Join us for a Chicago Stories: Local Author Panel + Boozy Book Fair Pop-Up (featuring book chats, meet + greets, book signings, bingo fun + more) on Saturday, August 8th, from 4-6 pm at Une Année Brewery in Niles! PRE-READING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT...

We've got quite the lineup ready for our Chicago Stories: Local Author Panel + Boozy Book Fair Pop-Up! We'll kick off the festivities with a quick meet + greet mix n' mingle while guests arrive, then jump right into a conversation with authors Lori Rader-Day, Renée Roen, Sandra Jackson-Opoku and Maggie Anderson to learn more about their amazing stories inspired by our beautiful city. After the writers wrap up their talk, guests will get a chance to partake in an *optional* Chicagoland bingo game with the authors for a chance to win bookish prizes! There will also be a New Book Joy bookish pop-up shop where guests can buy signed copies of the authors' books and browse our curated collection of other featured titles and themed reading pairings available for purchase too. AND... Since this is a celebration, guests are invited to grab a bevy (including craft beer, other bevys and NA options!) from Une Année Brewery to enjoy before, during or after our bash. Come for all or part of the fun - it'll be a blast!

TICKETS are FREE & include:

AUTHOR MEET + GREET

BOOK SIGNING

AUTHOR PANEL CHAT*

CHICAGOLAND BINGO GAME

NBJ BOOK FAIR POP-UP

*MORE ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Lori Rader-Day lives in Chicago, where she runs the Midwest Mystery Conference and teaches writing at Northwestern University. She has won the Mary Higgins Clark, the Agatha, and three Anthony Awards and has been nominated for the Edgar, Thriller, Macavity, Barry and Lefty Awards. Her new book, Wreck Your Heart, about a country and midwestern singer in Chicago, received starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.

***MORE INFO ABOUT OUR OTHER GUESTS COMING SOON!!!

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