Bestselling author Roz Chast\, a New Yorker cartoonist since 1978\, will be the guest and featured speaker at the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District'\;s One Book Two Villages events this fall.
\n\nChast is the featured guest at a cocktail party and reception hosted by the Library on Thursday\, Sept. 15 \;at 6 p.m. Meet Ms. Chast\, and enjoy open bar and unlimited \;appetizers at the event. Cocktail reception tickets are $50\, and include reserved seating for a 7:30 p.m. book talk and signing. General admission tickets for the 7:30 p.m. lecture and book signing are $15.
\n\nChast is the author of the graphic memoir "\;Can'\;t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?"\; the Library'\;s 2016 One Book Two Villages selection. In this work\, Chast addresses the realities of what it is to get old in America today-and what it is to have aging parents today-with tenderness and candor\, and a good dose of her characteristic wit. One Book Two Villages is an annual celebration of reading and community. The Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District is excited to continue the tradition of excellence with this year'\;s title selection.
\n\nIn this work\, Chast addresses the realities of what it is to get old in America today&ndash\;and what it is to have aging parents today&ndash\;with tenderness and candor\, and a good dose of her characteristic wit. One Book Two Villages is an annual celebration of reading and community. The Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District is excited to continue the tradition of excellence with this year&rsquo\;s title selection.
\n\nThe book is a New York Times Best Book of the Year\, National Book Award Finalist\, winner of the Kirkus Prize\, and a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
\n\nTickets for the cocktail reception\, lecture and luncheon are available on \;Eventbrite \;or through the Library'\;s website at \;winnetkalibrary.org. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Winnetka or Northfield Library. For more information\, contact the Library at (847) 446-7220.
\n\nThe One Book Two Villages events are sponsored by the Friends of the Winnetka-Northfield Library group. Books will be available for purchase and signing both events by The Book Stall at Chestnut Court.
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