A compelling thriller, When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain is steeped in ache and trepidation.
As the story unwinds, we catch bits and pieces of the trauma that has driven Anna Hart back to her hometown and drawn …
It’s the early 1970s and the official, real-world Apollo space program has come to an end with Apollo 17. Chris Hadfield’s new novel begins with the planning of a fictional, Apollo mission, Apollo 18. This final mission is a joint …
Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
October is the spookiest season of the year which means it’s time to read a scary book. This month try reading a horror novel for our 2021 Reading Challenge. Below you’ll find a few recommendations to meet the task, …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Twenty-five years ago this month, Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding was first published.
Bridget Jones’s Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud account of a year in the life of a thirty-something Singleton on a permanent doomed …
Patricia Lockwood, Damon Galgut, Richard Powers, Anuk Arudpragasam, Nadifa Mohamed, and Maggie Shipstead have been announced as the six authors shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction which aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best …
State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton & Louise Penny
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Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman
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The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
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In addition to the 20 Hoopla Instant borrows you receive every month with your Eisenhower Library card, you can now also borrow an extra ten Hoopla Flex borrows!Our Hoopla Flex collection is made up of new and popular titles from …
If you read Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty and need something similar or if you’re on the hold list and you’re looking for something to tide you over until it arrives, here’s a few read-a-likes we hope you’ll love.…
The National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards, has announced that it will award Karen Tei Yamashita with the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
The Medal recognizes a lifetime of literary achievement. Previous recipients include …
Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
We’re excited to introduce you to PressReader, the newest addition to our collection of digital library services.
PressReader gives Norridge and Harwood Heights residents access to more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines to view on computers and mobile …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Twenty-five years ago this month, Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deanet was first published.
Seamus Deane’s first novel is a mesmerizing story of childhood set against the violence of Northern Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s.…
At the last meeting of the Bring Your Own Book Club, a bunch of book lovers chatted about the books we’ve all been reading lately. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on October 8th if you’d like to join …
Answer a couple of questions about your favorite Young Adult reading experiences and, every month, we’ll custom-select a book we’re sure you’ll enjoy. We’ll throw in a few bookish surprises too.
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The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
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Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
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Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Any writers who appear on the list three times are moved into the Hall of Fame to recognize their new books while making room on the main list for less well known authors.
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released ...
Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
October, 2021.
Join us in the Eisenhower Library Book Club Group on Facebook, a place to read and discuss books with our community. We'll choose a new book every month and share discussion questions, author interviews, recommended read-a-likes, and anything else we can think of to enhance your reading experience.
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I hope you enjoyed, Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini, the September selection for our Facebook Book Club. If you did, hopefully you’ll also like something from this list of biographical novels and historical reads with fierce, resilient female protagonists. …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Twenty-five years ago this month, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt was first published.
“When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the …
No Words by Meg Cabot
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The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock
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The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
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