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Book Review: Hank Phillippi Ryan teeters on the improbable

By BRUCE DeSILVA
Aug 3, 2020 10:42 AM - Five-time Agatha Award Winner Hank Phillippi Ryan explores the consequences of deception in 'œThe First to Lie.'
Book review: A vet in training turns to a life of crime in 'Other People's Pets'

By Bethanne Patrick
Aug 2, 2020 7:27 AM - R.L. Maizes' "Other People's Pets," with its lively voice and unexpected characters, makes a perfect addition to anyone's summer reading pile, but it is required for those who understand that coming of age has absolutely nothing to do with age.
Book review: In Lauren Beukes's 'Afterland,' a mother and son go on the run in a post-pandemic America

By Maureen Corrigan
Aug 1, 2020 7:28 AM - Is dystopian fiction timely or just too much these days? Lauren Beukes' "Afterland" promised a descent into pandemic despair. But Beukes is such an idiosyncratic writer -- one who deftly mashes up suspense, sci-fi, horror, time travel, and, yes, dystopian fiction -- that she's hard to ignore.
Barrington's White House hosts virtual cultural events

Submitted by Village of Barrington
Jul 31, 2020 9:21 AM - Barrington's White House is presenting another slate of free cultural events for the online series, Virtual Arts and Culture.
Three books examine what it means to live with a disability in America

By Anna Leahy
Jul 30, 2020 6:00 AM - The 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act highlights the nation's progress in protecting people with physical and mental disabilities from discrimination. But the anniversary also raises profound issues surrounding what it means to be disabled in America and what needs to be done to further improve accessibility, as discussed in these three books.
Book review: Charlie Kaufman's debut novel, 'Antkind,' is just as loopy and clever as his movies

By Jake Cline
Jul 28, 2020 6:00 AM - A dyspeptic satire that owes much to Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon, Charlie Kaufman's loopy, loony, 720-page "Antkind" has in protagonist B. Rosenberger Rosenberg a contrarian whose tomatoes are always rotten. "Starbucks is the smart coffee for dumb people. It's the Christopher Nolan of coffee," he offers during one discursive rant.
Book review: Jon Land channels James Bond with new thriller

By Bruce DeSilva
Jul 27, 2020 1:40 PM - Jon Land's action-packed thrillers featuring trigger-happy Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong often seem ripped from the headlines, and "Strong from the Heart" is no exception.
Naperville publisher releasing Wheeling native's book about perseverance

By Marie Wilson
Jul 25, 2020 8:22 AM - In "A Thousand No's" by Chicago-area author DJ Corchin and illustrator Dan Dougherty, the main character gets so many "no's" when she brings up her big idea, she can no longer carry them on her own. She enlists help, collaborates with others and keeps working, but the "no's" just keep coming.
Book review: Why movement is essential for survival - for animals and for humans

By Meara Sharma
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 AM - Science journalist Sonia Shah's "The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move" explores of our propensity toward movement. Shah argues that migration is a deep-rooted feature of the human and animal world, more fundamental and pervasive than we tend to think, and essential for our survival.
Library to hold online Q&A with dinosaur expert July 25

Submitted by Fox River Valley Public Library District
Jul 24, 2020 8:47 PM - The Fox River Valley Public Library District has arranged a very special Zoom discussion with a real life paleontologist. "Ask A Paleontologist" will feature author and Professor of Paleontology and Evolution at the University of Edinburgh Steve Brusatte from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 25.

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