BUY BOOK August 10th | 5:30 pm CST Both Sides Now | Colette Tracy | Burr Ridge The Village Center 770 Village Center Drive, Burr Ridge IL 60527   ABOUT THE BOOK How did I get here? This question is far too common for women aged forty and over. You may be living life according […]

BUY BOOK October 8th | 3pm CST Friends to Keep in Art & Life | Nicole Tersigni Woodfield 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg IL 60173 ABOUT THE BOOK       Friends to Keep in Art & Life pairs classic paintings with funny, irreverent captions that illustrate the special bond of good friends that “have your […]

BUY BOOK October 15th | 11:30am CST A Rover's Story | Jasmine Warga   ABOUT THE BOOK     The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Other Words for Home. The tale of a […]

BUY BOOK October 15th | 2pm CST Become the Fire | Elisa Schmitz   ABOUT THE BOOK     What does it mean to become the fire? It means not allowing yourself to be in the fire, getting burned, but instead using the fire to ignite your motivation and drive, passion, and grit. It means not focusing on what you don't have […]

October 22nd | 1pm CST Heroes & Scoundrels | Dr. Moira Dolan Boneheads & Brainiacs | Dr. Moira Dolan   ABOUT THE BOOK   In Heroes & Scoundrels, the good, the bad, and the ugly among winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine are explored in entertaining biographies of the world’s most highly recognized scientists of […]

BUY BOOK October 22nd | 1pm CST The Tapestry | Audrey Lewis   ABOUT THE BOOK   Discover a beautiful and deeply haunting tapestry of love, pain, magic, and healing. In a single moment, Maia's life would never be the same. Because when her miraculous virgin birth gifts her a blind, albino hermaphrodite, she never could have […]

BUY BOOK October 22nd | 2pm CST My Life and Toys | Brian Levant Woodfield 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg IL 60173   ABOUT THE BOOK   Countless writers have sought to capture the history of American pop culture in magazines, newspapers and books, but often material artifacts are an afterthought. In My Life and Toys, […]

BUY BOOK   October 29th | 2pm CST   Whatever Happened to Cathy Martin | Mim Eichmann   ABOUT THE BOOK   A Midwest gothic journey set in southern Indiana in 1978, unraveling a deadly tangled web of lies surrounding three former high school friends, one of whom has been missing for over a decade […]

November 17th | 12-2pm CST Marián Hossa: My Journey from Trencín to the Hall of Fame| Marián Hossa First come first serve The Book must be purchased from Barbara's Bookstore and proof of purchase must be shown No outside memorabilia or personal items will be signed no place-holding There is a 2-hour time limit  All […]

BUY BOOK November 18th | 6-8 pm CST Green is for Christmas | Drew Daywalt; illustrated by Oliver Jeffers   ABOUT THE BOOK   In this Christmas story starring the crayons from The Day The Crayons Quit, Green Crayon is certain that he is the only Christmas color in the box. Of course, Red, White, […]

BUY BOOK November 19th | 4-6 pm CST Green is for Christmas | Drew Daywalt; illustrated by Oliver Jeffers   ABOUT THE BOOK   In this Christmas story starring the crayons from The Day The Crayons Quit, Green Crayon is certain that he is the only Christmas color in the box. Of course, Red, White, […]

BUY BOOK November 26th | 2pm CST A Home for Bowtie | Evan J. Roberts   ABOUT THE BOOK   Every child wants to have a loving home. Bowtie Blue is ready to have a family he can call his own. Although his Nanny ties love him very much, Bowtie Blue meets other tie families […]

This is Music | Rekha S. Rajan December 4th | 1pm   ABOUT THE BOOKS   This Is Music: Drums | BUY   Make music with this hands-on introduction to the four instrument families: drums, horns, strings, and voice in this new board book series by a world-renown music educator. What do a set of […]

BUY BOOK December 4th | 2-4pm CST Will's Adventure to the Candy Mountain| Gerry Haller   ABOUT THE BOOK   Are they really going to Candy Mountain? Is it really made out of candy? Together there are decisions to make. Each one proves more mysterious than the next. What will they do when they have […]

BUY BOOK CANCELLED Happily Grey | Mary Lawless Lee   ABOUT THE BOOK   Open yourself to the thrill of curiosity in every moment. In this gorgeous full-color book, Mary Lawless Lee shares how her childhood in a small Texas town taught her to look deeper, reach farther, and love harder, whether she's baiting a […]

This is Music | Rekha S. Rajan December 10th | 1pm: SCHAUMBURG | 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg IL 60173   ABOUT THE BOOKS   This Is Music: Drums | BUY   Make music with this hands-on introduction to the four instrument families: drums, horns, strings, and voice in this new board book series by a […]

BUY BOOK December 10th | 1pm CST Southern Inspired | Chef Jernard   ABOUT THE BOOK   Delicious and inventive recipes that remix the traditional flavors and classic dishes of Southern food and celebrate African American cooks contributions to tables around the world After growing up in Mississippi, Jernard Wells brought the familiar dishes and […]

December 10th | 1pm CST   ABOUT " The Thanksgiving Club "     "What are you most thankful for? Is that what the Teacher said? AND, no one can leave until each their speech was read." This is exactly the case, the day before Thanksgiving break, that a misfit cast of junior high students […]

December 10th | 2-3pm CST   ABOUT "Sister Friends Forever"   Diane, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have known each other since they were small children. They grew up in different neighborhoods, but they also grew up in the same church (which is how they first met), and while they each attended different colleges, they never […]

December 10th | 2:30 pm CST   ABOUT " When You Try a Food That's Icky "   Trying new (and healthy) foods can be a challenge for all kids to overcome, but as you'll find out in this raucous, rhyming tale, your imagination is a valuable tool alongside your fork and spoon to turn […]

BUY BOOK December 10th | 3pm CST Mystery at Windswept Farm | Wendy Eckel   ABOUT THE BOOK   In Wendy Sand Eckel's much-anticipated third book in the Rosalie Hart Mystery Series, Rosalie's hard-earned organic farm certification is threatened by a toxic neighbor who is about to crop dust his winter wheat. When their impulsive farm […]

BUY BOOK December 20th | 5:30 pm CST Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win | Former Alderwoman Helen Shiller   ABOUT THE BOOK   Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win tells the fascinating true story of an individual radical organizer turned independent Chicago city council member, and her forty year struggle for justice in Chicago. Helen […]

BUY BOOK January 14th | 2 pm CST Burrowed | Mary Baader Kaley   ABOUT THE BOOK     In the far-future aftermath of a genetic plague that separated human society into two different groups - sickly yet super-intelligent Subterraneans and healthy but weak-minded Omniterraneans - a brilliant Subter girl is tasked with fixing the […]

BUY BOOK January 21st | 1pm CST Particles in the Air | Dr. Jenna Podjasek   ABOUT THE BOOK Dr. Mallory Hayes, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) medical investigator, is a committed physician and researcher quietly battling height and air-flight anxiety. When a tsunami devastates the coast of Southern California, the Federal […]

BUY BOOK March 11th | 1pm CST The Adventures of Lefty and Righty | Lori Orlinsky   ABOUT THE BOOK   Do you ever wonder what happens to socks that get lost in the dryer? Join Lefty and Righty for the adventure of a lifetime as they sneak out of the laundry room with a […]

BUY BOOK March 23rd | 6pm CST The Things We Make | Bill Hammack   ABOUT THE BOOK   For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful […]