Events
Doc Ephraim Bates, June 10, 2023, Saturday, 9 am-1 pm, Dragon’s Men: Domestic Book Signing. The Aberdeen Diner, 527 S. Philadelphia Rd., Aberdeen, MD 21001 (410) 272-7635. Come meet Doc in person, snag an autographed copy of his latest book, and grab a great meal!
Marty Grosz, March 4, 2020, Wednesday, 7-10:00 pm, 90th Birthday Bash and Book Release. The Lounge at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Featured musicians: Vince Giordano, Scott Robinson, Dan Block, Randy Reinhart, Danny Tobias, Joe Plowman, Jim Lawlor, Jack Saint Clair. $20.
Deanie Yasner, February 23, 2020, Sunday, 10:30 am, Featured guest at Book Nosh, Congregation Beth El, 375 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA.
Deanie Yasner, December 11, 2019, Wednesday, 3:30 pm, Meet the Author event, Lambertville Free Public Library. Featuring Essie Rose’s Revelation Summer.
Deanie Yasner, October 26, Saturday, 11 am-2 pm, Author Expo, Free Library of Northampton Township, featuring her new book Essie Rose’s Revelation Summer.
Beth Finke, October 10, 2019, Thursday, featured author guest at Chicago Public Library Foundation Carl Sandburg Awards Dinner. UIC Dorin Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL.
Beth Finke, September 16, 2019, Monday, 7 pm – 8:30 pm. Headline author at “Author’s Night,” Max & Benny’s Deli 461 Waukegan Rd., Northbrook, IL
Eliza Walton, September 14, 2019, Saturday, 4:30, book launch and author signing, Newcastle, ME, private. The Colors I Saw: A Cancer Memoir.
Deanie Yasner, September 13, 2019, Friday, 11:30 am, book talk and author signing, Cornerstone Health & Fitness, New Hope, PA. Presenting her new book, Essie Rose’s Revelation Summer.
Deanie Yasner, August 25, 2019, Sunday, noon, book launch and author signing, New Hope, PA, private. Essie Rose’s Revelation Summer.
Marlene Targ Brill, May 4, Saturday, 11:00 am, author signing at Homewood Bookies, signing Picture Girl. https://www.bookiesbookstores.com/
Marlene Targ Brill, May 2, Thursday, 4:00 pm, author signing at Beverly Bookies, signing Diary of A Drummer Boy and Picture Girl. https://www.bookiesbookstores.com/
Jane Hertenstein and Marlene Targ Brill, February 20, Wednesday, 7 pm, author readings at The Book Cellar at 4736 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625. Jane will be reading from Cloud of Witnesses and Marlene will be reading from Picture Girl and Diary of a Drummer Boy.
Marlene Targ Brill, February 2, Saturday, author signing at Barbara’s Bookstore, Hawthorne Woods Mall, IL, signing Diary of A Drummer Boy and Picture Girl.
Marlene Targ Brill, January 26, Saturday, 10:30 (kids) and 1:00 (adults), speaking about Diary of A Drummer Boy at the Bessie Bower Dunn Museum, Libertyville, IL
Dick Simpson, November 13, Tuesday, 7 pm, Moderator, mid-term elections panel sponsored by the Society of Midland Authors. Cocktail hour 6-7 pm, panel discussion 7-8 pm. Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd floor penthouse. Public is invited.
Jane Hertenstein, November 12-13, presenter, Kentucky Book Festival, Alltech Arena, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY
Marlene Brill, October 13, 10am-4pm, speaker, 2nd Annual White Oak Author Fest. Crest Hill Branch at the White Oak Library District, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill, IL 60403
Gus Koernig, October 10, Wednesday, 5-7 pm, meeting with creative writing students, 7 p.m. Reading Series, creative writing class, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana
Beth Finke, October 10, Wednesday, 9 a.m., Tenth Annual National Village Gathering — Models for Living: Today and Tomorrow, Panel Discussion, Developing and Assessing Village Programs
Gus Koernig, October 9, Tuesday, 7 pm, author reading at Billings Public Library, 1st Floor Community Room, Billings, Montana
Gus Koernig, October 8, Monday, 2-3:30 pm, Creative writing class, Montana State University-Billings.
Jane Hertenstein, October 6, Saturday, 8-9, Illinois Reading Council Conference, Peoria, IL. Representing the Rural Child in Literature: the importance of representing all chidren, especially the difficulties of those growing up outside of cities. How certain titles fit into a contemporary discussion of the rural forgotten. PCC 200
Marlene Brill, September 30, Sunday, 9am-1pm, book signing, Oswego Library Literary Fest, 32 Jefferson St., Oswego, IL
Jane Hertenstein, September 28, Friday, book launch event, 7pm-8:45pm CDT, Everybody’s Coffee, 935 W. Wilson, Chicago, IL
Jane Hertenstein, September 16, Sunday, 11am-5pm, 31st Annual Children’s Book Fair, 57th Street Book Fair, Hyde Park, Chicago
Beth Finke, September 7, Friday, 6:30 p.m., Access Living Disability Culture event with author Riva Lehrer, 115 W Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60654
Dick Simpson, August 23, Thursday, 6pm, panelist at The Harold Washington Library event: 1968 Democratic Convention: 50th Anniversary.
Beth Finke, August 21, Tuesday, 2 p.m., Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, Library Without Walls: Virtual Book Club, www.perkinslibrary.org, phone 617.972.7683 to RSVP and Perkins Library will provide you with the call-in number.
Beth Finke, August 11th, Saturday, 9:30 to 11am, workshop leader, Smelling is Believing: Writing Using Your Other Senses, Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference. Wieboldt Hall, 339 East Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Fr Gabriel Rochelle, August 10, 2018, Friday, 1:30-1pm: Author interview on KTAL FM, Las Cruces, NM
Beth Finke, August 2 to August 4, Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Mendocino, CA
Beth Finke, July 9th, Monday, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221, phone: 360-293-1910
Marlene Brill, June 25, Monday, 7-8:30pm CDT, author night, Max & Benny’s Deli, 461 Waukegan Rd., Northbrook, IL
Marsters+Koernig, June 16th, Saturday, 1-3pm MST, Book talk, Red Mountain Library, Mesa, AZ
Dick Simpson, June 8, Friday, 11:30am – 1:30 pm CDT, Keynote speaker, Friends of the Parks 2018 Conference. Reservations required.
Beth Finke, May 24, Thursday, 4:30 – 6:30, Perkins School for the Blind presents Beth and Robin Sitten, who narrated Writing Out Loud for the audio version. Beth and Robin will discuss their collaboration. There will be a reception with light hors-d’oeuvres from 4:30 to 5:30 PM preceding the discussion. Howe Building, 175 North Beacon Street, Dwight Hall, Watertown, MA, 02472. More information at the Perkins site.
Dick Simpson, May 19, Saturday, 2 pm CDT, Book Talk for The Village Chicago at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, 600 W. Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614. Free, but please register.
Dick Simpson, April 12, Thursday, 3-4:30 pm CDT, Book talk at Richard J. Daley Library, UIC, 801 S. Morgan St., Room 1-470, Chicago, IL 60607 RSVP by 4/5/18 to 312-996-6569
Dick Simpson, March 21, Wednesday, 6:00pm CDT, Author presentation at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL
Beth Finke, March 15, Thursday, 12:30-1:45 pm CST, 2018 Vivette R. Rifkin Seminar, UIC Lecture Center Building F, F006
807 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL RSVP 312-966-1339
Dick Simpson, March 13, 2018, Tuesday, 7:00 pm CST, Book talk at monthly meeting of Society of Midland Authors, Cliff Dwellers, 200 S. Michigan, 22nd Floor Penthouse, Chicago, IL
Beth Finke, March 7, Wednesday, 9:00 pm, WGN Radio 720, radio interview with host Justin Kaufmann on The Download. Beth will be accompanied by her memoir-writing student, Bob Eisenberg.
Dick Simpson, February 15, Thursday, 7:00pm CST, Book talk at The Book Cellar, Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL
Beth Finke, January 31, Wednesday, 9 pm, radio interview with Justin Kaufmann, The Download, WGN Radio 720.
Dick Simpson, January 24, Wednesday, 7:00pm CST, Ravenswood Lake View Historical Association in the Lerner Auditorium Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago.
Dick Simpson, January 21, Sunday, 2:30-4:30pm CST, “A Conversation with Dick Simpson” book signing/reception in support of the Oak Park Festival Theatre. Location: 19th Century Club, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park, IL 60301
Dick Simpson, January 13, Saturday, 9 – 10 am, radio interview with Thom Clark, Live from the Heartland. Live streaming: wluw.org .
Dick Simpson, January 11, Monday, 7:00 pm CST, interview with Carol Marin on WTTW Channel 11’s Chicago Tonight.
Dick Simpson, November 21, Tuesday, 12:00 – 1:00, featured speaker, UIC Political Science Speaker Series, UIC Campus, BSB 1115.
Dick Simpson, November 17, Friday, TV interview with Paul Lisnek, CLTV. View the interview here: http://cltv.com/2017/11/17/dick-simpson-shares-lessons-from-a-life-in-chicago-politics/
Beth Finke, October 27, Friday, 1:30 pm, Bethany Retirement Community, Writing Out Loud presentation, 4950 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60640 773-.989.1503
Beth Finke, October 17, Tuesday, 6:00 pm,
Chicago Author’s Room, Writing Out Loud Presentation, reading including Wanda Bridgeforth, and book signing, Harold Washington Library Center,
400 S. State Street, 7th floor,
Chicago, IL 60605
Fr Gabriel Rochelle, September 17, 2017, Sunday, 2-4pm: Highlighted author at “Celebrate Authors” event, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 West Picacho Avenue, Las Cruces, NM 88001.
Beth Finke, September 6, Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 pm CDT. Presenting Writing Out Loud, joined by one of the members of her senior memoir-writing classes. Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
Nancy Sayre, Beth Finke, Anna Nessy Perlberg, June 11, 2017, Sunday, 10 am: Printers Row Lit Fest session: Getting Your Memoir off the Ground, Jones College Prep HS, 600 S. State 4th Floor, Rm 4008, Chicago, IL
Beth Finke, June 3, 2017, Saturday, The Bookstore, 475 N. Main, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. Beth will read from her new book Writing Out Loud, and sign copies of the book afterward.
Beth Finke, May 13, 2017, Saturday, 1 to 3pm: Mother’s Day book signing, Sandmeyer’s Bookstore, 714 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60605
Doc Ephraim Bates Author appearance and book signing May 13, 2017, Saturday 1 – 3 pm: Aberdeen Diner, 527 S. Philadelphia Blvd, Aberdeen, MD 21001, (410) 272-7635
Anna Nessy Perlberg Guest speaker April 27, 2017, Bohemian Lawyers’ Association, Chicago, IL
Beth Finke Keynote speaker April 24 and 25, 2017, Wisconsin AER / Vision & Orientation and Mobility Professionals Conference, Holiday Inn Hotel & convention Center, 1001 Amber Ave., Stevens Point, WI. Beth will be signing copies of her new book Writing Out Loud on Tuesday morning, 4/25
Anna Nessy Perlberg Featured speaker, April 23, 2017, 10:30 am, Temple Sholom, Chicago, IL
Fr Gabriel Rochelle Book signing, April 6, 2017, Thursday, 3-5pm, 2nd floor lounge, Barnes & Noble NMSU, 1400 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001.
Beth Finke Panelist, March 30, 2017, Thursday, 1 to 3 pm: Accessibility and Inclusion, Shedd Aquarium Department on Planning and Design. Panel of 4 will share their experience with various disabilities. Chicago, IL 312.692.3315
Fr Gabriel Rochelle book signing March 11, 2017, Saturday, 10am-noon: Book signing. COAS Books Flagship Store, 317 North Main Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001, 575-524-8471
Doc Ephraim Bates book talk and signing March 3, 2017, Friday, 5-7 pm: Fresh Farms Cafe, 621 Harrisburg Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603, (717) 517-8850
Fr Gabriel Rochelle book signing and open house February 25, 2017, Saturday, 6:30pm, Spotted Dog Brewery. Join us on the patio, 2920 Avenida de Mesilla, New Mexico 575-650-2729
Beth Finke Presentation to 2nd graders February 6, 2017, Monday, 1:15 pm: Frances Xavier Warde School, Old St. Patrick’s Campus, 120 South DesPlaines Street, Chicago, IL 60661 312-466-0700.
Dick Simpson Presentation and book signing December 23, 2017 Thursday, “Winning Elections in the 21st Century: 92 St. Y, NYC.
Anna Nessy Perlberg Signing The House in Prague at John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL: Monday, June 6, 2016, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Room 3East, The John Marshall Law School Czech Slovak Legal Institute. Free, registration required.
Czech Author Reading event and Bohemian Book Fair, NYC: June 3-4, 2016, at the Czech Center New York, in the Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73rd Street (between 1st and 2nd Aves). Admission is free. Nancy Sayre will be reading from The House in Prague on Friday night. Book Fair from 11-5 on Saturday.
Anna Nessy Perlberg Book Party sponsored by Lincoln Park Village, Chicago, IL: June 1, 2016, 5-7pm. Registration required.
Anna Nessy Perlberg book signing, Chicago, IL: May 13, 2016 Friday, 5pm. Private event.
Book Expo America, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL: May 11-13, 2016. Nancy Sayre will be representing Golden Alley Press.