Colson Whitehead

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Jun. 28, 2012
Bestselling author Colson Whitehead discusses and signs his post-apocalyptic horror novel Zone One, about a global pandemic that has devastated the planet and humanity, leaving the living and the living dead in its wake.

David Maraniss

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Jun. 28, 2012
David Maraniss joins us to discuss his new book, Barack Obama: The Story.

Chris Hayes

Thursday, June 21, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Jun. 8, 2012
Chris Hayes discusses and signs his new book, Twilight of the Elites, a powerful and original argument that traces the roots of our present crisis of authority to an unlikely source: the meritocracy.

St. Sukie de la Croix

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Jun. 8, 2012
Chicago author St. Sukie de la Croix discusses and signs his new book, Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago Before Stonewall.

E. J. Dionne

Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Jun. 8, 2012
E. J. Dionne, long-time columnist for the Washington Post and regular commentator on NPR, MSNBC, and Meet the Press, discusses and signs his new book, Our Divided Political Heart.

Bill Bradley

Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Apr. 26, 2012
Former Senator Bill Bradley offers his own concise, powerful, and highly personal review of the state of the nation.

13th Annual Poetry Fest Keynote Speaker: Jimmy Santiago Baca

Saturday, April 28, 2012 @ 2:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Mar. 16, 2012
Born in New Mexico of Chicano and Apache descent, Jimmy Santiago Baca was raised first by his grandmother and was later sent to an orphanage.

The Savage Truth on Money: What Everyone Should Know About Financial Planning

Monday, April 23, 2012 @ 12:00pm
@ Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
Mar. 16, 2012
Terry Savage, popular author and award-winning financial journalist, speaks about what everyone should know about financial and retirement planning. Planners from the FPA of Illinois provide one-on-one planning sessions immediately following Ms.

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