Literature
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Book Review: ‘Hey, Zoey’ uses questions about AI to look at women’s autonomy in a new light
Jul 01, 2024 11:36 am - Dolores is going through the motions of life when she finds a potentially marriage-ending surprise in her garage: a high-end, lifelike sex doll imbued with artificial intelligence named Zoey. There are a lot of places that author Sarah Crossan can go from here — and “Hey, Zoey” touches on them all.
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Book Review: Yume Kitasei explores space in a heist-driven action adventure novel
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Book Review: Serena Kaylor’s ‘Calculation’ proves predictable romance can be uproarious, nail-biting
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Book Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ tells a tale of modern love and success
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Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir
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Cantigny Book Talk to be on ‘Nature is Our Country Club’Jun 13, 2024 8:49 pm - For his newest book “Nature Is Our Country Club: How Golf Explains Sustainability In a Changing World,” North Aurora author Christopher Cudworth spent four years researching the golf industry's economic and environmental realities as courses face changes due to climate change.
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West Chicago Public Library District resident named finalist in statewide writing competitionJun 13, 2024 3:16 pm - The Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project Manuscript competition recently announced this year’s finalists: • “Nicky” by Hailey Atwood (West Chicago Public Library D...
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AAUW Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Used Book Sale kicks off June 20Jun 12, 2024 10:46 am - The Wheaton-Glen Ellyn AAUW Branch, NFP is busy gathering books for its 2024 Used Book Sale. More than 11,000 books will provide a great opportunity to refresh your TBR (To Be Read) piles.
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Oprah Winfrey picks David Wroblewski’s ‘Familiaris’ for her book club
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Book Review: Glamour and tragedy intertwine in Griffin Dunne’s memoir ‘The Friday Afternoon Club’