Literature
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Book review: Peter Frampton looks back in a gentle memoir
Oct 31, 2020 5:00 am - Peter Frampton, “Do You Feel Like I Do?” (Hachette Books) When Peter Frampton was a child, he busted his father on Christmas morning giving him an acoust...
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Constable: Warm memories, dark mysteries fuel Hawthorn Woods, the novelOct 29, 2020 5:20 am - Nestled in the nature separating Mundelein and Vernon Hills from Lake Zurich, the bucolic suburb of Hawthorn Woods has more trees than people. In August, it was named an...
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Addison teen's first book displayed at libraryOct 28, 2020 11:00 pm - One of the latest books on display at the Addison Public Library is the work of Addison resident Yusuf Keshavarzi, whose book "Darkwood: Black Jaguar" tells the story of...
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Book review: A memoir of a friend and a Knicks fan for the ages
Oct 28, 2020 6:00 am - "Our Last Season: A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship" by Harvey Araton (Penguin Press) In 2018, sports writer Harvey Araton wrote an obituary for The New York...
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Review: Why small farms need a reordering of our society
Oct 27, 2020 7:00 am - 'œA Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth,'ť by Chris Smaje (Chelsea...
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Review: 'Memorial' like a dance gliding between characters
Oct 27, 2020 7:00 am - 'œMemorial,'ť by Bryan Washington (Riverhead Books) 'œMemorial,'ť by Bryan Washington, follows the complex relationship between Benson, a Black day care teacher, and Mik...
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Book review: Despite changes, Jack Reacher stays the good course
Oct 27, 2020 6:00 am - "The Sentinel," by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Delacorte Press) The cover of "The Sentinel," the 25th thriller in the wildly popular Jack Reacher series,...
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Review: A memoir of a friend and a Knicks fan for the ages
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - 'œOur Last Season: A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship,'ť by Harvey Araton (Penguin Press) In 2018, the sportswriter Harvey Araton wrote an obituary for The New York Times ab...
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Review: Despite changes, Jack Reacher stays the good course
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Sentinel,'ť by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Delacorte Press) The cover of 'œThe Sentinel,'ť the 25th thriller in the wildly popular Jack Reacher series, declares t...
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Book Review: Peter Frampton looks back in a gentle memoir
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - Peter Frampton, 'œDo You Feel Like I Do?'ť (Hachette Books) When Peter Frampton was a child, he busted his father on Christmas morning giving him an acoustic guitar dres...