socializing, in order to remind people of the basic value these activities impart on our experience. Thought provoking, contemporary theatre presented by emerging talents is the foundation of the Appetite experience.

About the reading:
Finalist in the 2008 Kendeda Competition. Sy, and her law partner, Chris, have worked on some tough cases, but have always worked out their competition over drinks and commiserating about dating – since his perfect woman is nothing like her perfect woman. All that changes when a client accused of plagiarism c...

Start time: Saturday, February 21, 2009 At 04:00 PM
Url: http://appetitetheatre.com/

Join us in welcoming author Jesse Ball and his new novel, The Way Through Doors.

He will be reading and signing at this evening's event.

Join us!


With his debut novel, Samedi the Deafness, Jesse Ball emerged as one of our most extraordinary new writers. Now, Ball returns with this haunting tale of love and storytelling, hope and identity.

When Selah Morse sees a young woman get hit by a speeding taxicab, he rushes her to the hospital. The girl has lost her memory; she is delirious and has no identification, so Selah poses as her boyfriend. She is released into his care, but the doctor charges him to keep her awake, and to help her remember her past.

Through the long night, he tells her stories, inventing and inventing, trying to get closer to what might be true, and hoping she will recognize herself in one of his tales. Offering up moments of pure insight...

Start time: Thursday, February 26, 2009 At 07:00 PM
Url: http://www.jesseball.com/

The KATES have taken the name of their first home--Kate the Great's Book Emporium--and moved to The Book Cellar where they continue to boast uproarious solo performance pieces, side-splitting monologues, and absurdly entertaining characters.

If you are looking for an intimate night of comedic storytelling, different from anything you'll see at a typical comedy club or late night bar, the hilarious kates are for you!

Performers include: Sarah Clark, Jennifer Ann Coffeen, Jillian Erickson, Kelsie Huff, Janet Kane, Tamale Sepp, Kendra Stevens, and Amy Sumpter.

Start time: Saturday, February 28, 2009 At 07:00 PM