October 5, 2011
The author of The Assassin Who Loved Her (CCS) will be downtown Oct. 28, Friday from 12-2, at Barnes and Noble. I checked Amazon reviews and Janet Henderson seems to have elicited positive responses. The novel serves up romance and adventure! Shira S.
October 5, 2011
According to this article in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times cassette tapes are making a comeback. “As of mid-August, music-related cassette album sales are up 46 percent from last year. A growing number of bands are turning to the format to get their music out more quickly and inexpensively.” And on another note the Concise Oxford English Dictionary decided […]
October 3, 2011
I know there’s been some controversy about Greg Mortenson’s work, but there are probably people who are still interested in hearing him speak. He’ll be here Oct. 28-29 downtown for the Building Bridges of Peace organization. It’s billed as “Dialogue through Philanthropy, Storytelling & Comedy.” For EPL holdings of his work, click here. Shira […]
October 2, 2011
A number of worthwhile book festivals just occurred and I didn’t hear anything about them until they were history. Where was everyone, or where was the media coverage for these events? The National Book Festival in Wash., DC, is the most significant. They usually feature a wide assortment of authors, book signings, creative events, and […]
October 2, 2011
Lonely Planet is designing a new series of travel booksand e-books geared toward children. How can you not like a publisher who attempts to answer the question “What is the world’s stinkiest fruit?” The “Not-for-Parents” travel series should start appearing this month with several titles. Shira S.
October 1, 2011
Good news for Stephen King fans! At a recent event at George Mason University, audience members were treated to an excerpt from Dr. Sleep. While no publishing date has been announced yet, anxious readers may want to check the author’s website for details. ~ Olivia (Reader’s Services)
September 29, 2011
Panel discussions are good, but they are even better if they can connect to the real world. Join members of the Latino/a Studies Department at Northwestern University for an engaging panel discussion about how Latino Studies connects with our local community. The program takes place on Wednesday, October 5th @ 7 pm in the Evanston […]
September 28, 2011
Czech multimillionaire Martin Roman and his wife decided to donate most of their estimated $30 million fortune to charity during their lifetimes because “no child is happy because he/she inherits a lot of money.” When the 42-year old businessman learned that Czech students scored below average in reading skills and comprehension, he got the idea to start Čtení pomáhá (Reading Helps), […]
September 28, 2011
At the risk of sounding extremely nerdy, here goes: EarlyWord is shining a spotlight on a book by the top jeopardy winner of all time, Ken Jennings. (link to NPR.) Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks discusses his pursuit of maps. (Part of his success on the show was due to his understanding of […]
September 25, 2011
I did a real double take recently. The CTA bus in my neighborhood showed photos of designer Karl Lagerfeld’s library as the backdrop for supermodel Coco Rocha and his new line for Macy’s called “Impulse.” (above) How did I recognize the bookcases? They were clearly from the same setting I saw in my Off the […]
