June 12, 2012
On NPR’s Morning Edition program today, Margot Adler reported on the loud and passionate debate over the proposed renovation of the iconic main building of the New York Public Library on 42nd Street in Manhattan. The beautiful Beaux Arts-style building with those glorious lions guarding the entrance was opened in 1911 after nearly nine years of […]
June 10, 2012
That’s right, folks. NY Times Bestselling author Alan Furst is coming to EPL, and we couldn’t be more excited. Described by Vince Flynn as “the most talented espionage novelist of our generation,” Furst will visit the Community Meeting Room of EPL’s Main Branch on Saturday, June 16th at 4 p.m. to read from Mission to Paris – the […]
June 9, 2012
We are proud to welcome Alice DuBois and Timothy L. Campbell back to EPL this month for a brand-new Local Art @ EPL exhibit. After making their solo library debuts in 2010, the Evanston-based artists have teamed up to present two dozen stunning works that mix oils, acrylics, and collage. Spirited, surreal, and endlessly creative, […]
June 6, 2012
Can you figure out the classic’s title from the blanked out cover? Hint: one of them is by an author who was in the news today. Quiz provided by Gabe Hash of PW. Answers on the bottom for those who give up! Shira S.
June 6, 2012
Known as the master of science fiction, Ray Bradbury died Tuesday at the age of 91. More than eight million copies of his books were sold during his lifetime, including the short-story collections The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man and The Golden Apples of the Sun, and the novels Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This […]
June 4, 2012
Oprah Winfrey is reviving her book club after a 2-year break. This new version of her book club is called Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 and has been updated with with digital and social-media elements such as Facebook and Twitter. Her first pick is Wild by Cheryl Strayed, a nonfiction tale of the author’s author’s epic […]
May 31, 2012
Divergent author Veronica Roth is currently featured on our home page and will be taking part in a YA discussion June 8 here at EPL! See this article in the Trib about YA writers, which explains in part how Roth wrote her book. (“Divergent” is considered a readalike to the dystopian The Hunger Games.) Here’s […]
May 29, 2012
The sun may have set on another National Poetry Month but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end. No, here at Off the Shelf we like to celebrate year round with Poetry 365, a monthly-minus-April feature that highlights a contemporary poet’s most recent work. This month we pick back up with Alan Shapiro’s ambitious new book […]
May 25, 2012
Executive Director of the New York Writer’s Coalition and volunteers offered free writing workshops throughout New York City last week, including a session on a round trip subway train to Flushing, Queens. Participants were told they could write whatever they wanted during the 75-minute trip. Several dozen people joined the diverse group, including a jewelry […]
May 24, 2012
When John Huston was eight years old he wanted to be Indiana Jones, and minus the snakes and booby traps, he’s living that boyhood dream. In 2009 – after years as an Outward Bound wilderness instructor and major expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica – the Evanston adventurer reached the pinnacle of polar exploration with a […]
