December 30, 2011
Martha Meyer is a local photographer, business owner, and the latest artist to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Her show – titled Grecian Spring, Italian Summer – is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Branch where it invites you to slow down and appreciate the […]
December 29, 2011
Publishers of print books have been struggling for control in the new world of publishing. Borders has gone by the wayside in the aftermath of the shift to digital publishing and presently publishers maintain control over pricing for e-books. However, attempts to increase revenue through adding extra features has not been very successful. As John […]
December 29, 2011
As a special Local Art @ EPL winter exhibit, we are proud to feature the highly original series Alphabet Art by local painter and writer Marjorie Price. From now through mid-January, her playful take on the letters of the alphabet will be on display on the 1st floor of EPL’s Main Branch near the Circulation desk. Ranging from […]
December 28, 2011
The Huffington Post has started a series on the status of libraries in the US. As I read this article, I noticed a quote from an Evanston resident regarding the closure of South Branch! At the heart of the discussion is the acknowledgment that the economy is weak and cities must cut back on expenses, […]
December 27, 2011
Critically accalimed author of tales set in Medieval England, Sharon Penman chatted with NPR’s Pricilla Nielson last weekend, and shared her list of the best historical fiction of 2011. Penman offered a brief overview of each title and her opinion on why it made her a-list. Of course, my ears prick up any time I catch […]
December 22, 2011
Today on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Linda Wertheimer interviewed editor Michael Sims about his new book The Dead Witness: A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Detective Stories in which he offers fans of the genre an opportunity to read some of the obscure writers of that period, many of them women. Readers will meet wonderfully named female detectives such as Violet Strange […]
December 20, 2011
“Lyrics, even poetic ones, are not poems.” This statement is from none other than Stephen Sondheim, one of the most famous and well-regarded lyricists ever to have his work appear on Broadway. See this thoughtful article which discusses some nuances of music and poetry and different ways of understanding them. Shira S.
December 18, 2011
Young National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will be making a stop in Chicago between Feb. 29 and Mar. 3, 2012. Her book on the days leading up to Katrina garnered much attention, standing out against many better known and established authors. Salvage the Bones is her second novel. Shira S.
December 15, 2011
A phantom sculptor has been leaving beautiful paper sculptures in libraries and museums all over Edinburgh, Scotland — really amazing artworks created from books and paper. One sculpture of a gramophone and a coffin was sculpted from a copy of Ian Rankin’s book Exit Music. Another sculpture had a tag on it that read: “This […]
December 15, 2011
If you’re a connoisseur of fine Scandinavian crime fiction, 2011 has given you plenty more to enjoy. Back in March, for instance, genre forefather Henning Mankell wrapped up his wildly-popular Kurt Wallander series with The Troubled Man, and a mere two months later rising star Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman finally hit U.S. shores. Now with […]
