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Book Review: Claire Anderson-Wheeler pays homage to Fitzgerald with mystery ‘The Gatsby Gambit’

By ROB MERRILL
Apr 01, 2025 6:45 am - It takes more than a little verve to write a story based on the iconic characters created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in perhaps the 20th century’s most famous American novel,...
Steph Curry scores a 3-book deal, starting with a ‘personal reflection’ on his life and career

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 31, 2025 6:46 am - Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play. The NBA superstar has agreed to release three books through One World, beginning Sept. 9 with “Shot Ready.”
Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War

By JEFF ROWE
Mar 28, 2025 9:06 am - “Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs.
Bestselling Buffalo Grove author turned pandemic suburban life into murder mystery novel

By Astry Rodriguez
Mar 27, 2025 4:37 pm - Known for his James Bond novels and chilling thrillers, Raymond Benson shares what inspired him to write his most recent novel during the COVID-19 pandemic, a murder mystery called “The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way.”
Book Review: ‘Elphie’ a psychological backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West

By FERNANDA FIGUEROA
Mar 27, 2025 4:12 pm - For fans looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at Elphaba Thropp, the beloved green heroine, before she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West.
Episcopal bishop criticized by President Trump has a 2-book deal with young readers publisher

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 26, 2025 7:59 am - The Episcopal bishop who in January angered President Donald Trump has a deal for two books for young people. Both are based on the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s best-selling “How We Learn to Be Brave.”
Book Review: ‘Lollapalooza’ is an entertaining history of festival’s role in alternative rock rise

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Mar 24, 2025 5:22 pm - The least enjoyable part of “Lollapalooza: The Unscripted Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival” for readers might be seeing the $27.50 ticket price for the inaugu...
GiGi’s Playhouse namesake to spread acceptance as character in popular children’s book series

By Eric Peterson
Mar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse has been spreading awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome for more than 20 years, but is about to embark on a new way of doing so with young readers through the popular Harry Moon book series.
DuPage Comic Con returns with comics, collectibles, vendors and guests

Mar 22, 2025 5:20 pm - The annual DuPage Comic Con drew fans and collectors Saturday to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too

By DONNA EDWARDS
Mar 17, 2025 2:10 pm - So you read “The Fault in Our Stars” or watched John Green on YouTube, and, if you’re like me, you probably thought, “I would read or watch anything this mind produced for public consumption.” Even if it’s a 200-page nonfiction thesis on tuberculosis arguing why it should be Public Enemy No. 1 and on its way to eradication.

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