Join us for the library’s Second Annual Lit Stroll. This literary event brings readers together to meet and celebrate beloved Illinois authors. Each author will be featured at a downtown Arlington Heights venue on Saturday afternoon, June 24. Hear about their work, grab a drink, enjoy some free appetizers and mingle with other literary lovers as you stroll from location to location. The event will culminate in a book signing at Arlington Ale House with books available for sale courtesy of The Book Stall. Here is the lineup for Lit Stroll 2023:
1 p.m. Tracy Clark at Mago Grill & Cantina, 115 W. Campbell St.
Tracy Clark, author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Detective Harriet Foster series. A multi-nominated Anthony, Lefty, Edgar, Macavity, and Shamus Award finalist, Tracy is also the 2020 and 2022 winner of the G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. She is a member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.
2 p.m. Aaron Cohen at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave.
Aaron Cohen, author of Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power, Amazing Grace, and co-author of the late pianist Ramsey Lewis’ memoir, Gentleman of Jazz: A Life In Music. Cohen has been a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar, DownBeat editor and is a two-time recipient of the Deems Taylor Award for outstanding music writing from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
3:10 p.m. Renee Rosen at Arlington Ale House, 111 W. Campbell St. (Metropolis elevator to 3rd floor)
Renee Rosen, USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces along with five other historical novels including Park Avenue Summer, Windy City Blues and What the Lady Wants. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her newest novel Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl is about the cosmetic icon, Estée Lauder.
Lit Stroll is open to adults ages 21 and older.
Space is limited. Registration is required. Register here.
Find more event details here at ahml.info/litstroll.