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This writer visited 21 graveyards — and dug up some deep truths

By Alma Katsu
Oct 07, 2025 7:08 am - I bet I know what you’re thinking: Essays about cemeteries? It would be a mistake, however, to write off Mariana Enriquez’s “Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave.”
A distinctive Irish novelist returns with ‘The City Changes Its Face’

By Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Oct 07, 2025 6:58 am - Early in “The City Changes Its Face,” Eimear McBride’s messier follow-up to “The Lesser Bohemians,” we learn that Eily and Stephen have been living together for more than a year. Stephen has reconnected with his daughter and finished writing and directing an autobiographical film, based on his traumatic 20s. Eily, who is supposed to be in her third year of drama school, is skipping all her classes. Why?
Harper College offers Community Education classes for a variety of interests

Submitted by Harper College
Oct 05, 2025 3:20 pm - Writing is only one learning pathway offered by Harper’s CE program, which offers noncredit, personal enrichment courses to help individuals of all ages enhance their skills and abilities.
Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says

By HILLEL ITALIE
Oct 01, 2025 8:56 am - A new report on book bans in U.S. schools, PEN America’s “Banned in the USA,” finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.
‘The Wilderness’ is a fascinating look at lasting friendships

By Jackie Thomas-Kennedy
Sep 30, 2025 11:21 am - Angela Flournoy’s vivid second novel, “The Wilderness,” treats friendship with the dignity and fascination it deserves.
Spring Grove Storytelling and Antioch school partner in ‘A Night with Mary Shelley’

Submitted by Ann Livermore
Sep 26, 2025 5:45 pm - Seventh-grade students at Grass Lake School are organizing an event with living historian Megan Wells portraying Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.”
Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma, has a vital message for caregivers

By Steven Petrow
Sep 26, 2025 7:55 am - Emma Heming Willis’ book, “The Unexpected Journey,” offers a deeply moving, personal perspective on dementia. Her husband, actor Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTP), one of the most insidious and rare forms of the disease, in 2022, at age 67.
Book inspires Met Gala-like bash at Arlington Heights library

By Christopher Placek
Sep 22, 2025 7:46 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library will transform into a mini Met Gala in conjunction with the annual One Book, One Village reading program.
Book Review: A novel about teenage hitchhikers wanted for murder is repetitive and predictable

By BRUCE DESILVA
Sep 22, 2025 5:52 pm - It’s the summer of 1976, and life has not been kind to Tom and Alice. Together, they climb into their new RV and cross the border from their home in Seattle, hoping to find a little peace in a trip through rural Canada. But in “The Hitchhikers,” the trip becomes a nightmare.
Why do we watch birds? We all have our reasons, but the ‘Seven Pleasures of Birding’ is a good start

By Jeff Reiter
Sep 22, 2025 1:06 pm - In Jeff Reiter’s new book, “The Best of Words on Birds,” a central theme is that we should bird the way we want to, the way that feels best. Find your style and enjoy every experience.

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