UPCOMING EVENTS...
BOOK EVENTS
Saturday August 29. 2026
11am-2pm Meet and Greet
2pm Book Talk Q & A
Blue House Books-Kenosha, WI
Event Info/Registration
Wednesday October 21 (time TBD)
Commonplace Books
Lake Zurich, IL
PAST BOOK EVENTS...
Thursday, July 23 @ 6pm
Reading & Signing ~ Happier Here With You
Woodstock Public Library
Wednesday July 8, 2026 6:30-8:30 pm
Book Launch
Barrington's White House
Tuesday, June 30 @ 6:30 pm
Book Launch ~Happier Here With You
Read Between The Lynes ~ Woodstock, IL
LECTURES
Wednesday, August 19 @ 7pm
Poplar Creek Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday September 10 @ 6:30pm
Green Hills Public Library-Palos Hills, IL
A “Novel” Experience:
10 Keys to Writing and Publishing a Book
Saturday September 26, 2026 @ 1pm
Private Event~Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Lombard, IL
Wednesday October 14, 2026 @ Noon
Lunch & Learn: Sweet Treats fo the Midwest
Warren Newport Public Library
Gurnee, IL
Saturday October 17, 2026 @ noon
DeKalb County Historical Museum Sycamore, IL
Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @7pm
Lake Villa Public Library
A “Novel” Experience:
10 Keys to Writing and Publishing a Book
Wednesday November 18, 2026 @ 6pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Mokena Community Public Library District
Monday November 23 @ 1pm
Sedgebrook Senior Living Lincolnshire
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Saturday, January 9, 2027
Geneva Public Library
A “Novel” Experience:
10 Keys to Writing and Publishing a Book
Wednesday February 3, 2027 @ 12;30pm
JCC Community Days: Skokie
A Taste of New Orleans
Tuesday February 9, 2027 @ 7pm
ZOOM ONLY-Lake Forest Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Saturday August 29. 2026
11am-2pm Meet and Greet
2pm Book Talk Q & A
Blue House Books-Kenosha, WI
Event Info/Registration
Wednesday October 21 (time TBD)
Commonplace Books
Lake Zurich, IL
PAST BOOK EVENTS...
Thursday, July 23 @ 6pm
Reading & Signing ~ Happier Here With You
Woodstock Public Library
Wednesday July 8, 2026 6:30-8:30 pm
Book Launch
Barrington's White House
Tuesday, June 30 @ 6:30 pm
Book Launch ~Happier Here With You
Read Between The Lynes ~ Woodstock, IL
LECTURES
Wednesday, August 19 @ 7pm
Poplar Creek Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday September 10 @ 6:30pm
Green Hills Public Library-Palos Hills, IL
A “Novel” Experience:
10 Keys to Writing and Publishing a Book
Saturday September 26, 2026 @ 1pm
Private Event~Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Lombard, IL
Wednesday October 14, 2026 @ Noon
Lunch & Learn: Sweet Treats fo the Midwest
Warren Newport Public Library
Gurnee, IL
Saturday October 17, 2026 @ noon
DeKalb County Historical Museum Sycamore, IL
Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @7pm
Lake Villa Public Library
A “Novel” Experience:
10 Keys to Writing and Publishing a Book
Wednesday November 18, 2026 @ 6pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Mokena Community Public Library District
Monday November 23 @ 1pm
Sedgebrook Senior Living Lincolnshire
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Saturday, January 9, 2027
Geneva Public Library
A “Novel” Experience:
10 Keys to Writing and Publishing a Book
Wednesday February 3, 2027 @ 12;30pm
JCC Community Days: Skokie
A Taste of New Orleans
Tuesday February 9, 2027 @ 7pm
ZOOM ONLY-Lake Forest Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
PAST LECTURES...
Thursday, June 11, 2026 @ 7pm
DuPage County Historical Museum
Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday June 18 @ 1pm
The Garlands of Barrington
A Taste of New Orleans
Thursday April 23, 2026 @ 7pm
Hadassah Henrietta Szold:
Buffalo Grove Youth Center
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday April 22, 2026 @ 5:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library Author Fair
Keynote Speaker
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 6pm
Villa Park Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday March 17, 2026 @ 1pm
The Hadassah Society
at Temple Beth Israel, Skokie, IL
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday February 17 @ 1pm
Vernon Hills Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Wednesday February 5, 2026 @ 2pm
Green Hills Library in Palos Hills
A Taste fo New Orleans
Wednesday January 14, 2026 @ 7pm
Bartlett Public Library
A Tate of New Orleans
Tuesday January 6, 2026 @ 7pm
Glenview Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Friday November 21, 2025 @ 2pm
Maine Township Mainestreamers
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Monday, October 20, 2025 @ 1pm
Wayne Township Senior Cneter
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @ 1pm
Geneva Township Senior Center
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 @ 7pm
Chestnut Square at the Glen
Glenview, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday Aug 14, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library, Palos Hills
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 7pm
Park Ridge Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Thursday July 17,2025 @6pm
Creekside Cookers, Del Webb, Elgin, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 @ 1:30 pm
Geneva Public Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Saturday May 31, 2025 @ 10 am
Arlington Heights Senior Center
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Wednesday May 21 @ 2pm
Villa Park Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday April 10,2025 @ 6:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library, Palos Hills
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Friday April 4, 2025 @ 10 am
Maine Township Mainestreamers
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 7pm
Chestnut Square at the Glen
A Taste of New Orleans
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 7pm
Glenview Public Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Thursday February 13, 2025 @ 11am
Cary Community Center
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Wed. Feb 12, 2025 @ 1pm
Glenview Park District
The Eastwing Wing Senior Center
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @7pm
VIRTUAL (Zoom)
Lake Forest Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7pm
Itasca Community Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Monday, November 18, 2024 @ Noon
Town & Country Public Library Elburn, IL
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 1pm
Sisterhood Ezra Habonim,
the Niles Township Jewish Congregation
4500 Dempster Street
Skokie, IL 60076
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Monday, November 4, 2024 @ 1pm
Prospect Heights Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday October 16 @ 6pm
Villa Park Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Vernon Township Community Service Building
2900 N. Main Street, Buffalo Grove
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday July 9, 2024 @ 2pm
Park Ridge Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday June 27, 2024 @ 7pm
Elmhurst Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday June 18, 2024@ 7pm
Palatine Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Monday May 6, 2024 @ 7pm
Indian Trails Library (Wheeling, IL)
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Geneva Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday May 21, 2024 @1pm
The Hadassah Society Temple Beth Israel
Skokie, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday May 23, 2024 @ 6pm
Oak Park Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
April 10, 2024 @ 1pm
The East Wing Glenview Senior Center-
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Bartlett Library-February 21, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Gail Borden Public Library-February 14, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest-ZOOM
Cary Area Library-January 17, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Fremont Public Library - November 13,2023 @ 7 pm
JCC Chicago-November 15, 2023 @ 12pm
Vernon Area Public LIbrary-December 5, 2023 @ 1 pm
Geneva Public Library District-October 5, 2023 @ 1pm
Cary Area Public Library-September 20, 2023 @ 7pm
Elgin Public Library-August 29, 2023 @ 7pm
Park Ridge Public Library-August 24, 2023 @ 7pm
Vernon Area Public Library-July 25, 2023 @ 1pm
Bartlett Public Library-July 19, 2023 @ 7pm
Indian Trails Library (Wheeling)-June 26 @ 2pm
Prospect Heights Public Library-June 12, 2023 @ 1pm
Algonquin Library-January 11, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Fremont Public Library-November 28, 2023 @ 7pm
DuPage County Historical Museum
Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday June 18 @ 1pm
The Garlands of Barrington
A Taste of New Orleans
Thursday April 23, 2026 @ 7pm
Hadassah Henrietta Szold:
Buffalo Grove Youth Center
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday April 22, 2026 @ 5:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library Author Fair
Keynote Speaker
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 6pm
Villa Park Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday March 17, 2026 @ 1pm
The Hadassah Society
at Temple Beth Israel, Skokie, IL
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday February 17 @ 1pm
Vernon Hills Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Wednesday February 5, 2026 @ 2pm
Green Hills Library in Palos Hills
A Taste fo New Orleans
Wednesday January 14, 2026 @ 7pm
Bartlett Public Library
A Tate of New Orleans
Tuesday January 6, 2026 @ 7pm
Glenview Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Friday November 21, 2025 @ 2pm
Maine Township Mainestreamers
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Monday, October 20, 2025 @ 1pm
Wayne Township Senior Cneter
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @ 1pm
Geneva Township Senior Center
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 @ 7pm
Chestnut Square at the Glen
Glenview, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday Aug 14, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library, Palos Hills
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday, July 24, 2025 @ 7pm
Park Ridge Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Thursday July 17,2025 @6pm
Creekside Cookers, Del Webb, Elgin, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 @ 1:30 pm
Geneva Public Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Saturday May 31, 2025 @ 10 am
Arlington Heights Senior Center
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Wednesday May 21 @ 2pm
Villa Park Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday April 10,2025 @ 6:30 pm
Green Hills Public Library, Palos Hills
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Friday April 4, 2025 @ 10 am
Maine Township Mainestreamers
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 7pm
Chestnut Square at the Glen
A Taste of New Orleans
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 7pm
Glenview Public Library
A Taste of New Orleans
Thursday February 13, 2025 @ 11am
Cary Community Center
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Wed. Feb 12, 2025 @ 1pm
Glenview Park District
The Eastwing Wing Senior Center
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @7pm
VIRTUAL (Zoom)
Lake Forest Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7pm
Itasca Community Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Monday, November 18, 2024 @ Noon
Town & Country Public Library Elburn, IL
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 1pm
Sisterhood Ezra Habonim,
the Niles Township Jewish Congregation
4500 Dempster Street
Skokie, IL 60076
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Monday, November 4, 2024 @ 1pm
Prospect Heights Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday October 16 @ 6pm
Villa Park Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Vernon Township Community Service Building
2900 N. Main Street, Buffalo Grove
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday July 9, 2024 @ 2pm
Park Ridge Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Thursday June 27, 2024 @ 7pm
Elmhurst Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Tuesday June 18, 2024@ 7pm
Palatine Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Monday May 6, 2024 @ 7pm
Indian Trails Library (Wheeling, IL)
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Geneva Public Library
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Tuesday May 21, 2024 @1pm
The Hadassah Society Temple Beth Israel
Skokie, IL
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Thursday May 23, 2024 @ 6pm
Oak Park Public Library
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
April 10, 2024 @ 1pm
The East Wing Glenview Senior Center-
Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix
Bartlett Library-February 21, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Gail Borden Public Library-February 14, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest-ZOOM
Cary Area Library-January 17, 2024 @ 7pm
Sweet Treats of the Midwest
Fremont Public Library - November 13,2023 @ 7 pm
JCC Chicago-November 15, 2023 @ 12pm
Vernon Area Public LIbrary-December 5, 2023 @ 1 pm
Geneva Public Library District-October 5, 2023 @ 1pm
Cary Area Public Library-September 20, 2023 @ 7pm
Elgin Public Library-August 29, 2023 @ 7pm
Park Ridge Public Library-August 24, 2023 @ 7pm
Vernon Area Public Library-July 25, 2023 @ 1pm
Bartlett Public Library-July 19, 2023 @ 7pm
Indian Trails Library (Wheeling)-June 26 @ 2pm
Prospect Heights Public Library-June 12, 2023 @ 1pm
Algonquin Library-January 11, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Fremont Public Library-November 28, 2023 @ 7pm
I have also presented past lectures, facilitated
workshops or served on speaker panels
at the following venues:
workshops or served on speaker panels
at the following venues:
- Palatine High School
- Off-Campus Writer's Workshop
- Palatine Library
- Printer's Row Literary Fest
- Schaumburg Library
- Wooddale Public Library
- Woodstock Public Library
- Curious Kids Museum Benefit (St. Jospeh, MI)
- Des Plaines Public Library
- Ela Public Library
- Glenside Public Library
- Illinois Library Association
- Love is Murder Conference
- Barrington Writers' Workshop