DePaul University Bookstore - DePaul Center

A New Memoir from Augusten Burroughs
When Augusten Burroughs released 2002's Running with Scissors -- his memoir about growing up in the mother of all dysfunctional families -- readers didn't know whether to drop their jaws in horror or hold their stomachs from laughing. Whatever reactions he gets from ... (more)readers, Burroughs's gift for dishing on all things stranger than fiction has made him a bestselling author. Augusten Burroughs continues along these lines with his now book, A Wolf at the Table - which chronicles his relationship and experiences with his Father. A booksigning will follow. Please visit www.augustenburroughs.com for more information on the author.
Location: The Concourse @ DePaul Center

Please join us as we welcome DePaul alumnus, free lance writer and amateur magician, Rick Lax. Rick will be reading from and signing copies of his new book, Lawyer Boy - A Case Study on Growing Up.

Please join us as we welcome back Aaron Schatz, editor of the Pro Football Prospectus 2008. The most authoritative and innovative guide to professional football is back for an all-new season with more cutting-edge statistical analysis, obsessive film study, and trademark humor. It is the most reliable ... (more)resource for fantasy players, Monday-morning quarterbacks, and die-hard fans everywhere.

Please join us as we welcome local author and documentary film producer, Michael Harvey. Michael will be reading from and signing copies of his new book, The Fifth Floor.

(NOTE: TIME OF WEBCAST TBD) We are delighted to have the unique opportunity to present a live web-cast interview with Pulitzer Prize winning author, Philip Roth - in celebration of the release of his new novel, Indignation. Seventy-two, first edition signed copies of Indignation will be available for ... (more)purchase at the EVENT - on a first come first serve basis. The first seventy-two attendees will receive a ticket, which will entitle you to purchase ONE copy. Additional copies may be available after the ticketed guests have had their opportunity

Meet DePaul University Professor Leonard Jason as he discusses and signs his book, Rescued Lives. Victims of drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach ... (more)instills the most powerful medicinehope for recovery. Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse provides a comprehensive thought-provoking look at just how the innovative Oxford House model inspires positive action on one of our country's most serious problemssubstance abuse. This powerful book presents the success stories of the people living in these community homes and explains just how it has worked for them.

Asserting that each life contains the makings of a memoir, Carol LaChapelle gives writers, journal writers, and family historians the tools to explore their memories and turn them into great stories. Condensing 20 years of teaching experience into 167 stimulating exercises, Carol helps readers access ... (more)and describe the important people, places, and events in their lives. The contributions of real students who have been using these methods in Carol's workshops for years demonstrate just how productive these exercises can be.

Please join us as we welcome New York, Independent Casting Director, Paul Russell as he discussess & signs copies of his new book, ACTING - MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS. Event will include how to find and keep an agent, how to market yourself, consultation on your materials, reading, detailed Q&A and signing.

We are happy to welcome back Chicago resident and author, Sean Chercover. Sean will be reading from and signing copies of his newest novel, TRIGGER CITY, the anticipated follow up to BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD. This riveting new novel features the return of Ray Dudgeon getting mixed up in a dangerous investigation ... (more)where the search for the truth could result in his own death.

Meet authors Eric Bronsky and Neal Samors as they discusss this season's must have book about Chicago. Chicago's North Michigan Avenue, also known throughout the world as The Magnificent Mile. It is difficult to imagine that today's famous avenue, with shopping malls, skyscrapers, condominiums, world ... (more)class stores, and major hotels was once a dirt road with a few wooden houses. Almost all of the buildings and mansions were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, except for the Water Tower and Pumping Station. The book includes interviews with 25 Chicagoans, skillfully blended with more than 275 black and white, duotone and color photographs presented in a then and now format.

All entreprenuers have stories. In his captivating new book KEEP SWINGING: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Small Business Success, Jay Myers details what led him to start his own company after nearly 20 years of success working sales for corporate giants like Eastman Kodak ... (more)and Hewlett-Packard, how he was able to sow the seeds of his business while the technological aspects of their operations were still developing during the mid-90’s, and how he was able to keep ISI from falling apart at the seams following the embezzlement crisis just a a few short years ago.

Ken Pomeroy is routinely described on college hoop blogs as the Bill James of college basketball. Ken was a writer for ESPN and his work has been cited in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. John Gasaway was the author of the Big Ten Wonk blog and has been cited by ESPN's ... (more)Bill Simmons, SI's Grant Wahl, and MSNBC's Mike Miller as among the most influential in his field. The will be making predictions and signing copies of, The College Basketball Prospectus 2008 - 2009.

Do you think it is difficult putting menus together? Local author and chef Connie Fairbanks has taken this worry away from you. She wrote Scratch That to give home chefs, like herself, access to three and four course menus that can be made with ease - every day. "Connie's Notes" will help you through ... (more)each recipe with phonetic spellings, definitions, and decorating tips on the same page. Each menu has wine and beer pairings to take the guesswork out of pairing food and wine. Many of the menus can be mixed and matched and served with only two courses - whatever suits you and your family.

Please join us as we welcome journalist and author, John Kuenster. John will be discussing and signing copies of Remembrances of the Angels - the 50th anniversary reminiscences of one of the most tragic fires in American history and it happened here in Chicago.

The American Constitution Society welcomes Thomas Geoghegan as he discusses and signs his new book, See You in Court: How the Right Made America a Lawsuit Nation. While just about everyone agrees that we’ve become a lawsuit nation, is it really class actions by a coterie of private trial lawyers whose ... (more)enormous settlements and, in Karl Rove’s words, “junk lawsuits” that are subverting democracy? Thomas Geoghegan, whom Time called “a modern-day Quixote of the legal profession,” thinks not. Mr. Geoghegan is a practicing attorney and the author of several books, including Which Side Are You On?, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Meet authors Richard Cahan, Michael Williams and Nicholas Osborn as they discuss the must-have holiday gift this season. Since the first snapshots were taken in 1888, Americans have used simple, inexpensive cameras to record their life stories. In the process, they have left behind millions of snapshots ... (more)that also document the story of America. Now, for the first time, these personal photographs have been gathered together to tell the nation's history. This is who we were and who we are. Over 350 photographs in color and duotone.

Jack Fredrickson’s first Dek Elstrom mystery, A Safe Place for Dying, was nominated for the Shamus Award for Best First Novel. His short fiction has appeared in the acclaimed Chicago Blues and in Michael Connelly’s Burden of the Badge anthologies. He lives with his wife, Susan, west of Chicago, where ... (more)he is crafting the next Dek Elstrom novel. Today he will be reading from & signing copies of his new novel, Honestly Dearest, You're Dead. Visit his website at www.JackFredrickson.com.

At once an offbeat love story, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a darkly funny American comedy, Kyle Beachy's arresting debut novel written in prose that is swift, stunning, and sweet heralds the arrival of a remarkable new voice in fiction. Originally from St. Louis, Kyle Beachy now lives ... (more)in Chicago with his beloved pooch. He teaches for the nice people at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, who were also kind enough to give him an MFA in Writing.

(Location: The Concourse @ DePaul Center)National television and radio show host, Tavis Smiley will be stopping at DePaul University with "The Accountable Town Hall Tour." This "town-hall" style presentation is intended to engage and listen to members of the community on how they intend on holding their ... (more)public officials and themselves accountable in regards to the issues outlined in his new book, Accountable. A booksigning will follow.

When Michelle McKinney Hammond adopted Milan, her shih tzu puppy, she had no idea that she would also be gaining surprising insights about the mystery of God’s love for His children. Now this bestselling author of Sassy, Single, & Satisfied, shares humorous stories and insights that offer readers the ... (more)funloving faith instruction our canine friends can teach us. Pet lovers and everyone who wants to discover more about being God’s faithful companion along life’s journey will enjoy this romp through heartwarming tales and biblical wisdom.

Please join us as we welcome Christina Kahrl (editor) and contributors to the Baseball Prospectus 2009 to talk Baseball 2009. The Baseball Prospectus contains critical essays on each of the thirty teams and player comments for some sixty players for each of those teams. Each players statistics are projected ... (more)for the coming season using the groundbreaking PECOTA projection system. This event will appeal to devoted fans and fantasy players alike.

Please join us as we welcome historical fiction author, Anne Easter Smith - as she reads from and signs copies of her new novel, King's Grace. All records about Grace Plantagenet indicate that she was the illegitimate daughter of King Edward IV, and one of the two attendants aboard the funeral barge ... (more)of his widowed queen Elizabeth Woodville in 1492. King's Grace begins in 1485 soon after she is taken in by Queen Elizabeth at court.

Please join us as we welcome historical fiction author, Anne Easter Smith - as she reads from and signs copies of her new novel, King's Grace. All records about Grace Plantagenet indicate that she was the illegitimate daughter of King Edward IV, and one of the two attendants aboard the funeral barge ... (more)of his widowed queen Elizabeth Woodville in 1492. King's Grace begins in 1485 soon after she is taken in by Queen Elizabeth at court.

Help us celebrate National Poetry Month as we welcome DePaul University Professor James Shea as he reads from and dicusses his first poetry collection, A Star in the Eye, winner of 2008 Fence Modern Poet Series. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Mr. Shea is currently a poet-in-residence in ... (more)the Chicago public schools and teaches at Columbia College Chicago and DePaul.

Please join us as we welcome Chicago resident and college life coach as he discusses and signs copies of the newly updated, The Naked Roomate. With calendars, planners, and The Naked Roommate being used as the first year experience guide at colleges across the country - it is the top name in college ... (more)life advise.

Meet DePaul University Professor Miriam Ben-Yoseph as she discussed and signs her new collection that explores the universal longing for home, illuminated through the essays, poetry, and fiction of forty Jewish women writers from around the world. In this remarkable collection of essays, stories, and ... (more)poems, Jewish women writers from around the world offer diverse perspectives on the idea of home. The longing for home is as ancient as the exile from Eden, and for the forty writers showcased in this anthology, the struggle to find and redefine home has been intensified by history, the Holocaust, and the diverse cultural, political, and religious contexts in which they live and write.

We are delighted to welcome Chicago resident and author, Beth Kery. Beth will be reading from and signing copies of her sensational and sexy time travel romance, Daring Time!

We are happy to welcome Chicago resident, playwright and author, Joe Meno. Joe will be reading from and signing copies of his new novel, The Great Perhaps. He is the author of four other novels and two short story collections, including Demon in the Spring. He is a professor of creative writing at Columbia ... (more)College.

We are delighted to welcome bestselling author, Chuck Klosterman as he reads from and signs copies of the paperback release of Downtown Owl. Klosterman will also be sharing the evening with friends and fellow authors Nathan Rabin/the Big Rewind and Greg Kot/Ripped. A booksigning will follow.