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If you are planning on attending an event & getting a book signed you must pre-purchase a book.
Options: You can purchase a book online, you can stop in to purchase a book and ticket or you can give us a call Naperville (630) 355-2665 | Downers Grove (630) 963-2665
* Tickets for events will only be held for purchased books, tickets or event books will
not be held for books that have not been purchased or that have been put on hold.
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Meet the pioneering urban farmer, and MacArthur Genius Award winner who shares his ideas and new book, The Good Food Revolution. Will Allen envisions and creates gardens that feed, and heal, decaying communities. Learn how he does his vital work when he stops for a wonderful author visit at Anderson’s.
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Jennifer Nielsen’s brand new young adult trilogy begins with The False Prince. It’s an adventure with danger, action, lies, deceit and hidden identities to keep the pages and imagination flying. Meet author Nielsen and learn some secrets behind this thrilling new book. |
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A dating guide for Generation Y is stripped down to 5 basic principles to help readers find love. Harlan Cohen visits with Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober. Cohen is a nationally syndicated advice columnist and a frequent talk show guest.
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Anderson’s welcomes the Cover to Cover Book Group, a club that focuses on fiction books. This month’s title is David Benioff’s City of Thieves. Please read the book, and join our lively discussion. New members are invited to participate, but are asked to please call and register: (630) 355-2665. |
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Our Not for Kids Only Book Group, for adults who like to read books for children and teens, continues with a fun and lively discussion of Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos. Read the book, then come ready to share your thoughts. New members are welcome.
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Meet Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, who became an internet and media sensation last year. Williams’ new book, co-written by Bret Witter, is A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation. It’s a deeply American, pull-up-your-bootstraps kind of story that illustrates our love for comebacks. |
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Sharon Draper, multi-Coretta Scott King award winner, introduces the paperback edition of Out of My Mind. It’s the heartache and hope story of eleven-year-old Melody, a capable girl with disabilities. She can’t walk. She can’t write. She can’t talk. But when Melody finds a way to express her voice, not everyone is ready to hear it.
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Stay is the true story of ten dogs who need a home. And a man who believed in them. Meet author Michaela Muntean at a rare afternoon event where she’ll share the story of man and dogs together. Need reasons why dogs are man’s best friends? Here are ten. |
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We are excited for the final book in the popular Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott, the Irish master of mythology and fantasy. Our event is for The Enchantress, where young adult readers will experience the battle for Danu Talis. But will the twins of legend stand together? Or will they stand apart—one to save, and one to destroy, the world? |
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A very special event is lined up for Blackhawks fans at Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville. They will get a chance to meet former Chicago Blackhawks star Stan Mikita, when he comes to celebrate his book, Forever a Blackhawk, written with Blackhawks team historian and longtime journalist, Bob Verdi.
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CHUCK SPINNER |
Help us welcome Chuck Spinner, the author of a very local story that was a fresh disaster 66 years ago. The Tragedy at the Loomis Street Crossing is the definitive history of an event that cost lives and disruption right here in Naperville. It still marks the worst tragedy in Burlington Railroad history. After significant research, including interviews with survivors, this book sheds light on a little-remembered event in Naperville history. |
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- Ticketed Offsite Event: Purchase required to attend. |
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- In-Store Event: Purchase the new book at Anderson's to receive a number for the signing line. |
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- RSVP: No fee to attend, please call to make a reservation. |
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| - High Tea with 5 Avon Romance Authors 6/3/12 NP (Authors: Julia Quinn, Rachel Gibson, Sarah Maclean, Elizabeth Boyle & Pamela Palmer) |
| - Jeff Shaara (A Blaze of Glory) 6/4/12 NP |
| - Penn Jillette 6/7/12 NP Meiley-Swallow in Naperville |
| - Buzz Bissinger (Father's Day) 6/10/12 NP |
| - Neil Abramson (Unsaid) 6/12/12 NP |
| - Fierce Reads Tour 6/14/12 NP (Authors: Anna Banks (Of Poseidon), Leigh Bardugo (Shadow & Bone), Jennifer Bosworth (Struck) & Emmy Laybourne (Monument 14) |
| - Lauren Kate 6/16/12 NP |
| - David Ellis (Wrong Man) 6/19/12 DG |
| - Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) 6/19/12 DG |
| - LitWits Book Group (reading Saving CeeCee Hunnicutt by Beth Hoffman) 6/19/12 DG |
| - Christopher Coake (You Came Back) 6/20/12 NP |
| - Dorothea Benton Frank (Porch Lights) 6/21/12 NP |
| - Jennifer Close (Girls in White Dresses) 6/26/12 NP |
| - Catherine Jinks (The Paradise Trap) 6/27/12 NP |
| - Ridley Pearson 6/28/12 NP |
| - Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer 6/30/12 Wentz Hall in Naperville |
| - Junie B Jones Bus Tour 7/5/12 NP |
| - Karin Slaughter (Criminal) 7/11/12 NP |
| - Naperville Sidewalk Sale Days Thursday, Friday & Saturday 7/12/12 - 7/14/12 NP |
| - Christopher Cleave (Gold) 7/13/12 Two-Doors East |
| - Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (Wumbers) 7/16/12 NP |
| - LitWits Book Group (reading The Kiss by Katherine Harrison) 7/17/12 DG |
| - Downers Grove Sidewalk Sale Days Thursday, Friday & Saturday 7/19/12 - 7/21/12 DG |
| - Susan Elizabeth Phillips (The Great Escape) 7/21/12 NP |
| - Robert Goolrick 7/28/12 NP |
NP = Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville | DG = Anderson's Bookshop in Downers Grove |
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