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Author Q&A: How Rebecca Makkai Blends Fiction and True Crime in Her Latest Novel ‘I Have Some Questions For You’

How reliable is our memory? When we examine the past now, what do we see? Bestselling author Rebecca Makkai tackles these questions in her latest novel, I Have Some Questions For You — available February 21, 2023, published by Viking Penguin. At its core, the story is about revisiting the past to distinguish truth over […]

by Better Staff
February 21, 2023

Author Q&A: How Rebecca Makkai Blends Fiction and True Crime in Her Latest Novel ‘I Have Some Questions For You’

How reliable is our memory? When we examine the past now, what do we see? Bestselling author Rebecca Makkai tackles these questions in her latest novel, I Have Some Questions For You — available February 21, 2023, published by Viking Penguin. At its core, the story is about revisiting the past to distinguish truth over […]

by Better Staff
February 21, 2023

Secrets to a Happy Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

What’s the secret to living a happy and fulfilling life? The answer to this question is something Dr. Robert Waldinger and Dr. Marc Schulz have strived to answer through years of research. The two men are directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest longitudinal biopsychosocial study of human development that started tracking […]

by Jessica Braun Gervais
February 6, 2023

Secrets to a Happy Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

What’s the secret to living a happy and fulfilling life? The answer to this question is something Dr. Robert Waldinger and Dr. Marc Schulz have strived to answer through years of research. The two men are directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest longitudinal biopsychosocial study of human development that started tracking […]

by Jessica Braun Gervais
February 6, 2023

Meet the Cookie Queen of Chicago: Mary DiSomma's Cookbook Honors Family Recipes and Traditions

Each August, Mary DiSomma breaks out her KitchenAid and starts baking cookies for the holiday season. She needs a long runway to make a whopping 7,000 cookies—50 varieties in all—that she and her husband will put in tins and hand out as gifts to eagerly awaiting family and friends come December.  DiSomma’s cookie making has […]

by Donna Berry Glass | Partnership
December 7, 2022

After the Loss of Her Son Josh, Nancy Rothstein Continues to Share His Words for Celebrating Life

No one should have to endure what Nancy Rothstein and her family did — the death of a beloved child. But, every person who does can find comfort, inspiration and courage in her story. Rothstein’s vibrantly alive, 15 ½-year-old son Josh — then a sophomore at Lake Forest Academy in Chicago’s bucolic North Shore — was on a […]

by Susan B. Noyes
November 29, 2022

2022 Disney Gift Guide: The Best Gifts for Disney, Star Wars and Marvel Fans

The most wonderful time of the year is a lot more enjoyable when you don’t have to stress about holiday shopping. Luckily, if you have a Disneyphile on your list, we’re here to make it as easy as saying “Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!” From home to tech and toys to books, here are the best Disney, Star Wars, […]

by Brooke Geiger McDonald
November 23, 2022

2022 Disney Gift Guide: The Best Gifts for Disney, Star Wars and Marvel Fans

The most wonderful time of the year is a lot more enjoyable when you don’t have to stress about holiday shopping. Luckily, if you have a Disneyphile on your list, we’re here to make it as easy as saying “Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!” From home to tech and toys to books, here are the best Disney, Star Wars, […]

by Brooke Geiger McDonald
November 23, 2022

2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Chicago Foodie and Cookbook Gifts

The food-obsessed friend or family member in your life is always on the hunt for something new and special. As a devoted foodie myself, I get it. We can be hard to shop for, even though there is SO MUCH OUT THERE, because how do you narrow it down if you aren’t fully invested? Thus, […]

by Julie Chernoff
November 17, 2022

Q&A: Bestselling Poet Kate Baer Discusses Her Craft and the Importance of Keeping It Real

Poet and two-time New York Times bestselling author Kate Baer‘s first book of poetry, What Kind of Woman, published in 2020, was met with critical acclaim and quickly catapulted her writing career. Since then, Baer — an Eastern Mennonite University graduate, whose work can also be found in The New Yorker and The New York […]

by Margaret Smith
November 7, 2022
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