Literature
-
Review: 'Strong Cold Dead' is fast-moving & action-packed
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "Strong Cold Dead" (Forge), by Jon Land Caitlin Strong, a trigger-happy, often insubordinate, fifth-generation Texas Ranger, is back in another rollicking Jon Land adven...
-
Dublin's murder squad hunts for a killer in 'The Trespasser'
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "The Trespasser" (Viking), by Tana French Though Detective Antoinette Conway always dreamed of working in the murder squad, now that she's made it to the Dublin Castle g...
-
Review: 'Fractured' moves at satisfyingly addictive pace
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "Fractured" (Lake Union Publishing), by Catherine McKenzie The end of summer doesn't need to mean the end of beach reads. And a beach read doesn't need to mean lightweig...
-
'The Dollhouse' is as much about a place as about people
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "The Dollhouse" (Dutton), by Fiona Davis Former actress and journalist Fiona Davis' debut novel, "The Dollhouse," is as much about a place as it is about people. Built i...
-
Author events: Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn signs her book at Naperville's Anderson'sOct 01, 2016 7:17 am - • Caldecott honoree Aaron Becker signs copies of his book "Return" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in th...
-
Springsteen's 'Born to Run' takes readers on riveting ride
Sep 26, 2016 7:00 am - "Born to Run" (Simon & Schuster), by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen's life is now officially an open book. The autobiography "Born to Run" takes readers on a rivet...
-
Author events: Mary Kubica signs newest thriller at the Dundee LibrarySep 24, 2016 7:14 am - • Adam Bray discusses "Marvel Absolutely Everything You Need to Know," his book co-written with John Sazaklis, Lorraine Cink and Sven Wilson, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25,...
-
Jamie Lee Curtis brings 'This Is Me' to NapervilleSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - Students at a Naperville school heard Thursday from a famous person they know as an author, but their parents know as an actor. Jamie Lee Curtis read aloud her most rece...
-
Best-selling author to speak at Dundee LibrarySep 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The Dundee Library will host Mary Kubica, author of The New York Times best-selling book "The Good Girl," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the library, 555 Bar...
-
Lindsey Vonn bringing 'Strong is New Beautiful' to NapervilleSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn has perfected her own fitness and food regimens during years of training, and now she's sharing them in her book, “Strong is the New Beautiful...