The most intriguing stories of marriage don’t always happen under the covers, but rather, between them. In many ways, the arc of a marriage parallels that of a compelling novel — it begins with a meeting, climaxes with a coupling and ends with, well, an end — whether because of death or a fight over […]
Say goodbye to beach book season—the kids are headed back to school and soon, you might just find yourself with a little more free time. With that in mind, here is some of the best of the bunch this year. A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara For fans of epic sagas—those 700-plus page books that invite […]
Reading a good book? Great. Sharing it with friends and neighbors? Even better. Wilmette Public Library’s “One Book, Everybody Reads” program turns 10 this year, and is celebrating with its 2015 selection, “Some Luck,” from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley. The library couldn’t be happier with the program’s success. “The One Book program has steadily […]
