advertisement

Log Out

Literature

Jon Fosse, a Norwegian master of spare Nordic writing, wins the Nobel Prize in literature

By DAVID KEYTON, MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, whose work tackles birth, death, faith and the other "elemental stuff" of life in spare Nordic prose, won the Nobel Prize for Lit...
Book by Naperville North student inspires youth with dyslexia and other learning roadblocks

Submitted by Catherine Mini
Oct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Just in time for National Dyslexia Awareness Month in October, Naperville North High School junior Rory Andrlik - who lives and learns with dyslexia - has written a chil...
Book review: 'SNL' star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Sep 30, 2023 6:00 am - Leslie Jones wants to set one thing straight in her memoir: She is undeniable. The word pops up 11 times in the book. Indefatigable is another good word to describe a co...
Gail Borden Library to host Authors Fair Oct. 8

Submitted by Gail Borden Public Library
Sep 28, 2023 11:00 pm - Discover new books for your nightstand at the Authors Fair 2023 from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in downtown Elgin. ...
Free local writing workshops offered for National Novel Writing Month

Submitted by Jenny Johnson
Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - National Novel Writing Month is a free, annual event each November to encourage people to write a 50,000-plus word first draft of their novel. Anyone age 13 or older can...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosts Midwest Impact Day of Service Carnival Book Fair Sept. 30

Submitted by Felicia Apprey
Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is hosting its annual Midwest Impact Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 30. To make an even more si...
Book review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul

By Andrew DeMillo Associated Press
Sep 24, 2023 6:00 am - "Elon Musk" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) For those who have been paying attention to Elon Musk for at least the past couple of years, Walter Isaacson's bio...
Book review: 'Astor' is a primer on the rise and fall of one of America's richest families

By MAE ANDERSON Associated Press
Sep 23, 2023 6:00 am - "Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune" by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe (Harper) It's hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New Y...
Books and barbecue: Arlington Heights' 'One Book, One Village' will start with outdoor party

By Christopher Placek
Sep 21, 2023 5:45 am - For a decade, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's annual One Book, One Village communitywide reading program has featured related book discussions and programs, inc...
Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public librari...

Showing 431-440 of 5,847 previous next