Books & Brunch
Assistance League thanks everyone who helped to make Books & Brunch 2017 so successful.
We hope you will join us next year on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
Our Donors
Platinum ($10,000+)
Mary Ann Karris
Emil J. & Marie D. Kochton Foundation
Diane & Ernie Mrozek
Gold ($5,000+)
Belmont Village
Casten Family Foundation
Hinsdale Bank & Trust
Heather & Steve Laughman
World Kitchen
Silver ($2,500+)
Meg & Brian Cooper
Sue & Mike Farrell
Carla & Len Feinkind
Maureen & Terry Hegarty
Ron & Caroline Leban
Northern Trust
Marie & Tony Rossi
Jennifer Ward
Joanna Williams
Bronze ($1,000+)
Begeman Jewelers
Bella Cosa Jewelers
Dee Dugo
Connie Glavin
Barb Grand
Monica Heidkamp
Rickeia Lessig
Debora Newman
Mary Parsons
Catherine Slark
Marguerite Spangehl
Friend ($500+)
Advocate Childrens' Hospital
Charles Schwab & Co.
Fluid Running
Barb Hartnett
Luisa Hoch
Knickerbocker Roofing & Paving Co.
Diane Kurtz
Linda Legner
Paul Majauskas
Sharon Miller Malek
Pat Mrozek
Carol Park
Annette Phillips
Peg Raese
Patricia Van Hoegarden
Books & Brunch 2017: Our Day in Photos
Photography by Robin James
Our Authors
Jessie Ann Foley's experience as a high school English teacher delivers a great deal of subject-worthy insight for this skillful writer of teen fiction.
Miles Harvey is an accomplished journalist who has authored two nonfiction books and an important, heart-wrenching volume on Chicago’s teen violence.
Renee Rosen's four novels of historical fiction all feature Chicago and a strong female protagonist. The research is deep, the stories engaging.
Our Master of Ceremonies
Dick Johnson