Literature
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Roselle library hosts 'Telling A People's Story' featuring illustrated art in African-American children's booksSep 27, 2020 11:00 pm - For the first time, African-American children's illustrated literature is the focus of an exhibition featuring art produced for book illustrations. This presentation of...
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Review: Ken Follett's 'Pillars of the Earth' prequel is just as transporting — and lengthy — as his famous epic
Sep 26, 2020 6:00 am - “The Evening and the Morning” by Ken Follett (Viking) Ken Follett came to prominence in the 1970s with a string of international best-sellers, chief among them the ...
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Book review: Craig Johnson mystery involving art creates art, too
Sep 24, 2020 6:00 am - "Next to Last Stand" by Craig Johnson (Viking) In "Next to Last Stand," the 16th book in Craig Johnson's popular mystery series, Absaroka County Sheriff ...
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Gail Borden Public Library to host author and cooking eventsSep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin, is offering some in-person programs this fall. On Saturday, Oct. 24, it will be an author event "Bob Thomas in Fo...
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Book review: Two love affairs fuel Jodi Picoult's 'The Book of Two Ways'
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Glenbard Parent Series, College of DuPage to host author/activist Jason Reynolds Sept. 29Sep 21, 2020 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Sept. 29, award-winning novelist Jason Reynolds will discuss his bestselling novel "Long Way Down" and his critically acclaimed nonfiction book "Stamped: Rac...
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Review: Craig Johnson mystery involving art creates art, too
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Book Review: Two love affairs fuel 'The Book of Two Ways'
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Book review: Mary Gordon finds beauty by examining an ugly past in 'Payback'
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Book review: Ruth Ware's ingenious 'One by One' pays homage to Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None'