Decorated actor and first-time author Tony Shalhoub will pay his hometown of Green Bay a visit this fall to promote his new book.
The Emmy Award-winning star of “Monk” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will be at the Barnes & Noble in Ashwaubenon at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 to talk about his memoir, “We Thought They’d Never Leave: Musings on Food and Family.” He’ll be joined by his daughter, Josie Adams, who co-wrote the book with him.
The memoir, which comes out Oct. 27, was inspired by the week-long Shalhoub reunion his family has been doing in Door County every summer for more than a half-century. With children and grandchildren now part of the tradition, the group around the big table filled with home-cooked food has swelled to more than 50 people.
Shalhoub and Adams, who joined her father on some episodes of his 2025 CNN food and travel docuseries “Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread” last year, will discuss the book at the Barnes & Noble event. A signing will follow.
The discussion is free to attend with an RSVP by calling the store at 920-490-1770. A purchase of “We Thought They’d Never Leave” is required to enter the signing line. Copies can be pre-ordered by calling the store or stopping in at 2498 Oneida St.
Shalhoub grew up in a Lebanese American family of 10 children on Green Bay’s east side and graduated from Green Bay East High School before embarking on an acting career that has earned him Emmy, Tony, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards.
The book offers his reflections on his childhood, navigating family, life, work and parenthood and the Door County reunion that has become a family institution.
“This book is kind of an homage to my parents, who got it started,” Shalhoub said during an April appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show.” “It’s fun stories about when I was growing up and stories about when I was acting as a young actor. It’s food-related, but it’s not a cookbook.”
The 288-page hardcover book from Gallery Books ($30) features 20 family recipes, ranging from stuffed grape leaves and tabbouleh to Midwestern chili and cherry pie.
Kendra Meinert is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com. Follow her on X @KendraMeinert.
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