News about books
Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics in Lockport has been serving the community's comic and game enthusiasts for since the 90s and is still thriving as 'nerd culture' has become mainstream.
Little Bean Books is happy to announce its participation in the 11th anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day.
Imagine a book club focused on death and grief. That’s what Hands of Hope began this year with its Turning the Page Book Club.
The program will be hosted from noon to 1 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.
National Poetry Month in April is the largest literary celebration in the world. Consider inviting poetry into your space.
Stop by the Plano Library meeting room beginning March 23 to stock up on books and movies sold at bargain prices.
Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held Saturday, March 23 - Saturday, April 6 at the Plano Library, 5 W. North St.
Shopping Small inspires a lively winter boutique trip.
The Goddard Schools of Will County are hosting a book drive for Bernie's Book Bank, which provides books to children in under-resourced communities
Rikki Lee Travolta has been racking up awards for his imaginative screenplay creating an alternate history for Elvis.
The launch event will begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 16 at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., in downtown Dixon. At 6 p.m., the author will sit for an interview with Tom Demmer, executive director of the Lee County Industrial Development Association.
Fulton Book Club members Kathy Wolf, Connie Koehn, Jane Orman Luker and Carol Kolk joined Barbara Mask at her home Thursday to celebrate the group’s more than 50 years of discussing books that have included everything from Sybil to The Great Gatsby.
Katie Sauer, a Dixon native, has released her first co-author publication, “Womanhood: Identity to Intimacy and Everything in Between”.
At 8:30 p.m. Dec. 9, author Emily Bleeker will be hosting a one-night-only special event at the Improv Playhouse, 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville.
Illinois families with infants and toddlers now have access to free children’s books that can be sent directly to their home, regardless of their income.