“Memories are conjurings,” writes Lidia Yuknavitch in this quicksilver, expansive exploration of grief and hauntings (the ...

Sarah Chihaya’s unconventional memoir charts her troubled relationship with the literature that formed her.

The book, the third in a series, has sold 2.7 million copies in its first week, and provided yet another example of the ...

Dig into these unmissable accounts of the lives and loves of the British royals—spanning just over 30 years of recent history ...

Didion & Babitz” dodges bringing its subjects to its forefront in favor of second-hand gossip and questionable journalistic ...

Mark Plotnick and his concert-going buddy Jim Summaria got to see all of their favorite bands at various concert venues in the Chicago area.

If you don't want to wait until May for the next Grand Slam, we've got you covered. Here's our list of 15 great audiobooks ...

One Day, a picture book by the beloved children’s author, follows the true story of a father and son escaping Auschwitz by train ...

A true classic, Man’s Search for Meaning is another one of those life-changing books that everyone should read. Based on Viktor E. Frankl’s real experiences during WWII in Nazi concentration camps, ...

Reading fosters creativity and encourages new ideas. On a daily basis, Marshalltown Public Library librarians recommend books ...

In his 1988 Lost in a Book: The Psychology of Reading for Pleasure, Victor Nell said much the same thing. Reading was for ...

Ruth Franklin's 'The Many Lives of Anne Frank' complements the diarist's story and refuses to police its interpretation by ...