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  • Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity

    Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity

    I wasted a lot of time early in my career trying to conform to what I thought Hollywood would approve of,” says Day, who has five million social media fans. “It wasn’t until I abandoned that mindset and started creating things based on my unique point of view, that I finally found success.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    October 4, 2019
    Author event, Chicago, self-help
    Felicia Day, finding success, self-help
  • The Girl Who Died Twice

    The Girl Who Died Twice

              Never one to hide her feelings, Lisbeth Salander is angry and back for vengeance in the sixth novel of the series that started with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.            Abused by both her mobster father as well as the psychiatrist treating her, Lisbeth is an avenging angel of sorts—determined to punish evil…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    September 25, 2019
    mystery, Psychological Suspense, Thriller
    International crime, Lisbeth Salander, Swedish, Victorian mystery
  • The Pretty One

    The Pretty One

              Born with cerebral palsy, for much of her life Keah Brown longed for normalcy, hating the disability which she believed defined her in the eyes of others as well as herself.           “It’s very painful when people treat me differently,” says Brown, author of the recently released The Pretty One:  On Life, Pop Culture,…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    September 24, 2019
    Simon & Schuster, Uncategorized
    Cerebral palsy, disability, Pop culture
  • What Rose Forgot: Nevada Barr’s Latest Mystery

    What Rose Forgot: Nevada Barr’s Latest Mystery

    Overhearing one of the administrators says that she’s “not making it through the week,” Rose Dennis, who has been committed as an Alzheimer’s patient, knows she has to escape.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    September 23, 2019
    Minotaur, mystery, Thriller
    hacking, Mystery-Thriller, Nevada Barr
  • A Better Man

    A Better Man

    As flood waters threaten to engulf the province where Chief Inspector Armand Gamache agrees to help grief-stricken father looking for his missing daughter.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    September 20, 2019
    mystery, Thriller
    Canadian, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, Myster
  • Author Catherine O’Connell in Chicago to Discuss Her Latest Books

    Author Catherine O’Connell in Chicago to Discuss Her Latest Books

              Northbrook native, mystery writer Catherine O’Connell who divides her time between Chicago and Aspen will be home this week and back to her old haunts including a book signing for her newest mystery, First Tracks, at Pippin’s Tavern when she managed the bar there in the 1980s.           First Tracks, described by Booklist as…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    September 17, 2019
    Author event, mystery
    Aspen, Centuries & Sleuths, mystery, The Book Stall
  • A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Mystery

    A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Mystery

    Louise Penny’s latest mystery, A Better Man, finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who previously had been demoted, back on the job at the Sûreté du Québec.

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    September 1, 2019
    mystery
    Gamache, Louise Penny Mystery
  • Jeremiah Wasn’t Just a Bullfrog: A Tale of Passion, Pursuit, Perseverance…and Polliwogs

    Jeremiah Wasn’t Just a Bullfrog: A Tale of Passion, Pursuit, Perseverance…and Polliwogs

    The inspiration behind Tim Vassar’s new book, Jeremiah Wasn’t Just a Bullfrog: A Tale of Passion, Pursuit, Perseverance…and Polliwogs, began when his wife Mary asked about his experiences as a track and field athlete and coach. “I was still talking after three hours,” says Vassar, a former teacher and track coach at Lake Central High…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    August 29, 2019
    Uncategorized
    Faith, Northwest Indiana, Perseverance, Sports
  • The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America

    The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America

              George Remus came to America as an impoverished German immigrant who continually re-invented himself, until he rose to the top, becoming the most successful bootlegger in this country’s history, owning 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States and earning the title as “King of Bootleggers.” But his story, as told by…

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    August 22, 2019
    Alcohol, American History, Uncategorized
    Bootlegging, George Remus, Karen Abbott, Prohibition
  • The Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries

    The Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries

    “Wisconsin is not just about cheddar; we have a large variety of cheeses which consistently win awards.” Kristine Hansen, author, The Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries (Globe Pequot Press 2019; $24.95)

    Jane Simon Ammeson

    July 26, 2019
    Uncategorized
    artisan, cookbook, Travel, Wisconsin Cheese
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