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June/July 2019 Vol. XXXI, No. 5 Nancy Dreher, Editor MONDAY, JUNE 3 11:30 am, Luncheon, The Union League Club THE FRONT LINE SCOTT PELLEY Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Summer is finally here! As the academic year draws to a Search for Meaning in the Stories of close, I would like to highlight our Book Stall in the Our Times Schools program. In the past academic year, we’ve Mr. Pelley, best known for his work on organized visits to over 180 schools on the North Shore “60 Minutes” and as an anchor and and all around Chicagoland, including authors such as Fabien Cousteau, Judy Moody, John Flanagan, Loren Long, managing editor of the CBS Evening Kevin Henkes, and Sherry Rinker. These appearances are News, talks about his memoir that always free to the schools, and Event Coordinator Robert introduces his readers to unforgettable people who McDonald and Children’s Buyer Kari Patch work with school librarians to discovered the meaning of their own lives in the make these appearances educational and exciting for young audiences. If historic events of our times. you’re interested in an author appearance for your school, give us a call. 6:30 pm at the store Our summer events calendar is actually quite busy. Our downtown club ROOTS & ROCK partners have luncheons scheduled with many high-profile authors, such Our friends from the Music Institute of Chicago’s as Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes (Truth Worth Telling) at The Union League Roots & Rock program perform tunes from Ameri- Club on June 3), and Valerie Jarrett (Finding My Voice at the University ca’s great musical landscape—iincluding rock, folk, Club, also on June 3), and George Will (The Conservative Sensibility at blues, country, bluegrass, and more. Their six-week The Union League Club on June 27). Our popular Rep Night, on June 6, Roots & Rock summer session begins Tuesday, June always attracts a large crowd eager to hear the word about great summer 11. For more information, see musicinst.org/mic-rocks reads from our wonderful publisher reps. Call the store to make your or call 847 905-1500. (free) reservation as space is limited. Mystery readers will be excited to 7 pm, University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe hear that Martin Walker will be in the store on June 11 to talk about his Unscripted: An Intimate Conversation with latest, The Body in the Well. Teresa Lucas of Good Grapes will start the VALERIE JARRETT evening with a brief talk about wines of Provence and will pour a few Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing samples. Continuing our French-theme, Melanie Benjamin will present and the Path Forward her novel Mistress of the Ritz, based on the true story of an American Bruce Dold Chicago woman living in France and working with the Resistance during World Ms. Jarrett joins her friend , the War II. Melanie is a delight and her presentation on June 13 at 6:30 pm is Tribune’s publisher and editor-in-chief, to discuss guaranteed to be fascinating. Other friends make their way to us in July. her book in a Tribune-sponsored “Unscripted” Barbara Shapiro talks about The Collector’s Apprentice on July 9, joined conversation, described as “fun, frank, thought-pro- by Lisa Barr. Events are being added as I write, so please check the voking conversations moderated by celebrated website calendar or sign up for our e-blast. journalists.” Tickets are required and available at eventbrite.com or by calling The Book Stall at Summer is a great time to laze in the sun and read a good book. For sheer 847 446-8880. (Note: doors open at 6:15 pm.) fun, pick up Linda Holmes’ Evvie Drake Starts Over in our romance section. Evvie is a charming character with an honest and humorous take WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 on her life, which has taken a turn for the worse when her (abusive) husband dies unexpectedly as she is packing the car to leave him. For a 7 pm, Highland Park Library, 494 Laurel more serious read, Mary Beth Keane has written a wrenching but hopeful CATHERINE CUSSET family story in Ask Again, Yes (See Liz’s review on page 3.) And I couldn’t Life of David Hockney: A Novel put down Jean Kwok’s Searching for Sylvie Lee (out June 4), a great book French author Catherine Cusset, shortlisted for exploring the Chinese immigrant experience. For some riveting non-fic- France’s most prestigious literary award the Prix tion reading, pick up Mark Bowden’s The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Goncourt, discusses her new novel. Through a Criminal Investigation, an account of the disappearance of the Lyon variety of sources—including her personal meeting sisters in 1973. This book struck close to home as I was at the same mall in with the artist—Ms. Cusset pieced together the suburban Maryland on the day the Lyons girls went missing. They were puzzle of the revered artist’s life and the enthralling 10 and 12 years old; I was 11. Their disappearance dominated the head- stories that drove the creation of his legendary works. lines in our neighborhood and changed the way I viewed the world. And for those who are fascinated by the enigmatic Harper Lee, grab a copy of THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey 6:30 pm at the store Cep, which documents Lee’s obsession with a murder case. My husband The Book Stall’s Always-Popular Roger enjoyed The Wanderers, out July 2, a new novel by Chuck Wendig PUBLISHERS REP NIGHT and Recursion, out June 11, by Blake Crouch. My son Nicky (20) asked Publisher representatives from Random House, that I send him a copy of Douglas Brinkley’s American Moonshot: John F. Macmillan, and HarperCollins will be on hand to Kennedy and the Great Space Race, and he is really enjoying it. Happy Summer—and see you in the store! Calendar continues on page 4 THURSDAY, JUNE 6, continued MONDAY, JUNE 17 recommend their favorite books of the season and give us all 6:30 pm at the store a look ahead to some special titles for summer reading and REBECCA SIVE ones to look for in the fall. Raffle prizes and giveaways are Vote Her In: Your Guide to part of the fun. This event is free, but space is limited. Electing Our First Woman Reserve your spot by calling us at 847 446-8880, or email President [email protected]. Chicago author Rebecca Sive appears with Congresswoman MONDAY, JUNE 10 Jan Schakowsky for a discussion 2 pm at the store of her book. Ms. Sive makes the DAN HANNA case for why voters need to mobilize now and includes an The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean action plan that women can complete to help each other (or We’re having a party to celebrate the latest Pout-Pout adven- themselves) attain political power and work toward electing ture, with the series’ illustrator Dan Hanna, who will be on our first woman president. hand to sign copies of his work and show kids how he draws Pout-Pout Fish. See page 6. TUESDAY, JUNE 18 12 noon, Luncheon, University Club of Chicago TUESDAY, JUNE 11 LEO DAMROSCH 6:30 pm at the store The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and MARTIN WALKER the Friends Who Shaped an Age The Body in the Castle Well In 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Martin Walker speaks about his latest detective novel featur- Samuel Jackson that they invite a few friends to join them ing Bruno, a former soldier turned policeman in the south of every Friday at the Turks’ Head Tavern in London. Harvard France. A young American art student found dead in the professor Damrosch conjures up the world of late 18th-century courtyard of an ancient castle leads Bruno to the scholar with Britain and an extraordinary group of people whose ideas whom she was studying. Mr. Walker is the former shape their age, and our own. editor-in-chief and international affairs columnist at United 6:30 pm, at the store, The Book Stall Talks Business Press International. Teresa Lucas of Good Grapes of Winnetka SCOTT JEFFREY MILLER kicks off the event with a brief introduction to wines from Management Mess to Leadership Success: Provence and some samples too! 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow Scott Miller, an executive vice president at FranklinCovey, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 speaks about how he knows what it’s like to fail. He was 6:30 pm at the store demoted from his first leadership position after only three BRUCE HEYMAN and VICKI HEYMAN weeks—and that was just one of several messy management The Art of Diplomacy: Strengthening the Canada-U.S. experiences on his two-decade journey to leadership success. Relationship in Times of Uncertainty He shares 30 leadership challenges that illustrate how you can Bruce Heyman served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada from rise when you fail. 2014-2017. In their new book, he and his wife Vicki Heyman deliver a personal and insightful call to action about one of the THURSDAY, JUNE 20 most important bilateral relationships in the world—the 6:30 pm at the store relationship between Canada and the U.S.—and why diplomacy AMANDA LITTLE matters now more than ever before. The Fate of Food Vanderbilt professor Amanda Little tells the story of the THURSDAY, JUNE 13 sustainable food revolution, weaving together stories from the 6:30 pm at the store world's most creative and controversial innovators on the MELANIE BENJAMIN front lines of food science, agriculture, and climate change.