2014 Printers Row Lit Fest Kick-Off Reception and Luncheon with Rick Kogan

The Chicago Tribune and the Union League Club of Chicago’s Library Committee and Authors Group invite you and your fellow readers to this special reception and luncheon kicking-off the 2014 Printers Row Lit Fest!

Enjoy exclusive access to and conversation with 30 established and rising stars of the literary world as we celebrate Printers Row Lit Fest weekend!

The Kick-off begins at 11:00 a.m. (registration opens at 10:30 a.m.) with authors and book lovers mingling over cocktails and coffee to discuss their latest works and to sign books. Authors will join attendees at their tables for the luncheon service, which begins at 12:00 p.m. The luncheon program follows, hosted by Chicago Tribune writer Rick Kogan. Additional time will be available after the program to continue your discussions with our featured authors and for them to sign your books.

The Book Stall at Chestnut Court will have the authors’ books available for purchase at the event. For your convenience a signature/cash bar will be available. The cost is $45 per person.

Please note that the Union League Club has a Business Casual dress code; denim, t-shirts, and athletic wear are prohibited.

Author's First Name

Author's Last Name

Book Title

Molly

Antopol

The UnAmericans

A.J.

Baime

The Arsenal of Democracy

Janie

Baskin

Paint Me a Monster

Stephan

Benzkofer

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything

Elizabeth

Berg

Tapestry of Fortunes

Ira

Berkow

Wrigley Field: An Oral and Narrative History of the Home of the Chicago Cubs

Robin

Black

Life Drawing

Janet

Burroway

A Story Larger Than My Own -- AND -- Losing Tim

Katie

Crouch

Abroad

Lori

Degman

Cock-a-Doodle-Oops!

Monique

Demery

Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu

Stuart

Dybek

Paper Lantern Love Stories

Barbara

Ehrenreich

Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything

Zurich

Esposito

AIA Guide to Chicago

Libby

Fischer Hellmann

Havana Lost

Jack

Fredrickson

The Dead Caller From Chicago

Jamie

Freveletti

Dead Asleep

Justin

Go

The Steady Running of the Hour

Bill

Hageman

Life Skills: How To Do Almost Anything

Bill

Hillmann

The Old Neighborhood

David

Ignatius

The Director

Mark

Jacob

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything

Peter

Orner

Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge

Sara

Paretsky

Annual Mystery Writers of America Flash Fiction Contact

Brigid

Pasulka

The Sun and Other Stars

Allison

Pataki

The Traitor's Wife

Angela

Pneuman

Lay it on My Heart

Ron

Rapoport

From Black Sox to Three-Peats: A Century of Chicago's Best Sportswriting from the "Tribune," "Sun-Times," and Other Newspapers

Mary

Schmich

Even the Terrible Things Seem Beautiful to Me Now: The Best of Mary Schmich

Paul

Taylor

“The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown”