Hey all you Chicago Chelsea Handler fans — come out and meet comedian and author Chelsea Handler as she signs copies of her book “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, in a free book signing at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Chelsea Handler’s new book of humorous essays, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, has been published this month (March, 2010) — and Chelsea is hitting the road to promote it, starting in Chicago March 10 for a show at the Rosemont Theater.
Fans can meet the author at a rare afternoon booksigning, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Priority numbers to reserve your place in the booksigning line are available at Anderson’s with the purchase of the author’s books. For more information, please contact Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., in Naperville. Phone (630) 355-2665. Or visit online, www.andersonsbookshop.com.
Here are a few excerpts provided by the publisher:
Being unpopular: “My parents couldn’t have been more unreasonable when it came to fads or clothes that weren’t purchased at a pharmacy.”
Living with her boyfriend: “He’s similar to a large toddler, the only difference being he doesn’t cry when he wakes up.”
Appreciating her brother: “He’s a certified public accountant, and I have a real life.”
Arm-wrestling a maid of honor: “It wasn’t her strength that intimidated me. It was the starry way her eyes focused on me, like Mike Tyson getting ready to feed.”
As one of the nation’s fastest-rising female stand-ups, Chelsea has performed to sold-out audiences at venues and festivals across the country, including, most recently, the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Her comedy mixes fearless honesty, ironic riffs and self-deprecations with an abundance of always fresh material. “I have made a recent living making fun of every person in Hollywood, so I’d like to take this tour as an opportunity to get back to my roots and make fun of myself along with the rest of America and of course, Spain. Godspeed.” — Chelsea Handler
Although 
she regularly appears on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” was profiled on “Nightline,” and has been featured on “Today,” LIVE with Regis and Kelly” and “Late Night with David Letterman,” Chelsea is best known for her own E! Entertainment show, “Chelsea Lately,” which airs weeknights at 11:00 p.m. Consistently the highest-rated program on E!, “Chelsea Lately” has been picked up through 2012, providing Chelsea with the perfect showcase for what she does best: comment on pop culture and entertainment news while interacting with the public. The daily program offers a tongue-in-cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and rumors that just won’t die, and other hot topics of the day. Bringing refreshing new energy to the late night arena, “Chelsea Lately” is an authentic and hilarious commentary on the celebrity culture around us.
A three-time published author, Chelsea’s latest book, CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG (Grand Central Publishing Hardcover; $25.99) hits stores on March 9th. In the new opus, Chelsea mines her family, her sex life, her career, and her distinctively outrageous worldview to bring readers an outrageous no-holds-barred account of life on the ridiculous side. In addition to her concerts, Chelsea is expected to meet her fans at bookstores in cities along the route of her upcoming tour.
