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Book Review: Curtis Sittenfeld delivers tender, thought-provoking stories in ‘Show Don’t Tell’

By ROB MERRILL
Mar 03, 2025 3:38 pm - With a wink to every writing teacher’s favorite adage, Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Show Don’t Tell” delivers a dozen short stories that will make you think, smile and often nod your head in agreement.
Paul McCartney’s next book, ‘Wings,’ is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles

By HILLEL ITALIE
Feb 26, 2025 11:09 am - Paul McCartney’s next book, “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,” coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band.
Book Review: ‘Air-borne’ transforms scientific history into detective story

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Feb 24, 2025 6:34 pm - In “Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breath," Carl Zimmer creates a highly relevant and gripping history of the study of the air that spans from Louis Pasteur holding a glass globe on a glacier to scientists racing to fight COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Grayslake author wins librarian-run statewide writing competition

Submitted by Lucy Tarabour
Feb 18, 2025 6:04 pm - Michelle Cox of Grayslake has been chosen the winner of the Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project for her novel, “The Fallen Woman’s Daughter.”
Book Review: Sweet Grant’s young adult debut ‘I Am the Cage’ gives resounding voice to the voiceless

By DONNA EDWARDS
Feb 18, 2025 12:43 pm - We’re taught from earliest childhood that doctors are trustworthy healers, so there’s a special sense of betrayal when they inflict pain. Young adult debut novel “I Am th...
Book Review: ‘Disposable’ a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Feb 18, 2025 12:37 pm - Five years after COVID-19 first emerged, the United States is still grappling with the aftereffects of the pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide. They include...
‘Hello, Eric, it’s Oprah.’ Author Eric Puchner is latest member of Winfrey book club.

By HILLEL ITALIE
Feb 18, 2025 9:12 am - Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life’s unexpected and improbable twists. Weeks before the book’s release, he received surprising news: Oprah had chosen his book for her book club.
‘One Book, One Community’ finale Sunday in Lincolnshire

Daily Herald report
Feb 13, 2025 12:41 pm - Author Parini Shroff will her inspiration behind her novel “The Bandit Queens,” during the final event of this year’s One Book One Community program hosted by the Cook Memorial, Indian Trails, and Vernon Area library districts.
‘You’ll be inspired’: Harper College’s Black History Month events aim to educate, spark curiosity

Submitted by Harper College
Feb 13, 2025 12:33 pm - Black history touches every aspect of American history, culture and society. In celebration of Black History Month, Harper College in Palatine will present a wide range of events this February.
Learn about pioneering cryptanalyst’s life and local ties at Batavia’s Books Between Bites

Submitted by Books Between Bites
Feb 12, 2025 9:33 pm - On Thursday, Feb. 20, the next Batavia Books Between Bites tells of codebreaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman, who broke Nazi codes in World War II.

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