News, Events and Fun Stuff

September 28, 2025

Appropriately enough, it'll be all about vampires in October as I bounce around to a number of venues to talk about them.

I'll be doing a few panels at the Hallow-fest pop-culture convention Oct. 11 at the Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel, 3000 Warrenville Rd, Lisle. I'll also have a table with my books for purchase. For more information, you can visit the website.

At 7 p.m.  Oct. 14 I'll be at the Grayslake Public Library. For more information or to register, you can visit the website.

At 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 I'll be at Woodstock Public Library. More information can be found at the website.

At 5 p.m. Oct. 28 I'll be at the Park Forest Public Library. Visit the website for more information.

At 6 p.m. Oct. 30 I'll be Evergreen Park Public Library. You can find more information at the website.

This is the most talks I've ever had in one month, and I'm looking forward to the discussion and checking out the libraries. I'll be bringing  copies of my books for purchase. Hope to see you there. 

Any organization interested in booking a talk can visit my contact page and send me an email. 

In spring, I appeared again on Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba, this time to discuss vampires. It's quite a theme with me this year. I always enjoy talking to Pete and had a lot of fun. If you'd like to check it out, you can find it here. I'm at the 1:24:45 mark, but the whole show was great. 

Thanks to Rick Hibbert, an old Pioneer Press co worker, the Aug. 6 edition of The Cook County Chronicle did a nice piece on me and The Meet the Parents Story recently. Check it out on page 6:   Cook County Chronicle Digital Edition - Chronicle Media