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The devil in the details of ‘Revenge Wears Prada’ Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Who said fashion is all about the next new thing? Author Lauren Weisberger revisits her over-the-top characters from “The Devil Wears Prada,” including top magazine editor and ice queen Miranda Priestly, 10 years later in her latest novel, “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.” It turns out, other than a few fleeting trends that clearly define the setting as 2013, things haven’t changed all that much.
Ray Bradbury book collection going to Waukegan libraryJun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
A year after author Ray Bradbury’s death, the Waukegan Public Library is preparing to inherithis personal book collection and other memorabilia from the science fiction master. It's no small gift. "Every room had a bookshelf overflowing,” said Rena Morrow, the library’s marketing, programming, and exhibits manager.
Betrayals abound in ‘The King’s Deception’ Jun 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Cotton Malone returns in a thriller that combines history and gunfire in Steve Berry’s “The King’s Deception.” Malone arrives in England with his 15-year-old son, Gary, and a teenager named Ian. The CIA has a personal interest in Ian, and they ask Malone to escort him back to England from the United States. When they arrive, they find guns pointed in their faces, and the chase begins.
Book notes: Jen Lancaster signs new title at Skokie’s B&N Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM
New York Times best-selling author Jen Lancaster discusses and signs copies of her book "The Tao of Martha" at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Barnes and Noble - Old Orchard in Skokie.
Suburban triathletes swim, bike, run through motherhoodJun 13, 2013 12:00 AM
One-year-old Matt squeals happily while he plays with his 5-year-old sister Molly. Their mother, Jennifer Garrison of Naperville, casually checks on her kids while discussing how she manages being a mother of three, coaching triathletes, and volunteering at her children's school — while still making time to work out. Garrison is one of seven co-authors of the new book “Tri-Mom: Swimming, Biking, and Running Through Motherhood."
Fabio to appear at Whole Foods in Schaumburg Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Fabio Lanzoni, romance icon and fitness guru, is appearing from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Whole Foods Market, 750 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg. President and founder of Healthy Planet Nutrition, Fabio will show off his line of protein products as well as meet and greet customers. An Italian actor, advertising spokesman and fashion model, he appeared on the covers of hundreds of romance novels in the 1980s and 1990s.
Book details workplace blind spots between sexes Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Unless you live and work at a monastery, chances are you work with both men and women. According to Barbara Annis and John Gray, however, we’re kind of bumbling when it comes to sharing office space with the opposite sex. In “Work With Me,” the authors explore eight “blind spots” they say create tension between men and women in the workplace.
Food talk, split families in novel’s mix Jun 8, 2013 12:00 AM
There’s a lot of tasty talk about food in “A Place at the Table,” a novel whose main characters have an affinity for the kitchen, often a source of refuge when they hunger for lost family affections. For Bobby Banks, a young gay white man in flight from his Georgia home in 1981, a chef’s job in a legendary Manhattan restaurant puts him on his feet. That same restaurant years earlier had played a similar role for Alice Stone, a black woman who made it famous after she left rural North Carolina to escape the abuses of Jim Crow. In Bobby and Alice, author Susan Rebecca White pays fictional homage to real-life luminaries Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock.
Sotomayor gets another $1.9 million for memoir Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM
“My Beloved World, ”was first released in January and has been on the New York Times’ nonfiction best-seller list, including four weeks in the No. 1 spot.
Book notes: Anderson’s in Naperville hosts Lauren Conrad Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Actress, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author Lauren Conrad signs copies of her new book, “Infamous,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville. Best-selling author Judy Blume attends a screening of the film adaptation of her 1981 young afult novel "Tiger Eyes" at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Tivioll Theatre in Downers Grove.
Suburban schools push summer reading Jun 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Suburban school districts and libraries are putting a lot of effort into their summer reading programs, saying that it keeps "brain drain" to a minimum and also encourages a lifelong love of reading.
Deaver’s latest is filled with twists and turns Jun 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Part of the joy in watching an ace baseball pitcher throw a perfect game is that every toss is different and the batter can’t figure out what’s coming next. Jeffery Deaver has written an ace thriller to keep readers guessing and gasping with his latest Lincoln Rhyme thriller, “The Kill Room.” A master magician with words, Deaver misdirects with one tale while what’s really going on is just off the reader’s radar.
Story of 1936 rowing team's quest for gold captivates Jun 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Before March Madness and the Super Bowl, the sports that mattered to most Americans included boxing, horse racing and collegiate rowing. The greatest eight-oar crew may have been the scrappy underdogs from the University of Washington who won the 1936 championship and the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics. Meet author Daniel James Brown Friday at Anderson's in Naperville when he talks about "The Boys in the Boat."
New book gives balanced view of energy debates Jun 3, 2013 12:00 AM
In recent years, the seemingly dry subjects of oil and gas drilling and renewable energy have become fodder for Hollywood movies, celebrity concerts and protests outside the White House. Michael Levi’s “The Power Surge” is a welcome relief to debates over energy. With an eye for detail, Levi makes the case for a more realistic scenario: renewable energy and fossil fuels are set to share the stage for decades to come.
M.J. Rose returns with 'Seduction' Jun 1, 2013 12:00 AM
"Seduction," M.J. Rose's follow-up to her acclaimed "The Book of Lost Fragrances," seduces the reader from the very first page. Rose creates an enticing thriller based on French writer Victor Hugo's reaction to the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Didine. Hugo initiates seances in the hope of contacting her. "Seduction" also focuses on the present day with the return of Jac L'Etoile, the mythologist from "The Book of Lost Fragrances."
Book notes: ‘Division Street’ author speaks locally May 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Author Kenneth N. Green discusses his book "I'm From Division Street" at at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Glenview Public Library and at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the Ela Area Public Library District in Lake Zurich.
‘Conspiracy of Faith’ is chilling Nordic thriller May 29, 2013 12:00 AM
A message in a bottle propels Detective Carl Morck and his team from Department Q, a special branch of the Copenhagen Police Department that examines cold-case crimes, into a bizarre case in Jussi Adler-Olsen's latest page-turning psychological thriller, "A Conspiracy of Faith." The bottle has been sitting on a shelf for years, and the message inside has withered due to sunlight. What can be deciphered is: Help.
Sex-advice ace Dan Savage on the loose in new book May 29, 2013 12:00 AM
It's been quite a run for Dan Savage. Between speaking gigs and the syndicated sex-advice column he writes from a desk that belonged to Ann Landers, he managed another book, “American Savage,” out now. Savage, 48, says he wanted to write the book because “you know, I'm kind of gay and kind of prominent and I've been slugging away at the marriage equality issue for a long time.” But the book is about more than that.
‘Zero Hour’ exciting addition to NUMA Files series May 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Clive Cussler and Graham Brown have delivered a nonstop action thriller with “Zero Hour,” the latest in the NUMA Files series. Kurt Austin attends a lecture in Sydney and soon finds himself immersed in another life-and-death struggle to save the world. A boat crashes just outside the Sydney Opera House. Kurt rescues one of the passengers, and before the man dies, he gives Kurt sheets of paper and a word: Tartarus.
Poetry finally joining e-book revolution May 25, 2013 12:00 AM