Books for the Beach Bag
Summer’s a fabulous time to read a great book.
May Book List
May is about moms—we’ve got great reads that celebrate the spirit of motherhood (and make excellent gifts, too!)
The Book Stall in Winnetka Celebrates 30 years with Roberta Rubin
It’s the 75th anniversary of the original Chestnut Court Book Shop, and the 30th anniversary of Roberta Rubin as owner of The Book Stall. Make it Better wishes her 30 more bright years filled with author readings, lunches and alerting North Shore readers to the best new books. To celebrate, The Book Stall is offering […]
Off the Menu: Deserves to be on Your Menu
A cookbook to consider adding to your kitchen is Marissa Guggiana’s new “Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America’s Top Restaurants.” The dishes featured aren’t the food the restaurant serves its patrons, instead, it’s the food made for the wait and kitchen staff, and served as the “family meal,” usually just before dinner service begins. […]
Vanity Fair’s David Friend on His September 11 Book and CBS Documentary
Highland Park native David Friend always wanted to write a book about the role of photography in a given week, but he never anticipated an event as horrific as 9/11. It was the most widely viewed breaking-news event in human history, experienced on TV alone by an estimated 2 billion people—a third of the human […]
CBS Analyst Lisa Bloom Encourages Women to “Think”
In a celeb-crazed society, it’s easy to lose sight of our priorities. California lawyer Lisa Bloom, CBS News legal consultant and former host of her own TruTV show, recently authored “Think,” pushing women to take time out of their busy lives to put things in perspective. “I noticed as a TV legal analyst, I’m increasingly called […]
Book for Grads (and Anyone Looking for a Job)
Looking for a book to give a new grad (that’s not “Oh The Places You’ll Go)?
10 Authors to Check Out at the Printers Row Lit Fest
Bookworms, prepare to head to Chicago for the Midwest’s largest literary event, on June 4 and 5.
Elinor Lipman: Best-Selling Author at Ragdale
The author of “The Family Man” and “Then She Found Me” will be at Ragdale for a reading and discussion on May 12 at 10 a.m. The discussion with the 2011 Hannah Judy Gretz Fellow is open to the public, but reservations are necessary. Please call Melissa at 847-234-1063 x201 or email m.ernst@ragdale.org In anticipation […]
Excerpt from “Tri the Journey”
Enjoy this excerpt from “Tri the Journey” Chapter 3: Sharpen Your Skills If this is your first time combining all three (sports), don’t let thoughts such as, “I’ve never done it,” or “I don’t know how” stop you. We all start from our own place and build our base, whether we’re couch potatoes, marathoners, or […]
