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Book Review: ‘The Mission’ reveals troubling political meddling in CIA after 9/11

By JEFF ROWE
Jul 15, 2025 6:46 am - The meeting place of facts, ego, ignorance and politics typically is a messy arena as Tim Weiner illustrates over and over in this powerful account of the Central Intelligence Agency actions since the 9/11 attacks.
Book Review: ‘Hotel Ukraine’ wraps up Martin Cruz Smith’s detective Renko book series on a high

By ANITA SNOW
Jul 14, 2025 7:13 am - Russian detective Arkady Renko has struggled to keep his Parkinson’s disease a secret. Still, Renko is determined to crack the case of a Russian defense official mysteriously murdered in his Moscow hotel room in Martin Cruz Smith’s “Hotel Ukraine.”
Local author’s book on kindness and acceptance hits shelves at Town House Books

Submitted by Rosemary Mackey
Jul 10, 2025 3:41 pm - First-time author's new children's book teaches kindness and acceptance through a lovable dog character named Gaeleek who helps a group of dogs welcome a new member.
Stephen King to narrate ‘Hansel and Gretel’ audiobook with Maurice Sendak’s illustrations

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 10, 2025 2:52 pm - The audio edition of an upcoming re-telling of the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” will be narrated by an author who knows the material well: Stephen King.
Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick, ‘Culpability,’ delves into AI ethics

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 08, 2025 7:38 am - Oprah Winfrey has chosen a novel with a timely theme for her latest book club pick. Bruce Holsinger’s “Culpability” is a family drama that probes the morals and ethics of AI.
Book Review: Christine Brennan’s ‘On Her Game’ explores the Caitlin Clark Effect on the WNBA

By ROB MERRILL
Jul 07, 2025 12:19 pm - “On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports,” the title of USA Today columnist Christine Brennan’s new book about the WNBA star, is doing a lot of work.
Book Review: Ruth Ware revisits old characters in new thriller, ‘The Woman in Suite 11’

By ROB MERRILL
Jul 07, 2025 11:03 am - Ruth Ware’s new thriller “The Woman in Suite 11” is a sequel of sorts to her breakout hit of 2016, “The Woman in Cabin 10.” Will you enjoy it more if you read the first book? Yes.
Book Review: Critic Maris Kreizman charts her political awakening in smart, funny essay collection

By ANN LEVIN
Jun 30, 2025 1:21 pm - In her debut essay collection, “I Want to Burn This Place Down,” 40-something book critic, columnist for Lit Hub and erstwhile podcaster Maris Kreizman recalls a series of mini-awakenings in college and the New York publishing world in the 2000s that shook her faith in the American dream of her boomer parents.
Geneva teacher’s novel inspired by Texas education law

By Brenda Schory, Shaw Local News Network
Jun 30, 2025 11:59 am - Ellen Jo Ljung, a retired teacher from Geneva, wrote her first novel "Caught in the Crossfire" based on real events faced by public school teachers in Texas and other states due to restrictive laws on classroom discussions.
‘A place of community’: Keith’s Komix in Schaumburg to shutter after 30 years

By Russell Lissau
Jun 27, 2025 10:25 am - After 30 years as a beloved destination for comic book fans and memorabilia collectors, Keith’s Komix in Schaumburg will shutter this fall.

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