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Corleone crime family returns in a new ‘Godfather’ novel

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 13, 2026 7:50 am - Decades after the last “Godfather” movie and more than 10 years since the last “Godfather” novel, the story of the Corleone crime family has a new chapter, presented for the first time from a woman’s point of view.
Marianne Boruch wins $100,000 Jackson Poetry Prize as judges hail human genius in AI age

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 06, 2026 6:23 pm - A poet renowned for her insights into the natural world and our inner lives has received a $100,000 award. Marianne Boruch is this year’s winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize for “exceptional talent.”
Oprah Winfrey selects Scottish author Douglas Stuart’s ‘John of John’ for her book club

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 05, 2026 8:56 am - After growing up in a Glasgow household without books, Douglas Stuart didn’t know much about the literary world as a young man beyond the recommendations given by a favorite of daytime television watchers — Oprah Winfrey. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced the selection of Stuart’s “John of John” as her book club pick.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children’s book based on her life

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 28, 2026 6:54 am - Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life, one she knows is like few others’.
Celebrate the natural world with GreenMan Theatre Storytellers’ ‘Growing Stories’ event

By Sharon Bopp, GreenMan Theatre Troupe
Apr 27, 2026 10:36 am - On May 19, GreenMan Theatre Storytellers will sharing folktales, myths, personal stories and songs about gardening and nature. The stories include a woman transforming troublemakers into community gardeners and the Nordic myth of Iduna's magic apples.
An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and ‘Heated Rivalry’

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 23, 2026 3:13 pm - Since the first episode of “Heated Rivalry” dropped last November, Jacob Tierney’s adaptation of Rachel Reid’s “Game Changer” series featuring star-crossed hockey greats has become a phenomenon that boosted the sport’s popularity and made Reid a leader of the thriving genre of sports romance fiction.
Virginia Evans and Susan Choi are among 6 finalists for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

By JILL LAWLESS
Apr 22, 2026 8:41 am - Four debut novelists are among six books on a U.S.-dominated list of finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which is open to female English-language writers from any country.
Elgin Community College Theatre to present Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’

Submitted by Elgin Community College
Apr 20, 2026 12:18 pm - Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” will ignite the stage this spring in Elgin Community College Theatre’s adaptation of the 1953 novel, running Friday, April 24, to Sunday, May 3, in the college’s SecondSpace Theatre.
‘Stay gold, Ponyboy’: Maine West to present ‘The Outsiders’

Submitted by District 207
Apr 20, 2026 11:36 am - Maine West High School’s Fine Arts Department will present its spring play, “The Outsiders,” April 23-25 in Des Plaines.
Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 10, 2026 8:34 am - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception: that time she first met Gloria Steinem. Together they recently wrote “Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together For All,” a picture book for kids.

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