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Literature

Scott Turow: Master of the legal thriller is still on top of his game

By Bill Sheehan The Washington Post
May 14, 2020 6:00 am - “The Last Trial” by Scott Turow (Grand Central Publishing) When Evanston resident Scott Turow's debut novel, “Presumed Innocent,” was published in 1987, ...
Book review: Lou Gehrig's generosity of spirit shines in new book

By Jeff Rowe Associated Press
May 13, 2020 6:00 am - "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir," Alan D. Gaff (Simon & Schuster) In the pre-television and internet era, it's hard to imagine the wattage a star player suc...
Review: Lou Gehrig's generosity of spirit shines in new book

By JEFF ROWE
May 12, 2020 7:00 am - "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir,'ť Alan D. Gaff (Simon & Schuster) In the pre-television and internet era, it's hard to imagine the wattage a star player such as Lou Gehrig...
Comedian Tom Papa is a fount of happy distractions - and baking tips

By Rachel Rosenblit The Washington Post
May 12, 2020 6:00 am - "You're Doing Great! And Other Reasons to Stay Alive" by Tom Papa (St. Martin's) In a time when we could all use some inspirational uplift - not the sacc...
Local author's 'Cece Saves the Planet' now available

Submitted by Ashley Keller
May 11, 2020 11:00 pm - West Chicago, May 12, 2020- Ashley Keller, owner of Fishy Green Organic Farm and Cece's Honey Bees, has released her first children's book, "Cece Saves the Planet" on Am...
These children's books have engaged my kids after a long day in quarantine

By Zibby Owens The Washington Post
May 11, 2020 6:00 am - It's getting harder and harder to keep my little kids — ages 5 and 6 — interested in a bedtime story. In quarantine, screens have become an integral part of their everyd...
Proceeds from 'The Cross Man' memoir go to the Zanis family

Submitted by Aurora Historical Society
May 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Greg Zanis, the Aurora carpenter known throughout the nation as the man who traveled hundreds of thousands of miles carrying his handmade crosses to scenes of tragedy an...
Book review: Natalie Wood's daughter opens up about the life and death of her famous mother

By Louis Bayard The Washington Post
May 10, 2020 7:28 am - "More Than Love" by Natasha Gregson Wagner (Scribner) As a child, Natasha Gregson Wagner followed a succession of good-luck rituals every time her mother...
Mother's Day book picks by Delia Owens, Jennifer Weiner, Kiley Reid and more

By Zibby Owens The Washington Post
May 10, 2020 7:28 am - As a mother of four, I count down to Mother's Day. It's the one time a year the kids bring me breakfast in bed. Forget any presents that they (or my husband) might get m...
Evanston's Scott Turow discusses literature, litigation and 'The Last Trial'

By Barbara Vitello
May 09, 2020 7:30 am - Lest its title spark concern, “The Last Trial,” Scott Turow's new courtroom thriller, is not his last. “It's Sandy Stern's last trial,” said the best-selling author and...

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