Literature
-
Mount Prospect writer's new novel getting positive reviewsMay 13, 2012 7:30 am - Improvisation is a concept usually associated with the performing arts, like sketch comedy or music. But what if that approach was applied to a novel? Mount Prospect re...
-
Book notes: Meet Dee Snider at Skokie's B&NMay 11, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Gary Buslik as he discusses and signs copies of his new novel, “Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls,” at a book-launch party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1...
-
Joshua Graham’s ‘Darkroom’ is haunting taleMay 10, 2012 6:00 am - Memories of the Vietnam War and terrible secrets buried more than 35 years ago propel “Darkroom,” a haunting tale from Joshua Graham. Xandra Carrick and her father, Pet...
-
’Fifty Shades’ too steamy for some library shelvesMay 09, 2012 6:27 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” from shelves or deciding not to orde...
-
'Solitary House' a mystery with a dose of DickensMay 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The star of Lynn Shepherd's intriguing mystery novel is midcentury Victorian London, depicted in all its filthy glory and without a hint of the jolly charm that found it...
-
Bethenny Frankel's 'Skinnydipping' makes a splashMay 08, 2012 11:00 am - Bethenny Frankel has worn many hats in her rise to success. The reality TV star and self-help author has also designed everything from sangria to shapewear ... so wh...
-
'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak diesMay 08, 2012 9:00 am - NEW YORK - Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the ...
-
Lucy Kincaid is back in compelling 'Silenced'May 08, 2012 6:00 am - An FBI trainee ends up over her head when she helps investigate a congressional sex scandal in "Silenced," the latest in the Lucy Kincaid series by Allison Brennan. Luc...
-
Libraries join in Free Comic Book DayMay 03, 2012 8:07 am - The first Saturday in May each year is Free Comic Book Day, and besides local comic book shops, several Northwest suburban libraries are also participating. Ÿ The Mount ...
-
Book notes: Cassandra Clare signs at NCC's Pfeiffer HallMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Author and award-winning blogger Jill Smokler reads from and signs copies of her book “Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood” at 7 ...