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Book review: Novel 'Ruthy Ramirez' flips true crime on its head

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Mar 13, 2023 5:00 am - "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" by Claire Jimenez (Grand Central) If true crime is your guilty pleasure, you absolutely must find out what happened to R...
Arlington Heights author who became known nationally as the 'angel lady' dies

By Christopher Placek
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights author who rose to national fame and became known as the "angel lady" for her books about angels and miracles has died. Joan Marie Wester Anderson, ...
Glenside Library to host award-winning children's author Jennifer Torres

Submitted by Glenside Library
Mar 09, 2023 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 15, Glenside Library in Glendale Heights is welcoming Jennifer Torres, the award-winning author of "Stef Soto," "Taco Queen," "The Do-Over," "Catalin...
Book lecture to discuss C.S. Lewis and the art of writing

Submitted by Wheaton College
Mar 07, 2023 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 15, the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College presents "C.S. Lewis on Writing & Writers," a lecture and book signing with editor David C. Downing....
Books, movies and more at Gail Borden Library Foundation book sale March 15-19

By Liz Clemmons Director of Communications Gail Borden Public Library
Mar 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Stock up on your favorite books without emptying your wallet at the Gail Borden Library Foundation book sale on Wednesday to Sunday, March 15-19. Thousands of items for ...
Book review: 'The Exceptions' an inspiring and infuriating story

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press
Mar 04, 2023 5:00 am - "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" by Kate Zernike (Scribner) Kate Zernike had been covering higher education at Th...
Taylor Jenkins Reid writes her own Hollywood success story

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press
Mar 01, 2023 5:00 am - "I'm jealous you get to meet her," an employee working behind the scenes at a recent press opportunity for "Daisy Jones & the Six" told some journalists. The "her" in qu...
Book review: A boarding school whodunit fueled by feminist rage

By ANN LEVIN Associated Press
Feb 25, 2023 5:00 am - "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebecca Makkai (Viking) Take a pinch of "Prep," the boarding-school drama by Curtis Sittenfeld. Add a dollop of "My Da...
'This was his dream': Ray Bradbury's collection to be displayed at his Waukegan childhood library

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Famed author Ray Bradbury's personal collection of books and artifacts will be preserved and showcased at what had been his childhood library and inspiration in his home...
Love was all around at Wheaton's Prairie Path Books

Submitted by Becky Lemna
Feb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Love was all around at Prairie Path Books, a local independent bookstore in Wheaton's Town Square. A very little girl came in with her mom, who took a photo of her daug...

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