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St. Charles girl starts neighborhood library

Submitted by Paul Stephens
May 31, 2020 11:00 pm - This spring, 12-year-old Alexa Stephens sent a detailed presentation to the Arbor Creek Homeowners' Association board to install a Little Neighborhood Library. As Arbor...
Book review: If you can't visit a national park this summer, here's a charming alternative

By Timothy R. Smith The Washington Post
May 31, 2020 7:28 am - "This is a Book for People Who Love the National Parks" by Matt Garczynski (Running Press) Every year, I try to visit a new national park. When I was hir...
Five new books for your teenager's summer reading pile

By Karen MacPherson The Washington Post
May 31, 2020 7:00 am - Is your teenager looking for some great new reading? Here are five standout choices. • “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Reyno...
Book review: 'Sunny Days' tells of beginnings of 'Sesame Street'

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
May 30, 2020 7:30 am - "Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America" by David Kamp (Simon & Schuster) In "Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolu...
Reality star Doute to appear in Naperville book shop's first virtual author visit

By Marie Wilson
May 28, 2020 1:00 am - Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, a popular site for well-known authors to visit during pre-pandemic times, is jumping into the world of virtual events with its first o...
Book review: Nora Roberts' thriller cured my pandemic reading block

By Sophia Rosenbaum Associated Press
May 27, 2020 6:00 am - Nora Roberts, “Hideaway” (St. Martin's Press) Never have I ever wanted to escape in a book more than the last few months, when life as we know it complet...
Review: Elliot Ackerman's latest is a tense tale from Turkey

By ROB MERRILL
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - 'œRed Dress in Black & White,'ť by Elliot Ackerman (Alfred A. Knopf) If you know your Bosphorus from phosphorus and Gezi Park means something to you, you'll probably lov...
Review: Nora Roberts' thriller cured my virus reading block

By SOPHIA ROSENBAUM
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nora Roberts, 'œHideaway'ť (St. Martin's Press) Never have I ever wanted to escape in a book more than the last few months, when life as we know it compl...
Review: 'All My Mother's Lovers' a story about power of love

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - 'œAll My Mother's Lovers,'ť by Ilana Masad (Dutton) 'œAll My Mother's Lovers'ť by Ilana Masad is a story of queerness, love and family like you've never seen it before....
Sports books to help get you through the non-seasons

By Ben Rothenberg The Washington Post
May 25, 2020 6:00 am - As the world looks for ways to stay sane and entertained indoors, perhaps no group is as starved for its normal diversions as sports fans, who saw all leagues grind to a...

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