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One of the hottest books of the last few weeks has been the romance, The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren. If you read it already and need something similar, or if you're looking for something to read until your hold comes in, here are a few readalikes.
The New York Public Library announced that Patricia Evangelista is the winner of the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country.
Every month, residents of Central Baptist Village meet to discuss a book chosen by our Outreach Librarian. This month we're reading Park Avenue Summer by Renée Rosen.
Eruption by Michael Crichton & James Patterson
Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris
Southern Man by Greg Iles
More New Books
Ben Fountain has been named the Recipient of the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize awarded to a mid-career author of fiction.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 6:30-7:30 PM.
Escape the ordinary with monthly discussions of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novellas. This month's book is Green Angel by Alice Hoffman.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 7:00-8:00 PM.
This month's book will be Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay.
Established in honor of the outspoken and popular Member of Parliament, the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing is awarded annually for an exceptional book of literary nonfiction that captures a political subject of relevance to Canadian readers.
A blend of multiple genres from romance to thriller, the debut novel from Kaliane Bradley chronicles the journey of a civil servant who is offered the salary of her dreams working for a new government ministry gathering “expats” across history to find out if time travel is attainable.
Author Rachel Khong must be very happy this month as her book, Real Americans has been selected as the May selection for the Read with Jenna Club, The PBS Books Readers Club, and the B&N Book Club.
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees May 16, 2024.
The Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees Island Within A City Committee May 16, 2024.
Reese Witherspoon has selected How To End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang as the May 2024 pick for her popular book club.
Long Island by Colm Tóibin has been chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the next title for her famous Book Club.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes were announced last week. Established in 1917 by provisions in the will of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. For our purposes, we'll skip the journalism awards and focus on the book categories. But don't let that stop you from visiting the Pulitzer Website and exploring all the awards.
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday May 16, 2024 at 7:30 P.M. In the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo.
A Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees Island Within A City Committee will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. in the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo, Harwood Heights.
It’s Memoir May! This month's task for our 2024 Reading Challenge is to read a biography or memoir. Below you'll find a few recommendations to meet the task, but for even more suggestions, give us a call at 708-867-7828. Your librarians are here to help.
One of the hottest books of the last few weeks has been the travel love story, The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. If you read it already and need something similar, or if you're looking for something to read until your hold comes in, here are a few readalikes.
A satire of America featuring a capitalist trying to avoid ruin, the hero of Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full is Charlie Croker of Altanta whose plantation and skyscraper face repossession by banks for non-repayment of a loan.
