Literature
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`The Warsaw Protocol' is thrilling, timely novel
Feb 25, 2020 11:11 AM - In a review of 'The Warsaw Project" by Steve Berry, Jeff Ayers writes that Berry blends a fascinating history of Poland and its neighbors and tweaks it a bit to deliver a novel that is both thrilling and timely
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Review: A look at civil rights cases in `Race Against Time'
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Review: A poet is revealed through 10 key days of her life
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What's the difference between a president and a king?
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 AM - Nine-year-old Miles was visiting the Little Free Library on the path by Prairie Park pond when he asked about the difference between presidents and kings. -
Book review: Pinborough's 'Dead to Her' has myriad unusual twists
Feb 24, 2020 6:00 AM - Sarah Pinborough skirts the edge of a soap opera as her third novel delves into a morass of marital infidelity, greed and controlling spouses set against the backdrop of a wealthy, insular community in Savannah, Georgia. "Dead to Her" begins as a typical "life among the rich" family drama, but it morphs into a more sinister story that hinges on revenge. -
Writers gathering at Vernon Area Public LiraryFeb 24, 2020 12:44 PM - The Vernon Area Public Lirary will host a support group for writers on March 12.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Lisel Mueller, who wrote from Lake County, dies
Feb 22, 2020 7:17 PM - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Lisel Mueller has died. The Chicagoan was one of nation's most honored writers, winning the Pulitzer at 73 for her 1996 collection "Alive Together: New and Selected Poems." She was 73 and living in Lake Forest when she won the award.
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Constable: Palatine author goes from bikini-clad warriors to female filmmakers
Feb 22, 2020 4:30 PM - With his first book in 1978, author David C. Smith staked his claim in the sword and sorcery domain. From "Red Sonja" to the female filmmaker in his latest novel, the Palatine writer has appreciated strong women.
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If that audiobook voice sounds familiar, check your theater program
Feb 22, 2020 7:25 AM - Helen Hedman and Laura Giannarelli are among the well-known D.C. actors working day jobs producing "talking books" for the Library of Congress' National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Disabled. "It's theater of the mind," said John Lescault, a narrator for more than two decades. -
Book review: 'The Second Chance Club' is a compelling story
Feb 22, 2020 7:28 AM - Jason Hardy's "The Second Chance Club" is a compelling story of a parole officer's work in New Orleans that emerges as a persuasive call to action on several fronts, including devoting more resources to social services for released offenders, assisting offenders in getting a job that pays a living wage and recognizing that the drug trade infests poor neighborhoods where offenders typically return.
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