Aleksandar Hemon

After more than 50 years of independent bookselling in its original basement location, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore has moved into a new location on South Woodlawn. Designed by the world-renowned architectural firm—and Co-op members—Tigerman McCurry Architects, the new Woodlawn store offers the same unique selection of titles and knowledgeable staff. Reading and browsing is now an even greater pleasure for our customers with sleek, comfortable furnishings and natural light pouring in from floor-to-ceiling windows.

The location has changed, but that which makes the store so special—our selection, staff, and you, our customers and partners—has not. Join us in celebrating our new chapter at the Grand Opening, a day of family-friendly programming, featured authors, refreshments, and live music.

Featured Events

10:30-11:30 a.m.: Hyde Park children's authors share their favorite picture books

Noon-2:30 p.m.: Co-op employee Kate McIntyre will give a bookmaking demonstration and guide those interested through the process of creating a book. (Please note: the bookmaking demo will take place in three 40-minute blocks. Space is limited and availability is first-come, first served)

Noon-2:45 p.m.: Member-authors will be available to chat and sign copies of their books

3 p.m.: Keynote talk by Aleksandar Hemon, award-winning and bestselling author of The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, The Lazarus project, Love and Obstacles, and, most recently, The Book of My Lives

4-6 p.m.: Refreshments and live music

Location: Street: Seminary Co-op Bookstore Additional: 5751 S. Woodlawn Avenue City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60637-1507 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

The Book of My Lives

The Book of My Lives is part memoir, part love song to Sarajevo and Chicago, part heartbreaking paean to the bonds of family. Hemon's first book of nonfiction defies category and convention. It is a book driven by passions but built on fierce intelligence, devastating experience, and sharp insight. And like the best narratives, it is a book that will leave you a different person, with a new way of looking at the world, when you've finished. For fans of Hemon's fiction, The Book of My Lives is simply indispensable; for the uninitiated, it is the perfect introduction to one of the great writers of our time. Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, The Lazarus Project, and Love and Obstacles. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation, and the PEN/W. G. Sebald Award. He and his family live in Andersonville.

Location: Street: 5233 N. Clark St. City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60640-2122 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Venue: Fontbonne University

Please join Fontbonne University for two days of presentations and discussions as we collectively address the complex questions of Bosnian identities as they pertain to Bosnia-Herzegovina and to the Bosnia diaspora. Featured presenters include Aleksandar Hemon, Dr. Esad Boskailo, Dr. Amila Buturovic, and Patrick McCarthy. Books will be available for purchase from Left Bank Books. Visit www.fontbonne.edu for more information.

Location: Street: Fontbonne University Additional: 6800 Wydown City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63105 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Aleksandar Hemon was marooned in Chicago during a 1992 visit when his native city of Sarajevo came under siege. Of Bosnian ethnicity, Hemon wrote his first story in English in 1995 and went on to publish three collections in addition to his novel The Lazarus Project. Hemon has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation. The Lazarus Project was a finalist for the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award. Occasionally caustic and always witty, the novel explores the nature of violence, religious and ethnic division, and what it means to remake a life after displacement. Junot Diaz describes it as incandescent: “When your eyes close, the power of this novel, of Hemon’s colossal talent, remains.”

talk on The Lazarus Project: Monday, April 8
Aleksandar Hemon visit: Wednesday, April 10

Program Room of the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collection Library. (Enter through the Thomas Cooper Library.) (MDGentleReader)… (more)

The Book of My Lives Aleksandar Hemon Bosnian American writer Aleksandar Hemon came to Chicago in 1992 for a month-long cultural exchange program and was supposed to return to Sarajevo on May 1—the same day the city came under siege. Granted asylum in the United States as a political refugee, Hemon began writing fiction. Islands, one of his first stories written in English, appeared in Best American Short Stories 1999. An acclaimed novelist and short story writer, Hemon is the author of The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, The Lazarus Project, and Love and Obstacles. His new book is a searing collection of autobiographical essays. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

Location: Street: Free Library of Philadelphia Additional: 1901 Vine Street City: Philadelphia, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19103-5207 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tribune Tower, 435 N. Michigan Ave.

The Book of My Lives

Aleksandar Hemon, Chicago resident and author of National Book Award finalistThe Lazarus Project, will discuss his newest work, The Book of My Lives. The Bosnian-American Hemon has written four acclaimed books and is a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He was a MacArthur "genius” fellow in 2004. Tickets are $15.00. For tickets go tohttp://www.eventbrite.com/event/4993170708#. Hemon will meet Printers Row members at a special reception at 6:30 p.m.

Location: Street: 435 N. Michigan Ave City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)