If you find yourself snowed in this winter (or you just feel like hibernating by the fire), how about reaching for a good book?
Joining us with their recommendations for the season are Todd Van Luling, managing editor for the Chicago Review of Books, a publication that focuses on books and authors in the Midwest; Samira Ahmed, author of young adult books “Love, Hate and Other Filters“ and the forthcoming “Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know;” and Rachel Weaver, co-owner of the independent bookstore The Book Table in Oak Park.
Find links to each of their 12 book recommendations below. Click on a cover to read an excerpt or learn more about the book.
Recommended by: Samira Ahmed
Recommended by: Todd Van Luling
Recommended by: Rachel Weaver
Related stories:
Summer Reading List 2019: New and Old Books to Explore
New Collection of ‘Climate Fiction’ Explores the World in 2040
Inside Uber’s Dramatic Rise – and Its CEO’s Fall
New Book Traces ‘The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s First Black Banker’
