November 30, 2011
Reading Word Nerd by Barbara Ann Kipfer may compel you to define your level of nerdiness. Did you know there was a word to describe the sound of Rice Krispies making the “snap, crackle, pop” noise? Crepitation, of course! How about a different way of saying used? Try preloved! And one of the most unique […]
November 30, 2011
Check out the beautiful Google Doodle mural today (November 30) celebrating Mark Twain’s 176th birthday. It shows a scene from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer where Tom is painting a white picket fence with his friend Ben. If you click onto the mural you’ll find many results on this celebrated author. Laura
November 29, 2011
There’s a persistent stereotype that comics and graphic novels are written only by and about young, usually white men. Yet as the marvelous blog Madame Noire reminds us, “Black Women Love Comics Too!” Any doubters should take a peek at the Ormes Society website. Named for Jackie Ormes, the first African American female cartoonist, the […]
November 27, 2011
Facets Multimedia is hosting Chicago native Sara Paretsky Dec. 4 to discuss a showing of Hitchcock’s classic film Vertigo. She will be joined by psychoanalyst James Anderson. A month later she will be in Naperville at Anderson’s Bookshop on Jan. 3, 2012, to promote Breakdown, a V.I. Warshawski novel. Shira S.
November 26, 2011
Cameron McWhirter is a Winnetka native and a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. In 2007, he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship in Journalism at Harvard University where he began work on his first book Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America. Published in July, this well-researched history chronicles […]
November 25, 2011
Anne McCaffrey has passed away of a stroke at the age of 85 in Ireland. The author was the first woman science fiction writer to make the NYTimes bestseller list in the 1970’s. EPL has many of her books. Shira S.
November 23, 2011
Michelle Obama urged high school students to become more involved with poetry Monday, announcing a year long program whose aim is to celebrate poetry through readings, appearances, and workshops. Five students will be selected in June 2012. For more information on the National Student Poets initiative, click here. Shira S.
November 21, 2011
Today’s New York Times points out that most plugged in, etext-only adults still prefer physical print books for their children. (For Their Children, Many E-book Fans Insist on Paper) The reasons vary: ebooks and ereaders are expensive, offer poorer selections, can’t convey illustrations well. There’s also a great deal of affection for the tactile, physical […]
November 21, 2011
Every genre and age is well-represented in Publishers Weekly‘s collection of recommended reads for 2011. Eugenides and Patchett rose to the top of the 10 best count. Were you expecting Tina Fey to join them? I wasn’t. Skim the results and see if you agree with their choices. Shira S.
November 19, 2011
Lorrisa Julianus is a local painter, actress, model, and the latest artist to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Her show – titled Embrace the Night – is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Branch and uses classical chiaroscuro styling to give dimension and mystery to […]
