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February 13, 2012
This month for Poetry 365 we’re featuring Tracy K. Smith’s brilliant new volume Life on Mars. A 2011 NY Times Notable Book, the Princeton professor’s third collection showcases her impressive range as it blends “pop culture, history, elegy, anecdote, and sociopolitical commentary to illustrate the weirdness of contemporary living.” Hypnotic, ironic, and spiritual, Life on Mars is a stunning […]
February 13, 2012
Did you miss THE INTERRUPTERS when it played at Evanston Public Library during part of the Reeltime Film series last month? Not to worry: this forceful, empathic documentary from Kartemquin Films about three “violence interrupters” working for CeaseFire on the south side of Chicago will air on Frontline on WTTW-11 at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, […]
February 11, 2012
Penguin just announced that they are suspending deals with Overdrive. As of Feb. 10 they will not lend their audio books or e-books to libraries. Their affiliation with Amazon probably has something to do with this new wrinkle in the e-book business. According to the publisher “Physical editions of Penguin’s new and backlist titles will […]
February 9, 2012
Peter Lerangis, one of the authors of the YA series The 39 Clues, will be at a book signing in Old Orchard at the Barnes and Noble store on March 20 at 7 PM. All eleven books in the series have been written by a few different authors and the novels contain game cards and […]
February 9, 2012
OK, so a few months ago I reported in this space about the small library in Winslow, AZ having a cats-in-the-library problem. Youthful vandals were suspected of stuffing stray cats through the book drop after hours much to the surprise of the librarian the next morning (and very much to the dismay of the bewildered […]
February 7, 2012
A gorgeous new coffee table book on the craft of beautiful and precision timepieces is out for the new year. PW requested a few photos from “The Mastery of Time: A History of Timekeeping, from the Sundial to the Wristwatch: Discoveries, Inventions, and Advances in Master Watchmaking” to share on its website. The photography highlights […]
February 7, 2012
I’d like to add to Laura’s post below by directing readers to today’s airing of Morning Edition. Host Linda Wertheimer’s excellent commemoration of one of the world’s most popular and enduring authors offered listeners commentary from other writers, biographical bits, reading remembrances, a variety of linked resources, and more. David Copperfield was Dickens’ favorite work […]
February 6, 2012
Tomorrow February 7 is the 200th birthday of the great English novelist Charles Dickens, whose works continue to inspire, delight, amaze, and engage us today. From a ceremony at Westminster Abbey starring actor Ralph Fiennes to the “Dickens at 200” exhibit at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum, celebrations will be held on both sides of the Atlantic. There […]
February 4, 2012
We are thrilled to introduce local sculptor and native Evanstonian Victor Nelson as the latest artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. From now through the end of February, six of his stunning sculptures will be on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Branch including “Red Flags” (pictured). Inspired by his career […]
February 2, 2012
In response to Amazon’s continued push for a more dominant presence in the bookselling market, Barnes and Noble has decided not to carry their books unless they have the right to sell Amazon’s e-books. According to BN, “Their actions have undermined the industry as a whole and have prevented millions of customers from having access […]
