Read below to hear from author Krystyna Poray Goddu on her inspiration for writing her newest book and what she hopes young readers take away from reading Becoming Emily: The Life of Emily Dickinson, which Booklist calls “a charming biography of the Belle of Amherst” and “a winner for middle-g…

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To celebrate Black History Month this February, we’re featuring a different themed collection of reading recommendations each Monday. For this week’s theme, we’ve rounded up books for kids. Throughout the years, Chicago Review Press has published a versatile collection of books spotlighting Af

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To celebrate the February release of Jane Austen for Kids by Nancy I. Sanders, we've rounded up some of our favorite activities from the book below. Have fun hosting a regency tea, making a top hat and decorating a silhouette candle, and be sure check out the book for more fun ways to explore the…

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To celebrate Black History Month this February, we’re featuring a different themed collection of reading recommendations each Monday. For this week’s theme, we’ve rounded up our recent books that explore figures and events that have helped shape the social justice trajectory for African Americ

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If you’ve read these bestsellers from last year, you’ll love their Chicago Review Press counterparts. Read below for the ultimate bookalike for booklovers.



 

Tattooist of Auschwitz – The Stone Crusher

Like the Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Stone Crusher is based on a true stor…

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Claire Rudolf Murphy’s newest book Martin and Bobby: A Journey Toward Justice follows the lives, words and final days of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Fifty years later, their stories and speeches still stir people young and old, as Claire has seen in her bookstore events throughout A…

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Read below to find out what books we’ve read over the holidays and what books we received as gifts that we’re most excited to start reading.



 

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman is a perfect fall read, especially if you’re a fan of Practical Magic. It’s an enchanting look at …

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Are you just as obsessed with Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo as we are? Then you’ll know that most people have a basement, attic, closet or storage unit filled to the brim with stuff. Junk details award-winning journalist Alison Stewart’s three-year investigation into Americans’ growi…

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While reducing sugar and flour, increasing fiber, and drinking enough water are the most effective diet remedies, read below for additional fascinating tips that illuminate the science behind weight loss from Simon Quellen Field’s Gut Reactions.



 

Calcium

Test subjects taking a g…

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