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Today's Recommended Read: "The Good Neighbor, The Life and Work of Fred Rogers"

By Jim Slusher
Apr 15, 2020 6:00 am - The dismal days of COVID-19 give us plenty to be depressed about. Here's a book that can lift your spirits. I'm not entirely sure why I decided to read "The Good Neighbo...
Today's Recommended Read: "The Coddling of the American Mind" by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

By John Dietz
Apr 14, 2020 6:00 am - "The Coddling of the American Mind: How good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure" by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt is a must read for al...
Book review: A splendid return in 'Hid From Our Eyes'

By Oline H. Cogdill Associated Press
Apr 14, 2020 6:00 am - "Hid From Our Eyes" by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Minotaur) Julia Spencer-Fleming makes a triumphant return to her series about Episcopal priest Clare Fergus...
Review: Music matters in Paulette Jiles' 'Simon the Fiddler'

By ROB MERRILL
Apr 13, 2020 7:00 am - 'œSimon the Fiddler'ť by Paulette Jiles (William Morrow) 'œSimon the Fiddler'ť is the origin story of Simon Boudlin, a traveling musician who appears in Paulette Jiles' ...
Book review: Julia Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss in 'Afterlife'

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Apr 13, 2020 6:00 am - "Afterlife" by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books) I like to imagine fiction writers are a fairly collegial bunch when they're not dreaming up stories. But m...
Recommended Read: 'The Basketball Diaries' by Jim Carroll

By Dave Oberhelman
Apr 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Early in my tenure at Indiana University, a dorm pal from New Jersey introduced me to a writer, poet and recording artist from New York City named Jim Carroll. The intro...
Book review: Novelist Don Winslow goes small and succeeds wildly

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - “Broken” by Don Winslow (William Morrow) Don Winslow, whose work includes a dozen of the finest crime novels written in the last 20 years, displays all o...
Gurnee Mills artist creates 'funny and cute' caricature video on COVID-19

Submitted by Marta Sytniewski
Apr 11, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO, IL, (April 12, 2020) - When her children asked "Why can't we go to the park or see our friends anymore?" a Chicago mother, Marta Sytniewski decided to draw Fun...
Today's Recommended Read: "Harry's Trees" by Jon Cohen

By Becky Anderson
Apr 11, 2020 7:28 am - I cannot recommend "Harry's Trees" enough. The novel by Jon Cohen is perfect for so many readers. It's a feel-good novel about friendship, love, healing and the magical...
Book review: 'Rules for Being a Girl' leaves readers wanting more

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Apr 11, 2020 7:27 am - "Rules for Being a Girl" by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno (Balzer + Bray) In "Rules for Being a Girl," by bestselling authors Candace Bushnell and K...

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