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Review: Obama, Springsteen's 'Renegades' is smart, beautiful

By Donna Edwards
Oct 26, 2021 3:00 PM - "Renegades: Born in the USA" is human, vulnerable, smart and passionate. This curated transcript of former President Barack Obama's and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen's conversations is accompanied by a thoughtful layout that underscores the dialogue within and brings the authors' lives into focus.
Review: Obama, Springsteen's 'Renegades' is smart, beautiful

By DONNA EDWARDS
Oct 26, 2021 1:41 PM - 'œRenegades: Born in the USA' is a curated transcript of former President Barack Obama's and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen's conversations
Book review: Undercover investigation goes awry in fast-paced 'Gated Prey'

By Bruce DeSilva
Oct 26, 2021 5:51 AM - A string of home invasions have Los Angeles County's rich and famous on edge, so the sheriff's department sets up an undercover investigation to put an end to it. However, things don't go as planned in "Gated Prey," Lee Goldberg's third mystery novel featuring Los Angeles County Detective Eve Ronin.
Book review: A fresh take on George Orwell as an avid gardener

By Ann Levin
Oct 24, 2021 7:28 AM - Rebecca Solnit's invigorating new book, "Orwell's Roses," grew out of a casual conversation with a friend about a newspaper column Orwell wrote in 1946 about the fruit trees and rosebushes he planted around his rural cottage outside London. This led her to realize that all his writing, even the most political, is suffused with a passion for the natural world.
Katie Couric discusses sharp memoir ahead of Chicago book tour stop Nov. 6

By David Bauder
Oct 23, 2021 8:47 AM - Katie Couric, in her new memoir called "Going There" out Tuesday, Oct. 26, writes of feeling betrayed by Matt Lauer following the sexual misconduct accusations that led to his firing at the "Today" show in 2017. She'll discuss this and more during her book tour stop Nov. 6 at The Chicago Theatre with Chance The Rapper as a special guest.
Book review: Elizabeth Strout writes a 'Lucy Barton' sequel

By Ann Levin
Oct 23, 2021 7:29 AM - Elizabeth Strout has written another voice-driven novel, the third in a series of books about the fictional writer Lucy Barton and the people she grew up with in a small town in rural Illinois.
Schaumburg Library hosts Local Author Fair Oct. 23

Submitted by Schaumburg Township District Library
Oct 19, 2021 10:15 AM - The Schaumburg Township District Library hosts its Local Author Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at the central library, 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
Book review: History, adventure collide in 'The Lincoln Highway'

By Tracee M. Herbaugh
Oct 19, 2021 6:00 AM - If you like history and adventure, Amor Towles' new novel, "The Lincoln Highway," might be for you.
Review: A fresh take on George Orwell as an avid gardener

By ANN LEVIN
Oct 19, 2021 7:13 AM - The author and essayist Rebecca Solnit has a new book out that explores George Orwell's love of gardening
Review: Elizabeth Strout writes a 'Lucy Barton' sequel

By ANN LEVIN
Oct 18, 2021 1:48 PM - Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout has written a sequel of sorts to her 2016 best seller 'œMy Name is Lucy Barton.'

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