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Ron Balson, "The Girl From Berlin"
About Ron Balson:
RONALD H. BALSON is a Chicago trial attorney, an educator, and writer. His practice has taken him to several international venues including Poland, which served as the inspiration for his first best selling novel, Once We Were Brothers. A love of history, the Middle East, and traveling inspired his second novel, Saving Sophie. Drawing on the true life story of a Holocaust survivor, Ron wrote Karolina’s Twins, another international bestseller. His fourth book, The Trust, is a dark mystery set in the historical setting of Northern Ireland. He returns to World War II for his upcoming novel, The Girl From Berlin. Ron was a finalist for the Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction in 2014 and a finalist for the Premio Bancarella Italian Literature Award. He was an honoree at the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s Carl Sandburg Literary Award dinner and is a frequent personality of radio and public television.
About The Girl From Berlin:
Ada Baumgarten was born in Berlin in 1918, at the end of the war. The daughter of an accomplished first-chair violinist in the prestigious Berlin Philharmonic, and herself a violin prodigy, Ada’s life was full of the rich culture of Berlin’s interwar society. She formed a deep attachment to her childhood friend Kurt, but they were torn apart by the growing unrest as her Jewish family came under suspicion. As the tides of history turned, it was her extraordinary talent that would carry her through an unraveling society turned to war, and make her a target even as it saved her, allowing her to move to Bologna―though Italy was not the haven her family had hoped, and further heartache awaited. What became of Ada? How is she connected to the conflicting land deeds of a small Italian villa? As they dig through the layers of lies, corruption, and human evil, Catherine and Liam uncover an unfinished story of heart, redemption, and hope―the ending of which is yet to be written.
Event date:
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 6:00pm
Event address:
4736-38 N Lincoln Ave
The Book Cellar
Chicago, IL 60625
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250195241
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: St. Martin's Press - October 9th, 2018
**OFFSITE** Jeff Tweedy @ Music Box Theater
Jeff Tweedy will be at Music Box Theater to celebrate his new book Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Recording with Wilco, Etc..
About Jeff Tweedy:
Jeffrey Scot Tweedy is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer best known as the singer and guitarist of the band Wilco. Tweedy, originally from Belleville, Illinois, started his music career in high school in his band The Plebes with Jay Farrar, which subsequently after several years formed into the alternative country band Uncle Tupelo. After Uncle Tupelo's fourth studio album, the band broke up in 1994, prompting Tweedy to form Wilco, with Farrar forming the band Son Volt. Wilco's first album A.M., released in 1995, received mixed reviews from critics, though Wilco later found critical and commercial success on their later albums, most notably with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost Is Born, the latter of which received a Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 2005. Across Tweedy's career he has released sixteen studio albums, including four with Uncle Tupelo, ten with Wilco, one with his son Spencer, and a solo acoustic album, along with numerous collaborations with other musicians, most notably Mermaid Avenue with Billy Bragg.
About Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Recording with Wilco, Etc.:
Few bands have inspired as much devotion as the Chicago rock band Wilco, and it's thanks, in large part, to the band's singer, songwriter, and guiding light: Jeff Tweedy. But while his songs and music have been endlessly discussed and analyzed, Jeff has rarely talked so directly about himself, his life, and his artistic process. Until now. In his long-awaited memoir, Jeff will tell stories about his childhood in Belleville, Illinois; the St. Louis record store, rock clubs, and live-music circuit that sparked his songwriting and performing career; and the Chicago scene that brought it all together. He'll also talk in-depth about his collaborators in Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and more; and write lovingly about his parents, wife Susie, and sons, Spencer and Sam. Honest, funny, and disarming, Tweedy's memoir will bring readers inside both his life and his musical process, illuminating his singular genius and sharing his story, voice, and perspective for the first time.
Event date:
Sunday, November 18, 2018 - 7:00pm
Event address:
Music Box Theater
3733 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
$28.00
ISBN: 9781101985267
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Dutton - November 13th, 2018
Essay Fiesta!
Essay Fiesta comes to The Book Cellar once again for an evening of Live Lit. Show starts at 7pm, so get here early to grab a seat and a drink!
Don't forget the theme song!
All donations go to 826 Chicago.
Event date:
Monday, November 19, 2018 - 7:00pm
Event address:
4736-38 N Lincoln Ave
The Book Cellar
Chicago, IL 60625
The Book Cellar Closes at 5:00
The Book Cellar closes at 5PM, in order to prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Event date:
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 5:00pm
Event address:
4736-38 N Lincoln Ave
The Book Cellar
Chicago, IL 60625
Thanksgiving Day -- Closed
The Book Cellar is closed on Thanksgiving Day, but we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers.
We are so grateful for you!
Event date:
Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 10:00am
Event address:
4736-38 N Lincoln Ave
The Book Cellar
Chicago, IL 60625
Small Business Saturday
Please stop in to The Book Cellar for Small Business Saturday!
Event date:
Saturday, November 24, 2018 - 10:00am
Event address:
4736-38 N Lincoln Ave
The Book Cellar
Chicago, IL 60625
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