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Book review: Dinan's debut novel sounds climate-change alarm

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
May 19, 2020 6:00 am - "Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here" by Nancy Wayson Dinan (Bloomsbury) You'll find "Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here" in t...
The promotion will be virtual for new 'Hunger Games' novel

By Hillel Italie AP National Writer
May 17, 2020 7:29 am - NEW YORK - When Suzanne Collins' "Mockingjay" was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman put on a show: a late-night celebration for hundreds at hi...
Book review: If you could travel, 'The Herd' would be your ideal airplane novel

By Maureen Corrigan The Washington Post
May 17, 2020 7:00 am - “The Herd” by Andrea Bartz (Ballantine) The phrase “airplane novel” sounds like something from a bygone era, given that air travel itself has been render...
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...

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