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Book Review: Ellen Hopkins’ new novel ‘Sync’ is a stirring story of foster care through teens’ eyes

By DONNA EDWARDS
Sep 03, 2024 10:29 am - I’m always amazed at how Ellen Hopkins can convey so much in so few words. Her latest novel in verse, “Sync,” does exactly that as it switches between twins Storm and Lake during the pivotal year before they age out of the foster system.
Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 29, 2024 5:19 pm - Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the upcoming publishing season, sees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism.” “It’s just the ability to go to another world and relate to other people’s problems.”
Local businesswoman publishes first book, ‘Thoughts Become Things’

Submitted by St. Steven Public Relations, LLC
Aug 27, 2024 3:21 pm - Northwest suburban resident and businesswoman Melanie Santostefano recently released her first book, “Thoughts Become Things – Six Pillars to Guide You Through Life.”
Book Review: Technology and chaotic government programs doom family farms in ‘Land Rich Cash Poor’

By JEFF ROWE
Aug 27, 2024 9:37 am - Brian Reisinger's “Land Rich Cash Poor” emerges as an anthem to the family farm in America, romanticized despite the never-ending work even in good times, which have been...
Book Review: ‘Swallow the Ghost’ a promising but uneven exploration of memory in internet age

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Aug 27, 2024 9:29 am - In many ways, Eugenie Montague’s “Swallow the Ghost” feels like three separate novels. That’s what makes her debut novel so imaginative — and also so frustrating. The sto...
Book Review: In ‘The Slow Road North,’ a New York writer finds solace in a Northern Irish town

By MAE ANDERSON
Aug 23, 2024 8:12 am - Can what looks like running away from grief and sadness actually be a way to heal? In “The Slow Road North,” writer Rosie Schaap chronicles her circuitous route from being a New Yorker to finding herself settling down far away in a small town in Northern Ireland.
Book Review: Former Pentagon insider says U.S. unwilling to release all its UFO info

By JEFF ROWE
Aug 23, 2024 8:03 am - A procession of books in recent years have explored the UFO phenomenon but few perhaps with the authority Luis Elizondo brings as a Defense Department insider, laboring for decades to learn who the visitors are, where they are from and what they want.
Palatine author to release horror romance book

Submitted by Aiden Branss Books
Aug 21, 2024 8:27 am - Alexia Sosin, a promising young author from Palatine, is set to captivate readers once again with her highly anticipated second book.
Book Review: Moon Unit Zappa memoir rides messy legacy of father’s genius on journey to self-love

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Aug 19, 2024 10:52 am - Moon Unit Zappa got the question a lot, particularly during the “Valley Girl” years: “What was it like growing up with Frank Zappa for a dad?” The eldest daughter of the...
Book Review: ‘Kent State’ a chilling examination of 1970 campus shooting and its ramifications

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Aug 19, 2024 7:20 am - More than a half century has passed since Ohio National Guard members opened fire on college students during a war protest at Kent State University, killing four students...

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