Literature
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Review: 'Red at the Bone' is Woodson's dazzling new novel
Sep 16, 2019 8:21 AM - A coming-of-age ceremony for a 16-year-old Brooklyn girl triggers a reckoning with the past in Jacqueline Woodson's dazzling new novel, "Red at the Bone"
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Review: 'Letters from Hollywood' is a movie nerd's dream
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Free preparatory workshops offered for National Novel Writing Month
Sep 17, 2019 9:42 PM - If you've always wanted to write a novel, this is the year to try National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a free, annual challenge where novelists strive to complete the first draft of their novel by writing 50,000 words in just 30 days. -
Book review: Stephen King returns with 'The Institute'
Sep 15, 2019 7:25 AM - It's good kids versus evil adults inside Stephen King's new book, "The Institute," about a hyper-intelligent 12-year-old who is snatched from his Minneapolis bed one night and taken to the Institute. Anyone who avoids King because they don't like "horror" novels will be safe reading this one as it's more mystery than horror. -
Best bets: Fiesta Ravinia in Highland Park, Salman Rushdie discusses new book in Naperville
Sep 15, 2019 7:00 AM - The Chicago Philharmonic performs the film score of "Coco" alongside a screening at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, author Salman Rushdie discusses his new book, "Quichotte," in Naperville and J Balvin brings his "Arcoiris Tour" to Rosemont's Allstate Arena. -
Schaumburg writer's book tells of inspirational amputees. So does golf tournament.
Sep 15, 2019 9:17 AM - Fifty-nine men and women took part in the All Disability Open at the Odyssey Golf Foundation course in Tinley Park last weekend. Each person's story about becoming an amputee is different, but all inspire and remind us how strong the human spirit is and how much we can accomplish. -
Book review: 'The Only Plane in the Sky' is compelling history of 9/11
Sep 14, 2019 7:31 AM - People born at least a quarter-century ago probably remember the exact details of what they were doing on that beautiful blue September day in 2001 when terror was unleashed across the country. Now, 18 years later, the memories of hundreds of firsthand witnesses tell the story of the 9/11 attacks in their own words in "The Only Plane in the Sky." -
Amazon criticized over racist reviews of soccer star's book
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Christian author Jim Wallis to speak in Naperville
Sep 11, 2019 10:00 AM - Politics and Christianity are increasingly strange bedfellows, and best-selling Christian author and activist Jim Wallis has taken note. He'll speak about his new book, "Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus," Oct. 15 at Naperville's Community Christian Church. -
Review: Clive Cussler fans will savor 'The Titanic Secret'
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