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The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
“Moxie Castlin was easy to underestimate, but only on first impression. He was overweight by the equivalent of a small child, didn’t use one word in public when five others were loitering nearby with nothing better to do, and had a taste for the reminiscent of the markings of poisonous insects or the nightmares of…
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TOO GOOD A GIRL: REMEMBERING OLENE EMBERTON AND THE MYSTERY OF HER DEATH
Olene Emberton, a 17-year-old Tipton, Indiana, high school senior, was last seen alive at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 1965, when she dropped off a friend after a movie and drove away, headed for home. It was a journey of a mere six-blocks. But Olene never made it home. 50 years later, the mystery that…
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Corner Office: Poetry by Susan Hahn
The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is is hosting award-winning author, playwright, and poet Susan Hahn to the store on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm to discuss her new book of poetry, Corner Office. Multi-talented Hahn returns to poetry after two novels with a book-length poem in three voices, Man, Woman, and Earth, that reflects her experience as a playwright. Ms. Hahn will…
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Introducing the James Beard 2024 Book Award Nominees
Baking and Desserts: This award recognizes books with recipes focused on the art and craft of baking, pastries, and desserts, both sweet and savory items, including ingredients, techniques, equipment, and traditions. This year, submissions to the Bread category were included for consideration within the Baking and Desserts category. Dark Rye and Honey Cake: Festival Baking…
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No Place Like Murder: 20 Historic True Crimes in the Hoosier State
“True crime aficionados are fascinated by the havoc their fellow humans are capable of wreaking,” says author Janis Thornton who takes us beyond high profile crime into lesser known but equally fascinating tales. “For them, learning details of the victims’ worst nightmares is not only tantalizing; in a perverse way, it’s almost comforting because…
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Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with Romance and Brews
On Saturday, April 27 at 3:30 pm, join the folks at The Book Stall for an afternoon of Romance and Brews to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day! Author Stephanie Jayne joins us at The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) with three fellow Romance authors for a meet & greet with some frosty refreshments! Stop by for a brew and say hello to romance author Kelly Farmer,…
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Young Rich Widows: Big Hair, Big Egos, and Big Trouble
“It sounds like the opening of a joke: Four lawyers die in a plane crash. “But no one is laughing inside the brand-new 1985 Cessna careening toward the dark icy Atlantic waters. One engine is already on fire and the other about to blow. “On the manifest: three men, one woman, and a screaming pilot.…
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The Duchess: Scandalous Ladies of London by Sophie Jordan
“I liked my husband well enough . . . but I like him even better dead,” says Duchess Valencia Dedham. Now a Dowager Duchess following the death of her husband (no great loss there) and the discovery of the nearest male heir means Valencia Dedham must move out of the mansion that has been her…
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Tracey Garvis Graves and Rochelle Weinstein: In-Conversation with Lauren Margolin
The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is so pleased to host authors Tracey Garvis Graves and Rochelle Weinstein on Wednesday, April 24th at 6:30 PM. They will be in conversation with Lauren Margolin, a.k.a. The Good Book Fairy. Tracey Garvis Graves’ new book is The Trail of Lost Hearts, which Colleen Hoover calls, “Breathtaking and endlessly romantic.” Rochelle Weinstein’s latest title is What You Do to Me. Lisa…
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The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time
The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is delighted to host author Jane Bertch on Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 pm for a discussion featuring her new book, The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time, the inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school in Paris. A…
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