Sunday, April 21, 2013
Book buyers who want to participate in the special event will receive a gift with purchase. Learn more.
If on April 23 you share a book and a rose with a friend or loved one, you will be participating in a long-standing tradition dating back at least 100 years. Local bookstores, including Anderson’s Bookshop, will celebrate World Book Night, which, according to Anderson’s, has ties to the anniversary of Cervantes’ death and also Shakespeare’s birth and death. The date was declared International Day of the Book by UNESCO. Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville and Downers Grove will be participating in the special event and is one of 12 bookstores nationwide offering customers a free rose with the purchase of a World Book Night book pick, according to the bookseller. “We hope the tradition spreads next year, as does the central theme of World …
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
The host of the MSNBC show will be in Downers Grove on April 13. Find out what else is happening in DuPage County business.
The New York Times bestselling author and host of The Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC will be coming to Downers Grove on April 13 for an event hosted by Anderson’s Bookshop. Maddow will hold an author’s talk, followed by a question and answer period, according to Anderson’s. Tickets for the event are available with the purchase of Maddow’s book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power from Anderson’s, according to the business. Those who attend the talk will receive an autographed copy of the book at the event. Anderson’s Bookshop is located at 5112 Main St., Downers Grove. Or call 630-963-2665 for more information. Rachel Maddow will be at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. The Tivoli Theatre is located at 5021 Highland…
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich along with his wife Callista will visit Anderson's Bookshop for a book signing Wednesday evening.
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista will visit downtown Naperville for a book signing Wednesday. The political power couple will visit Anderson's Bookshop 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Wednesday at 7 p.m. to sign copies of Newt's new historical novel, "Victory at Yorktown." Callista is the author of "Land of the Pilgrim's Pride," a children's book about colonial America. Tickets are requried. For more information call 630-355-2665, or visit http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/events Editor's note: This article was written by Collin Czarnecki. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monday, October 15, 2012
Former Playboy playmate Jenny McCarthy will hold a book signing tonight at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Best-selling author and former Playboy playmate Jenny McCarthy will visit Naperville Monday for a book signing. Anderson's Bookshop presents Jenny McCarthy at 7 p.m. Monday, in North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. McCarthy's six New York Times bestsellers cover such topics as pregnancy, autism and motherhood. Her latest book is "Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic." Bad Habits is McCarthy's personal examination of faith after growing up Catholic in a polish neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. For tickets and more information call Anderson's Bookshops at 630-355-2665, or stop by their store at 123 Jefferson Ave. in downtown Naperville. For information on scheduled events at …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Vote for the best shop in downtown Downers Grove in our Readers' Choice poll.
What is your favorite shop downtown in Downers Grove? When you're downtown, what is the one place you always have to go to? Here's your chance to tell us and vote for your favorite downtown shop. The choices for favorite downtown shop are: Anderson's Bookshop, Dream Interiors and Brigantine Gallery. We'll be accepting votes from July 23 until 11:59 p.m. August 17, so get your votes in! You can cast your vote in our poll here or at the bottom of this article.
Brian Thornber
1:50 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Yes, how dare they host someone who has a different opinion than you! That's not what America is all about, is it? more ›