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The 10 best books of 2020

The Washington Post
Dec 6, 2020 7:30 AM - From Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste" to Ayad Akhtar's "Homeland Elegies" to Natasha Trethewey's "Memorial Drive," here are the top 10 books of 2020 according to the Washington Post.
Constable: Mom and 7-year-old spin a bedtime tale, then see it published as a book

Dec 5, 2020 8:29 PM - One of the bedtime stories made up by a Woodridge mom and her son seemed as good as anything they read in their library books. So they wrote the story, made the artwork, and now have their own book in their public library.
10 books to read in December

By Bethanne Patrick
Dec 5, 2020 7:00 AM - If you're planning to give a lot of books this holiday season, save a bit of space on your list for one or more of this month's best reads, which include a manifesto for "full-fat activism" (that doesn't have anything to do with omega-3s), an unusual fairy tale featuring a thoroughbred horse and a fun look at the companionship of dogs.
5 thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat

By Richard Lipez
Dec 5, 2020 7:28 AM - If, after the election, you aren't completely exhausted by the very idea of suspense, try any of these five late-in-the-year top-notch mysteries and thrillers, which are a welcome reminder that suspense can be fun.
Constable: Childhood fun in nature inspires Geneva writer's poetry

By Burt Constable
Dec 3, 2020 6:33 AM - Founder of the St. Charles Writers Group and other clubs for writers, Rick Holinger of Geneva has won awards for a variety of his writings. His new poetry book revels in the simple joys of nature.
Book review: Excellent 'Dolly Parton, Songteller' shows her workhorse life, with show-pony frills

By Allison Stewart
Dec 3, 2020 6:00 AM - Dolly Parton doesn't remember if she actually wrote two of her greatest songs, "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene," on the same day, as the legend has long been told, but the point is, she could have. By her own reckoning, Parton, 74, has written over 3,000 songs. "I may look like a show pony," Parton writes in her excellent new memoir-slash-song-primer, "Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics," "but I'm a workhorse."
Review: Hitman hiding out in England stars in 'Eddie's Boy'

By BRUCE DeSILVA
Dec 1, 2020 10:05 AM - Thomas Perry's hitman protagonist is not a likeable character, but readers are apt to admire the skill with which he goes about his work
'We all need a break from screens': Barrington school librarian gets creative to deliver books

By Elena Ferrarin
Dec 1, 2020 7:06 AM - If students can't go to the library, the library will go to the students. That was the thinking of Taryn Parise, a teacher librarian at Hough Street Elementary in Barrington, who about two weeks ago started a "mini bookmobile" of sorts.
Book review: Retired hit man can't outrun his lethal past

By Bill Sheehan
Dec 1, 2020 6:00 AM - For nearly 40 years, Thomas Perry has been steadily building one of the most impressive bodies of work in contemporary crime fiction. His 1982 thriller, "The Butcher's Boy," won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and, decades later, remains a notable debut. Perry's latest, "Eddie's Boy," circles back to that early masterpiece, bringing a long-gestating narrative to an elegant and satisfying conclusion.
Book review: Laugh, cry with Michael J. Fox's word tapestry

By Porochista Khakpour
Nov 28, 2020 7:30 AM - Michael J. Fox's recent memoir, "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality," joins his other works in showing what attitude means to the illness equation. What makes the book a page-turner is its tenor: drolly conspiratorial, affably best-friend-y, infectiously convivial and unapologetically pensive.

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