November 13, 2012
There are the four Gospels, the extensive histories by Flavius Josephus, numerous other accounts of the life of Jesus in art and literature, but none that tells the story through Mary’s eyes. On today’s “Morning Edition,” Lynn Neary spoke with author Colm Toibin (Brooklyn, The Empty Family, The Master) on his new book The Testament […]
November 12, 2012
The titles for the next World Book Night have been released. World Book Night is an annual event where tens of thousands of people in the US distribute 500,000 free books to light or non-readers. The next one will take place April 23, 2013. You will recognize many of the titles as outstanding books from recent […]
November 6, 2012
Julia Keller will interview Michael Connelly downtown through the Printers Row program on Nov. 28 at 7PM. There is an admission fee. The bestselling crime writer of the Harry Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer novels is coming out with a new book this month, The Black Box. Shira S.
October 31, 2012
EPL teen services staffer Jarrett Dapier has an interview with public school advocate Jonathan Kozol in the current issue of In These Times magazine. Kozol has published over 10 books in 40 years covering the lives of children in some of our nation’s poorest neighborhoods, the challenges facing teachers, and the awful learning conditions in […]
October 30, 2012
Librarians at the Valparaiso Library found a gun inside a donated hollowed-out book! It appears to be an antique and there is no word who left it, or, as I was wondering, if the gun was loaded. Some books pack more of a wallop than others… Shira S.
October 29, 2012
A previously unpublished 200 page poem of JRRTolkien’s will be made public May 2013 after the release of a new movie trilogy based on The Hobbit. The author’s son, Christopher, is the editor and executor of his father’s estate and has decided to share ‘The Fall of Arthur’ with the world. Shira S.
October 26, 2012
Markus Zusak’s best-selling novel The Book Thief was Chicago Public Library’s One Book One Chicago selection this Fall. And now it’s been adaptated for the stage by Heidi Stillman and is being performed at Steppenwolf Theater (performances run through November 11). Set in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death, the story follows the fate of […]
October 25, 2012
I have a soft spot in my heart for Arthur Conan Doyle. My son was a reluctant reader as a kid, but when he and his dad started reading the Sherlock Holmes stories together, I suddenly found myself with a new problem: how to get the kid to turn off the light and get some […]
October 18, 2012
Hilary Mantel was awarded the Booker Prize yesterday for Bring up the Bodies. She won her first prize in 2009 for Wolf Hall and this is the first time an author has been recognized for a sequel. She also is the only author to win twice in a such a short period. The novels are […]
October 16, 2012
Don DeLillo will be appearing at the Chicago Public Library October 18, 6PM. He has received many important awards for his writing, such as the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner. Speaking about his novel “Underworld,” NYTimes reviewer Michiko Kakutani writes “That novel also showcased his razzle-dazzle talents as a writer: his gift for surreal, […]
