The end of summer always sneaks up on me, and this year it caused a slight panic about all the time I hadn't spent at the beach and in the water. So for the past few weeks, I've made it my goal to spend as much time as possible enjoying the waters of Lake Michigan…
Choosing Privacy: 5 Articles
We seem to have largely accepted that in exchange for the convenience and connection of our digital lives, we give up private information that we once deemed too sensitive to not tightly control. But it's still hard to keep up with the steady stream of news stories about breaches that expose data well above and…
Books to Celebrate Small Business Saturday
After the behemoth bargains at all the big box stores on Black Friday, and before the e-commerce deals on Cyber Monday, check out Chicago's neighborhood gems on Saturday. American Express launched Small Business Saturday to help support local businesses that strengthen communities. Last year, small business owners generated an estimated $15.4 billion. Locations across the city…
Caught Reading: O’Hare to Heathrow, November 2017
On the list of perfect places and opportunities to really settle in and dig into a good book, a transatlantic flight has to be ranked near the very tip-top of the list. Once the cabin lights go down and most of your fellow travelers are asleep, it's easy to get the same feeling you did when you…
5 Articles: Stay Safe Online
With the recent news of the Equifax data breach, are you thinking about how to be safer online and how to keep your information secure? October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but it’s always a good time to learn more about internet and computer safety. The Department of Homeland Security’s Stop.Think.Connect.Toolkit has resources for…
Books to Celebrate Women in Translation Month
Don't let the massive number of devoted Elena Ferrante fans fool you. In the already small percentage of works in translation released to U.S. readers each year, the portion of those works written by a female author is even smaller. Which means that we're missing out on a world of good writing. That's why this…
#TBT: The Legendary Paul McCartney
Who's your favorite Beatle? Mine has always been the outrageously talented Paul McCartney. I can trace my affection for him back to when I was a little girl and used to sing songs about meeting him and how handsome he was. Those songs definitely did not showcase any songwriting or singing talent on my part…
Love The Zookeeper’s Wife? Try More Books by Diane Ackerman
The 2007 book The Zookeeper's Wife by naturalist, poet and author Diane Ackerman has been adapted for the big screen. The movie release is a great reason to learn more about this singular talent. Ackerman's beautiful blend of imagery and lush descriptions are perfectly balanced with science and fact. First her language will take your breath away, and…
Women at Work: Books About How Women Contribute
Lots of attention is paid in popular culture to two specific questions about women in the working world: Are we leaning in? And can we have it all? While those are great and worthwhile questions, sometimes it's fun to explore women in the working world from different angles. This Women's History Month, let's pair some…
The Life and Influence of J.R.R. Tolkien
Even if you've never read a word he's written, you know of J.R.R. Tolkien and the mightiest product of his imagination, Middle Earth. Maybe you read The Hobbit for the first time as a child (or had it read to you as a bedtime story like I did!) and have loved it ever since, or…
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