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Chicago Book Expo 2014
The third annual Chicago Book Expo will be held Saturday, December 6, 2014, from 11 am to 5 pm at Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash.
Abe Lincoln Books 2015
Vote for your favorite Abe Lincoln Award book. If you read or listen to at least 4 of the 22 books on the list, you will be eligible to vote on March 1. For every book you read, fill out a ballot and put it in the box in the library. We will draw 4 ballots every month from November to March 2015 and award prizes. The more you read, the more chances you have to win.
Cara Delevingne
"Is Cara Delevingne Right For Paper Towns? | Epic Adaptations"
Anna and the French Kiss
Read a quirky interview with Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and Isla and the Happily Ever After.
Celebrate your freedom to read: check out a banned book
Over the past decade, more than 5,000 challenges to books have been reported to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. Challenges may have been for sexually inappropriate content, violence, offensive language, religious or social reasons. See the list at http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2013 Celebrate your freedom to read.
James Patterson wants you to read this summer
Mystery writer James Patterson has great suggestions for summer reading. Take a look at his recommendations.
Rampage 2014
There are still a few copies of Rampage literary & art magazine available for sale in the library and in the Special Programs office. Get your copy today! $3
Printers Row Lit Fest
Printers Row Lit Fest, June 7 + 8, 2014. Two hundred authors, booksellers, publishers and more than 150,000 visitors make this event the largest lit festival in the Midwest. Great fun, good people-watching, a chance to hear or meet authors, and all events are free. To see the entire schedule go to www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest
The Blind Side
Julien D, Martin R and Jonathan B give this book a four and a half star rating. Based on a true story, Julien says it is a very good sports book.
Fight Club won't disappoint says Mr. Murphy
If you want to read something which is entertaining, but also complex and makes you think and question the world around you, check out Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk.