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IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again

Mary Claire Haver, MD

Board-certified OB/GYN, founder of The 'Pause Wellness, and #1 New York Times bestselling author

Heidi Stevens

Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health

Apr 29 2026
ZOOM EVENT

An Objective Look at Meditation Methods and Enlightenment

Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.

Clinical and research psychologist and bestselling author

Mary C. Commerford, Ph.D.

Clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst

Apr 16 2026
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving

Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.

William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cortland Dahl, Ph.D.

Chief Contemplative Officer at Humin and research scientist at UW-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds

Jacqueline Moreno

Chief Service Officer of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Apr 8 2026
IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Everybody’s Fly: Art, Music, and Changing the Culture

Fab 5 Freddy

Artist, Filmmaker, and Architect of Hip-Hop Culture

Theaster Gates

Artist, archivist, curator, and professor and Special Advisor to the President at the University of Chicago

Mar 19 2026
ZOOM EVENT

The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action

Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Marc Brackett, Ph.D.

Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University

Mar 17 2026
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods

Michaeleen Doucleff, Ph.D.

Bestselling author, biochemist, and award-winning NPR reporter

Heidi Stevens

Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health

Mar 13 2026
IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

Rep. James E. Clyburn

U.S. Congressman representing South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives

Natalie Y. Moore

Award-winning journalist and author and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University

Mar 10 2026
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside

Daniel Pink

#1 New York Times bestselling author

Mar 2 2026
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History

Helen Zoe Veit, Ph.D.

Associate professor of history at Michigan State University

John Waller, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of the History of Medicine at Michigan State University

Feb 26 2026