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5 historical novels that deliver a perfect escape from the present

By Kat Trigarszky
Oct 30, 2025 3:13 pm - With this selection of historical novels, you can journey to various times and places: the royal courts of Henry VIII in England and Augustus the Strong in Central Europe, 17th-century Denmark, early-20th-century New York, the Roaring Twenties.
You can thank Elvis for Elvira, Cassandra Peterson says

By GINA ABDY
Oct 30, 2025 3:02 pm - Cassandra Peterson has entertained Halloween lovers as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for more than four decades. And now she’s released a cookbook featuring spooky recipes, creepy craft ideas and photos of herself dressed as Elvira.
Gish Jen’s ‘Bad Bad Girl’ recasts a fraught relationship

By Hamilton Cain
Oct 28, 2025 12:52 pm - Gish Jen knows from judgmental mothers. Her new novel, “Bad Bad Girl,” is two books in one: the first half an imagined account of her mother’s early years in Shanghai and the United States, and the second Jen’s own fictionalized memoir, framed by her signature intellect and hilarity.
A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

By MARK KENNEDY
Oct 28, 2025 10:51 am - A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary.
Naperville Writers Group launches ‘Rivulets 37’

Submitted by Thomas Guzman
Oct 27, 2025 10:41 pm - The Naperville Writers Group, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting local writers since 1987 celebrated the release of “Rivulets 37,” its annual literary anthology, on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Naperville 95th Street Library.
Judd Apatow welcomes us into his comedic life with the illuminating scrapbook memoir ‘Comedy Nerd’

By MARK KENNEDY
Oct 27, 2025 2:20 pm - Judd Apatow likes to keep stuff. Fans of Apatow — and fans of comedy in general — get the benefit of this personality quirk with the Tuesday publication of “Comedy Nerd,” a bulging, 570-page, photo-filled memoir from every chapter of his storied career.
‘Anybody can walk in and connect’: 100 years of original children’s book art stirs memories

By Mick Zawislak
Oct 26, 2025 8:45 pm - Even for those who never read the children’s classics a new exhibition of original art at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville is meant to spark memories.
The new Children’s Booker Prize aims to reward quality fiction for kids

Oct 24, 2025 1:44 pm - Britain’s most prestigious literary prize is getting a younger sibling. The Booker Prize Foundation announced Friday that it is setting up the Children’s Booker Prize alongside its existing awards for English-language and translated fiction.
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest plot twist? Teaming with Nicholas Sparks on a novel and upcoming film

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Oct 24, 2025 7:32 am - Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan found an interesting opportunity to collaborate on a new supernatural romance novel called “Remain” with Nicholas Sparks. Yes, that Nicholas Sparks — king of romantic dramas.
Mayci Neeley’s memoir is one jaw-dropping revelation after the next

By Jenny Rogers
Oct 22, 2025 7:39 am - “Are you OK?” I am not. I’m reading “Told You So,” the debut memoir by Mayci Neeley, one of the stars of the utterly fascinating series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Neeley, 30, chronicles her life before reality TV fame in jaw-dropping detail.

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