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  • Scott Turow: The Last Trial

    Scott Turow: The Last Trial

                  Sandy Stern is a fragile 85 after surviving several devastating bouts of cancer, dealing with several other ailments and the deaths of his two wives. But when his longtime friend Kiril Pafko asks Stern, a noted defense lawyer to represent him on charges of inside trading and murder. Stern though doubtful as to whether…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    August 1, 2020
    Authors, Chicago, Fiction, mystery
    Legal thriller, NYT Best Seller, Scott Turow, The Last Case
  • Social Change Virtual Town Hall

    Verizon is bringing together business leaders, activists, policy experts and thought leaders for the first-ever Citizen Verizon Assembly, which will focus on creating responsible and just business practices, cultivating an inclusive future in education, and upskilling our workforce to ensure everyone can prosper.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 27, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Amy Poehler’s Smart Girl, Andrew Yang, Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy, Citizen Verizon Assemblies, David Heath, Enrique Lores, Geoff Canada, Hans Vestberg, Karamo Brown, Meredith Walker, Mindy Grossman, Responsible business, Rose Stuckey Kirk, Social change, Verizon, Virtual event, Yara Shahidi
  • Alexandra Petri: Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why

    Alexandra Petri: Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why

    “ I think of writing as a way of trying to make eye contact with people and say, are you seeing this too?, and in that way it is sanity-affirming,” she says. “It helps me feel less alone and remember that other people agree that this is not the way we would like our world…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 26, 2020
    Culture, Humor, Politics
    Alexandra Petri, Humor, Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why, Political, W.W. Norton, Washington Post
  • Barnes and Noble’s Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

    Barnes and Noble’s Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

    Booksellers Select the Top Ten Titles from the First Half of 2020 Barnes & Noble Inc., the world’s largest retail bookseller, today announced that booksellers from across the U.S. selected ten titles as the Best Books of 2020 (So Far), including books that address our current moment, share lessons from the past, and bring memorable characters—both…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 24, 2020
    Authors, Booklist
    2020 Best Titles, A Burning, Barnes & Noble, Best Books, Brit Bennett, Chris Wallace, Countdown 1945, Deacon King Kong, Erik Larson, Glennon Doyle, Ibram X. Kendi, James McBride, Jason Reynolds, Katherine Applegate, Layla Saad, Me and White Supremacy, Megha Majumdar, Stamped, Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The One and Only Bob, The Splendid and the Vile, The Vanishing Half, Top Ten, Untamed
  • We Are All the Same in the Dark

    We Are All the Same in the Dark

             Life hasn’t been kind to Wyatt Branson in the last decade but there’s always Trumanell, his older sister, homecoming queen and once the prettiest girl in the small Texas town where they live who is always there for him. So when Wyatt brings home an abandoned young girl he found lying out in the…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 29, 2020
    Fiction, mystery, Thriller
    crime, Julia Heaberlin, missing, Mystery-Thriller, Texas
  • The Herd

    The Herd

    As Katie, Hana and other staff members of The Herd attempt to discover what happened to Eleanor, their missing boss, they unearth secrets not only about her but each other. It seems that everyone had something to hide.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 23, 2020
    Author event, Fiction, mystery, Thriller
    Mystery-Thriller, Women Empowerment
  • The Wellness Lifestyle: A Chef’s Recipe for Real Life.

    The Wellness Lifestyle: A Chef’s Recipe for Real Life.

    “The Wellness Lifestyle is an all-in-one life-long wellness plan,” says Daniel Orr. “Dr. K and I wanted to create something that was a one size fits all in both understanding health and enjoying life. A lot of that is food. ”

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 18, 2020
    Authors, Chefs, Food, Indiana, self-help, Uncategorized
    Chef Daniel Orr, farm to table, FARMbloomington, Health, nutrition, organic, weight loss
  • The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

    The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine

    The story is told from two points of view — Piper Reynard, a beautiful and somewhat predatory holistic therapist, and Joanna Drakos, the wife of successful attorney Leo Drakos and mother of the couple’s two young children. But it’s really not that simple.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 14, 2020
    mystery, Thriller
    Liv Constantine, Mystery-Thriller, Sisters, The Wife Stalker
  • He’s Making You Crazy: How to Get the Guy, Get Even, and Get Over It

    He’s Making You Crazy: How to Get the Guy, Get Even, and Get Over It

    “We weren’t born crazy—we were made crazy. It’s true, and I have plenty of stories to prove it. My turbulent dating history has brought me an abundance of peaks and valleys, but I didn’t get there on my own. Crazy is a two-person job.”

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    June 12, 2020
    Culture, Hollywood, self-help, Women
    Bravo, Chicago Review Press, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Kristen Doute, Michele Alexander, Pop psychology, SUR, Vanderplump Rules, West Hollywood
  • Chosen Ones

    Chosen Ones

    The celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Chosen One’s victory is overtaken by the tragedy of the death of one of their group. But it gets worse. As they gather for the funeral, they learn the battle may not be over. The Dark One may still live and that means the prophecy forecasting his…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    May 3, 2020
    Chicago, Epic Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Apocalyptic, Architecture, Chicago, Dark One, Divergent series, dystopian, horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Windy City
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