Literature
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Book review: Gorgeous novel explores adopting a foster child
Apr 21, 2019 7:26 AM - With breathtaking brevity, Rachel Howard's debut novel, "The Risk of Us," illuminates the joys, challenges, fears and frustrations of adopting a foster child. -
Constable: Wood Dale photographer worked for pope's book capturing worldly wisdom
Apr 20, 2019 4:22 PM - As the primary photographer for Pope Francis' latest book, "Sharing The Wisdom of Time," Paul Audia of Wood Dale traveled across the United States and Europe to shoot portraits that capture "the dignity and majesty" of older people.
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Why actor Matthew Gray Gubler is dressed in a monster suit
Apr 20, 2019 7:28 AM - You have to hand it to actor Matthew Gray Gubler: When he goes, he goes all-in. That's whether he's chasing serial killers on CBS' "Criminal Minds" or putting the word out about his new children's book, "Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging and Being Yourself." -
Book review: An undiagnosed illness haunts D.J. Palmer novel
Apr 20, 2019 7:27 AM - D.J. Palmer knows how to ratchet up the suspense and paranoia in "Saving Meghan while keeping the reader continually guessing as to what is happening to the teenage heroine. -
Second-place winners in the Dist. 214 Arts Unlimited contestApr 18, 2019 8:05 AM - Second-place winners of the annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' to be staged in Elgin
Apr 16, 2019 2:45 PM - "The Yellow Wallpaper," a play documenting one woman's descent into mental illness amid a backdrop of conventional 19th century treatment for "nervous hysteria," will be staged at Elgin Arts Showcase Thursday through Saturday, April 18-20. -
District 214/Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersApr 16, 2019 1:32 PM - Winners of the annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest.
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Review: Book offers spirited claim 1999 was film's best ever
Apr 16, 2019 10:48 AM - Book Review: You don't have to choose between the red pill and the blue pill to get caught up in "Best. Movie. Year. Ever"
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Book review: 'Island of Sea Women' pits friendship versus tragedy
Apr 16, 2019 6:00 AM - Lisa See's "The Island of Sea Women" is filled with friendship, tragedy and enough clever plot twists to make it one of the author's most compelling novels. -
Review: 'The Peacock Emporium' reminds us to live in the now
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