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LUNCHEON WITH LOCAL AUTHOR SHELLEY JOHNSTONE-PASCHKE & CO-AUTHOR KIMBERLY SCHLEGE WHITMAN AT LAKE FOREST BOOK STORE

Join the staff of Lake Forest Book Store for Lunch  with Shelley Johnstone-Paschke and Kimberly Schlegel Whitman celebrating their new book commemorating familial inspired tables and entertaining styles of 34 tastemasters.

A LOVING TABLE: CREATING MEMORABLE GATHERINGS
Gibbs Smith  $55.00  Released April 19, 2022
 
Wednesday, May 25, 2022  11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
at Onwentsia Club
300 Green Bay Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045
 

Ticket price $110 to include lunch and a  copy of the book

Seating is limited so RSVP early at 847-234-4420

Thirty style-setting women pay tribute to how their mothers and grandmothers have influenced their own styles of entertaining at home. Whether they proudly incorporate recipes passed down from a grandmother's collection or follow a mother's lessons for making guests feel comfortable, it is clear that family role models have had a strong influence. Blending inherited dinnerware or decorative pieces in their modern tables is also big in the way women embrace their heritage for entertaining. From formal to casual occasions, city to country, and grand to intimate, indoor and outdoor tables beautifully designed tell a story about how these women host guests at their tables. Each style maker shares tips and lessons in entertaining that she learned from the women in her life.

Shelley Johnstone Paschke, owner of her eponymous design firm, has been nationally recognized for her elegant European-influenced Interiors with a fresh modern twist. Her work has been featured in House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Chicago Magazine, Luxe, The New York Times, ArchDigest.com, Veranda.com, and Tory Daily. In addition, she has been named to the Luxe "Gold" List multiple times and recognized as a "Next Wave" interior designer by House Beautiful. Shelley and her team have worked on projects from Rhode Island to Florida, London, Dallas, and Chicago. Shelley lives in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Kimberly Schlegel Whitman has developed her extraordinary talent for hosting parties into an entrepreneurial empire, from her luxury event rental business (sold in 2006) to a line of monogrammable linens and party napkins (sold in 2018). She is the author of eight books on entertaining, her most recent being Parties Around a Punch Bowl and Monnograms for the Home. She designed a specialty line of summer clothing for Dillard's in 2021 and 2022. Kimberly lives in Dallas.

THE LAKE FOREST SHOP AND LAKE FOREST BOOK STORE WELCOME AUTHOR ELLEN WARNER

The Lake Forest Shop, in cooperation with Lake Forest Book Store have invited Ellen Warner, noted author, photojournalist and portrait photographer, for an afternoon  discussion and book signing.

THE SECOND HALF: FORTY WOMEN REVEAL LIFE AFTER FIFTY
Brandes University Press  $35.00  Released January 20, 2022
 
Tuesday May 3, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 6:00PM
 
 
at The Lake Forest Shop
265 East Market Square
Lake Forest, IL 60045
 
 
Books Available for purchase and signing.
 
Or call The Lake Forest Shop 847-234-0548.

 

A frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over fifty.

The Second Half explores, in photographic portraits and interviews, how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring stories are enlightening for all readers, and are illustrated by Warner's stunning portraits which tell their own story.

Ellen Warner began her career as a photojournalist in 1969. Her photographs have been pub­lished in numerous newspapers and magazines and exhibited extensively. Over the years, she has developed a specialty in author portraits and has worked for most publishing houses in New York and London. She has also writ­ten travel articles, which have been published in the New York Times, Travel and Leisure, and The Traveller.

Author Photo credit to Lily Warner

An Evening with Jean Kwok

 

Lake Forest Book Store in cooperation with Lake Forest Library present An Evening with Jean Kwok. Author Jean Kwok discusses her personal recollections and her insight into her recent novel and what it means to her.

SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE

HarperCollins Publishers  $22.00  Released June 4, 2019

 Friday, November 6 at 6:00 PM

This virtual event is in conjunction with Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale, our One Book/One Community program. For more details go to http://lfreads.org/

This is an on-line event and free to the public

Books available at the store. Call 847-234-2240 to reserve a copy

A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women--two sisters and their mother--in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Translation. It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit with her dying grandmother--and then vanishes. Amy, the sheltered baby of the Lee family, is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep Sylvie. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a distant relative in a faraway, foreign place, and didn't rejoin her family in America until age nine. Timid and shy, Amy has always looked up to her sister, the fierce and fearless protector who showered her with unconditional love. But what happened to Sylvie? Amy and her parents are distraught and desperate for answers. Sylvie has always looked out for them. Now, it's Amy's turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sister's movements, flying to the last place Sylvie was seen. But instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amy's complicated family--and herself--than she ever could have imagined. A deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing, Searching for Sylvie Lee is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant family. It is a profound exploration of the many ways culture and language can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing someone--especially those we love.
 

Jean Kwok is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. Her work has been published in twenty countries and is taught in universities, colleges, and high schools across the world. She has been selected for numerous honors, including the American Library Association Alex Award, the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award and the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award international shortlist. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and earned an MFA from Columbia University. She is fluent in Chinese, Dutch, and English, and currently lives in the Netherlands.

AUTHOR STEPHANIE WROBEL ONLINE

In accordance with the local social distancing guidelines, Stephanie Worbel, author of Darling Rose Gold has canelled her in store event that was scheduled for March 31, 2020. However, the author has recorded a video of her discussion of her book specifically for Lake Forest Book Store.

DARLING ROSE GOLD

Berkley Press  $26.00  Released March 17, 2020

Books are available for purchase online. Simply click Shop/Book or Audiobook and browse.

To view or download the video, click on the link or copy the link to your web browser.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sLSEV6rq58s-48m3WPyAZGSpCSdGtt4O/view

Also follow Stephanie on Facebook at Facebook.com/WrobelSA, on Instagram at  @stephaniewrobel, and on Twitter at @stephwrobel.

In her compulsive, sharply-drawn debut, Stephanie Wrobel peels back the layers of the most complicated of mother-daughter relationships. For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold. Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar. After serving five years in prison, Patty gets out with nowhere to go and begs her daughter to take her in. The entire community is shocked when Rose Gold says yes. Patty insists all she wants is to reconcile their differences. She says she's forgiven Rose Gold for turning her in and testifying against her. But Rose Gold knows her mother. Patty Watts always settles a score. Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little darling... And she's waited such a long time for her mother to come home!

Stephanie Wrobel grew up in Chicago but has been living in the UK for the last three years with her husband and dog, Moose Barkwinkle. She has an MFA from Emerson College and has had short fiction published in Bellevue Literary Review. Before turning to fiction, she worked as a creative copywriter at various advertising agencies.

 

America's Test Kitchen's Julia Collin Davison at Taste Buds Kitchen

CANCELLED

For the first time ever, America’s Test Kitchen is bringing their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS in the kitchen! To celebrate, Taste Buds Kitchen and Lake Forest Book Store welcome Julia Collin Davison of America's Test Kitchen and a contributing author of the new release, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs During this exclusive book signing event, Julia will demonstrate an entrée recipe for the audience and share cooking and nutrition tips. 

 
 
THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky  Releases October 16, 2018
 
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
 
Taste Buds Kitchen
2521 Waukegan Road
Bannockburn, IL 60015
 
Parents: attend as an individual, drop your child off or come as a pair! $35 per person or $45 per parent/child pair. Cost includes one cookbook.
 

Tasting samples will be provided with book signing to follow.

Space is very limited. Advance registration required, no walk-ins. Register at At 847-234-4420

Additional event info at www.lakeforestbookstore.com

Want to bake the most-awesome-ever cupcakes? Or surprise your family with breakfast tacos on Sunday morning? Looking for a quick snack after school? Or maybe something special for a sleepover? It's all here. Learn to cook like a pro--it's easier than you think. For the first time ever, America's Test Kitchen is bringing their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS in the kitchen! Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America's Test Kitchen has created THE cookbook every kid chef needs on their shelf. Whether you're cooking for yourself, your friends, or your family, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs has delicious recipes that will wow!

  • Recipes were thoroughly tested by more than 750 kids to get them just right for cooks of all skill levels--including recipes for breakfast, snacks and beverages, dinners, desserts, and more.
  • Step-by-step photos of tips and techniques will help young chefs feel like pros in their own kitchen
  • Testimonials (and even some product reviews!) from kid test cooks who worked alongside America's Test Kitchen will encourage young chefs that they truly are learning the best recipes from the best cooks.

By empowering young chefs to make their own choices in the kitchen, America's Test Kitchen is building a new generation of confident cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN is the most authoritative resource for reliable, kitchen-tested recipes and cooking information. They value process, curiosity, practicality, and honesty. They believe everyone can learn to be a successful cook and their mission is to test recipes over and over until they understand how and why they work, and arrive at the best version.

Julia Collin Davison is the host of America's Test Kitchen and the host of Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen. She began working as a test cook for Cook's Illustrated in 1999 and is an original cast member of both television shows. Julia leads the recipe development team working on America's Test Kitchen cookbooks.

Author John Flanagan at Warren-Newport Public Library

Join the staff of Lake Forest Book Store for a public presentation and book signing by John Flanagan for his new book at Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee.
 
THE RED FOX CLAN (RANGER'S APPRENTICE: THE ROYAL RANGER) 
Philomel Books  $18.99  Releases August 21, 2018
 
Monday, October 1, 2018 at 6:00 PM
at Warren-Newport Public Library
224 O'Plaine Road
Gurnee, IL 60031
Meeting Room B
 

Books Available for Purchase and Signing

For more information or registration visit Warren-Newport Public Library website

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Flanagan returns to the world of Ranger's Apprentice, continuing the story arc starring fan favorites, Will and Maddie (The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning). Picking up where The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning left off, this next installment continues the story arc featuring young apprentice, Maddie, and the student-turned-master, Will Treaty. The time has come for the next generation to assume the mantle and become protectors of the kingdom of Araluen. After passing her third-year assessment as a ranger's apprentice, Maddie is called home to Castle Araluen. Forced to keep her ranger training a secret, Maddie feels trapped by the monotony of castle life and longs to find a way out. But there are whisperings of a new threat to the kingdom. The mysterious Red Fox Clan, a group of anarchists all donning fox masks, have threatened Castle Araluen and question Princess Cassandra and Madelyn's succession to the throne. Will they succeed in unseating Cassandra and Madelyn and take the throne for themselves? The bestselling author of the Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband series, John Flanagan, returns in the captivating follow-up to The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning. Perfect for fans of Tolkien, Redwall, and Game of Thrones!
 
John Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer, and after a successful career in advertising and television, he began writing a series of short stories for his son, Michael, in order to encourage him to read. Those stories would eventually become The Ruins of Gorlan, Book 1 of the Ranger’s Apprentice epic. Now with his companion series, Brotherband, the novels of John Flanagan have sold millions of copies and made readers of kids the world over. Mr. Flanagan lives in the suburb of Mosman, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons. Visit him online at www.worldofjohnflanagan.com.

Cocktail Reception and Book Talk Featuring Rebecca Makkai at North Shore Distillery

LAKE FOREST BOOK STORE WILL BE DONATING $1 PER BOOK SALE BETWEEN JUNE 19th UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19th TO REBECCA MAKKAI'S FUNDRAISING EFFORT.  #TheGreatBelieversDonate.  ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO VITAL BRIDGES FOOD PANTRY

Join Lake Forest Book Store as we host a cocktail reception and book talk featuring author Rebecca Makkai and her book The Great Believers

THE GREAT BELIEVERS
Viking Press
 
 
Thursday, September 20th at 6:30 PM
at North Shore Distillery
13990 Rockland Road
Green Oaks, IL  60048
 

$45 individual or $55 per couple and includes 1 book

Reservations required, call 847-234-4420

A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai. In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster.

Rebecca Makkai is the author of The BorrowerThe Hundred-Year House, which won the Novel of the Year Award from the Chicago Writers Association, and Music for Wartime. Her work has appeared in The Best American Short StoriesHarper's, and Tin House, among others. She lives outside Chicago with her husband and two daughters.

Author Photo Credit to Susan Aurinko

Authors and Explorers Dave and Amy Freeman at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

Join the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods and Lake Forest Book Store as we host Dave and Amy Freeman to support their Pedal to D.C.: A Book Tour to Save the Boundary Waters and celebrate their book.

A YEAR IN THE WILDERNESS: BEARING WITNESS IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS
Milkweed Editions  $35.00
 
Wednesday, May 16th 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
at Brushward Center at Ryerson Woods
 

Tickets for the event are $5 for BCRW members, $10 for non-members, and free for students

Register at: https://www.brushwoodcenter.org/Events/PedaltoDC.html 

Presentation, audience Q/A, book signing and a chance to sign their canoe to show your support.

Books available for purchase and signing

 

Dave and Amy Freeman will tow a canoe while bicycling 1,750 miles from Ely, MN to Washington D.C. to raise awareness of the threat from sulfide-ore copper mining proposed in the Boundary Waters watershed and to promote their award-winning book, A Year in the Wilderness.

On December 22nd, 2017, a critical decision was made by the Trump administration that puts the BWCAW region and watershed under an urgent threat. The U.S. Department of the Interior is reinstating two expired mineral leases first issued in 1966 that could allow Antofagasta, a Chilean mining company (and subsidiary, Twin Metals) to build a copper-nickel mine adjacent to the Boundary Waters and upstream from Voyageurs National Park. Sulfide-ore copper mines require a toxic mining practice that has never before been allowed in Minnesota. Supporters of the mine say it will create 650 jobs; however, it will also endanger 4,490 jobs in local tourism that depend on a clean Boundary Waters, including the Freeman’s work as dogsled and canoe guides. Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness plans to sue to challenge the decision.

Pedal to DC is a collaborative effort between Save the Boundary Waters and Milkweed Editions.

Dave and Amy Freeman's expeditions have taken them over thirty thousand miles by canoe, kayak, and dogsled through some of the world's wildest places, from the Amazon to the Arctic. National Geographic named the Dave and Amy Adventurers of the Year in 2014 and their images, videos, and articles have been published by a wide range of media sources from the CBC, NBC, and FOX to the Chicago TribuneNational GeographicOutside, BackpackerCanoe and Kayak, and Minnesota Public Radio.

Where's Waldo is Coming to Lake Forest

REMINDER: The Where's Waldo Party is this Friday, July 28 at 3:00pm in Market Square (weather permitting), otherwise it will be in-store. The winners of the Where's Waldo Search will be drawn during the party. Winner MUST be present.

This year marks the 30th anniversary Where's Waldo and Waldo, the iconic children's book character, is coming to Lake Forest this July to spread the "Buy Local" message. Lake Forest Book Store will be hosting an exciting month-long scavenger hunt to find Waldo in twenty-five participating local businesses. Come into the store and pick up your Waldo Local Passport with the names of the participating merchants. Visit each merchant during the month of July and find the displayed Waldo standee, then have your passport stamped or signed. Throughout the month there will be prizes awarded to the players and on Friday, July 28th, there will be a big Waldo celebration to celebrate.

Lake Forest Sidewalk Sale Days

Shop Lake Forest Book Store during the Lake Forest Sidewalk Sale running July 20th through July 22nd for an amazing selection of books, gifts, cards and toys up to 50% off! 

DURING SIDEWALK SALE DAYS ...

Spend $50 and enter to win $250!

During SIDEWALK SALE DAYS (July 20-22), Lake Forest Book Store will give you an entry for every $50 you spend in the store. You'll be entered to win $250 in Chamber checks redeemable at various shops and eateries in our towns. Winner will be announced on July 26.   Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

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