Evanston resident Jarrett Dapier is an author, librarian and lifelong drummer. His debut picture book, Jazz for Lunch!, illustrated by Eugenia Mello, published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, an imprint of […]
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Bookends & Beginnings’ October bestsellers
1. All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks. The renowned scholar, cultural critic and feminist skewers our view of love as romance by exploring a path to love that […]
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Books: Q&A with local author Lynn Sloan
Evanston resident Lynn Sloan is a writer and photographer. Her first novel, Principles of Navigation, was chosen for Chicago Book Review’s Best Books of 2015, and her second novel, Midstream, […]
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Bookends & Beginnings’ Top 10 July bestsellers
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller.Achilles, half-god and beautiful warrior, and Patroclus, the awkward prince, forge a friendship against the will of the gods. When they join the fight against […]
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Books: Questions for author Susan Garthwaite
Evanston resident, spiritual director and retreat guide Susan Garthwaite is the author of “Saint Hildegard: Ancient Insights for Modern Seekers,” which is a treasure trove of St. Hildegard’s bracing, rich […]
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Bookends & Beginnings’ Top 10 June Bestsellers
1. The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerA tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, it brilliantly reimagines Homer’s The Iliad. 2. The Idiot by Elif BatumanSelin, a freshman at Harvard, is […]
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Bookends & Beginnings’ top 10 May bestsellers
Book Lovers by Emily Henry. A literary agent and an editor can’t seem to avoid each other despite their mutual aversion in this enemies-to-lovers romance centered around books. Planes by Peter C. […]
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Bookends & Beginnings’ top 10 April bestsellers
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. Narratives from the past, present and future overlap through time travel, the beauty of the North American wilderness and the song of the […]
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Questions for Nina Kraus
Nina Kraus is Hugh Knowles Professor of Communication Sciences, Neurobiology, and Otolaryngology at Northwestern University. As a biologist and amateur musician, she thinks about sound and brain health. Her research […]
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Bookends & Beginnings’ Top 10 March Bestsellers
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. An “Artificial Friend” observes the world in great detail from the window of her store, until the family of a gifted child brings […]