With the kids back to school, you may find yourself with an extra hour (OK, 15 minutes!) of “me” time. Why not take a travel adventure on your own? Here are several great suggestions to inspire a little daydreaming and maybe even a call to your travel agent. Wild: From Lost to Found on the […]
Have you already buzzed through a pile of summer reading and need more suggestions?
Summer’s a fabulous time to read a great book.
May is about moms—we’ve got great reads that celebrate the spirit of motherhood (and make excellent gifts, too!)
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Looking for a book to give a new grad (that’s not “Oh The Places You’ll Go)?
Bookworms, prepare to head to Chicago for the Midwest’s largest literary event, on June 4 and 5.
