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.

Chast 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.

Chast 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.

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.

The 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.

Tickets 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.

The 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.