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Book Review: ‘How to Leave the House’ by Nathan Newman marks the debut of a bold new fiction voice

By ROB MERRILL
Aug 16, 2024 9:48 am - Before you read a word of “How to Leave the House” by Nathan Newman, it may help to know that a TV adaptation is already in the works. This is a book that unfolds like it’s destined for the small screen.
Book Review: ‘Secret Life of the Universe’ is a primer on search for life beyond Earth

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Aug 16, 2024 9:10 am - As director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute, astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol’s work is focused on answering the question of whether we’re al...
Book Review: Nate Silver makes a compelling case for taking more risks in ‘On the Edge’

By KRYSTA FAURIA
Aug 16, 2024 8:32 am - In “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything,” Nate Silver compellingly theorizes that humans are in general too risk averse, and that those who can discerningly fight that impulse often benefit greatly in life.
‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s stories

By Dave Heun
Aug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
Book Review: Is the brilliant surgeon a ‘Good Sociopath?’ Chicago P.I. Annalisa Vega has her doubts

By BRUCE DESILVA
Aug 12, 2024 12:11 pm - A young woman plunges to her death from a balcony in an apartment building where neurosurgeon (and possible sociopath) Dr. Craig Canning resides. Newly minted private eye Annalisa Vega, a former Chicago PD detective, is hired to recheck the police work. So begins “All The Way Gone,” Joanna Schaffhausen’s fourth novel featuring Annalisa.
Book Review: ‘The Future Was Now’ a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
Aug 06, 2024 12:22 pm - The moments are seared into the pop culture pantheon. And our collective consciousness. A friendly alien taking Henry Thomas’ character Elliott on an airborne bike ride ...
Geneva Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Twelfth Night’ moves to Sunset Park

Submitted by Gail Gaboda, Geneva Shakespeare in the Park
Aug 01, 2024 5:57 pm - Geneva’s beloved free, family-friendly Shakespeare in the Park performance returns on Saturday, Aug. 3, at a new venue. Due to flooding in Island Park, the event will be held at Geneva’s Sunset Park, just south of Sunset Community Center.
Francine Pascal, creator of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ books, dies at 92

Jul 30, 2024 2:24 pm - Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivat...
The somewhat definitive ranking of Emily Henry novels

By Sophia Nguyen and Rachel Kurzius
Jul 25, 2024 2:20 pm - Emily Henry, then the author of solidly successful but quietly received YA fiction, had run out of things to say about teenagers when she started her first book for adult...
Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance’s book

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 25, 2024 9:44 am - Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.

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