Literature
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'Notes on a Banana' takes readers on coming-of-age journey
Apr 18, 2017 7:00 am - "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression" (Dey Street), by David Leite Much has been contributed to the cannon of first-person literature on anxi...
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Grayslake author recalls the woman who inspired her feisty heroineApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Submitted by Ernest J. Schweit Author Michelle Cox will celebrate the publication of her new book, "A Ring of Truth," at a launch party from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 21, a...
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Field of Honor returns to Algonquin CommonsApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The Field of Honor, which recognizes Illinois residents who have served in the Armed Forces, is returning to the Randall Road corridor this spring. The Algonquin Commons...
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Oil wealth, greed, prejudice fueled murders of Osage Indians
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Review: David Baldacci's 'The Fix' is a compelling puzzler
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Fox Lake hopes poetry slam helps ignite cultural movement downtownApr 16, 2017 11:00 pm - As part of a villagewide effort to draw people downtown through the arts, Fox Lake on Thursday is hosting its first Poetry Slam at Studio 25 Arts Creation. The event, wh...
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Geneva Library Foundation offers guided tour of national parks May 17Apr 15, 2017 11:00 pm - In 1872, Yellowstone became the nation's first National Park and, in 1916, the National Park Service was born. One hundred years later, the United States has 59 Nationa...
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Author events: Craig Robinson, Jimmy Webb appear in NapervilleApr 15, 2017 7:24 am - • Thriller fiction writers Raymond Benson ("The Black Stiletto" series and various James Bond titles), Marcella Raymond (WGN-TV reporter who is working on her first crim...
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Actor Craig Robinson to discuss new children's bookApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Before Craig Robinson - known to TV viewers as Darryl Philbin from the warehouse of Dunder-Mifflin on "The Office" - was an actor, he was an elementary school music teac...
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'Mollie's War' author to discuss women in World War IIApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Harper College today is welcoming award-winning author Cyndee Schaffer for a discussion about her book, "Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe." The...