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Book review: 'The Celebrants' by Steven Rowley will make you want to call an old friend

By Alicia Rancilio
Jun 4, 2023 6:00 AM - Steven Rowley's "The Celebrants" follows a group of longtime friends from college who make a point to take time out of their separate busy lives and celebrate one other with "living funerals," so nothing is left unsaid.
Social media star and influencer Tinx really wants you to take her advice and live your best life

By ALICIA RANCILIO
May 28, 2023 6:00 AM - "I need you to not wait three weeks for that loser to text you back when he's not going to," said Christina Najjar, best-known to her social media followers and podcast listeners as Tinx, in an interview over Zoom. Tinx is putting her skills to good use with her first book called "The Shift: Change Your Perspective, Not Yourself."
Book review: 'Games and Rituals' finds intrigue in the mundane

By DONNA EDWARDS
May 28, 2023 6:00 AM - A driving examiner falls for the new guy. A woman wonders what to do about her teenage son who may be experimenting with drugs. A delayed flight turns into a trip down memory lane at a small-town airport bar. Katherine Heiny is back with "Games and Rituals," a delightful bundle of offbeat dramedy fiction.
Find new passions with library's Summer Challenge

By Hollis Sienkiewicz
May 25, 2023 6:00 AM - Summer is all about spending time as a family. Swimming at the pool and playing in the park, chasing fireflies and making s'mores. It's also a great time for families to read together.
Book Review: A brilliant new story collection by Jolene McIlwain awaits in 'Sidle Creek'

By Ann Levin
May 21, 2023 6:00 AM - Lately, the news out of rural Appalachia has not been good: a train derailment, toxic chemicals, the opioid epidemic. In contrast to all of that, Jolene McIlwain has written a stunning new collection of short fiction that presents a region known for hunting, fishing, fracking and Rolling Rock beer in all of its tender and terrifying complexity.
'100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die' offers a bucket list for the Prairie State

By Kevin Schmit
May 20, 2023 6:00 AM - Through decades of exploration, author Melanie Holmes researched a book she never knew she'd write: "100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die."
Book review: Tom Hanks' novel shares inside look at moviemaking

By KIANA DOYLE
May 13, 2023 6:00 AM - There may be no one better suited to tell the tale of how a movie gets made than Hollywood icon and master of the motion picture Tom Hanks. His debut novel follows the life of a story from its inspiration to when it hits the silver screen.
Book review: Actor Minka Kelly bares all in stunning new memoir

By Mike Householder
May 8, 2023 6:00 AM - "I spent so many years trying to hide who I was, ashamed of my experiences, trying to sugarcoat my backstory," actress Minka Kelly writes in "Tell Me Everything."
Book review: In 'Homegrown,' Jeffrey Toobin looks at Oklahoma City bombing

By Andrew DeMillo
May 6, 2023 6:00 AM - In "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism," legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin provides the most authoritative and compelling history of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to date.
In new cookbook, Miranda Lambert reveals recipes that fed her

By KRISTIN M. HALL
May 6, 2023 6:00 AM - When she was a teenager, Miranda Lambert listened at the dinner table while her grandmother, her mother and their friends swapped gossip, life lessons and stories from East Texas. Those overheard conversations over plates of enchiladas and banana pudding became inspiration for Lambert's Grammy-winning musical career and her new book called "Y'All Eat Yet?"

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