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It's no secret that library staff read. A lot. And when we finish a great book we can't wait to recommend it! See what we've been reading below or visit our Staff Picks blog. You might just find your next favorite book! |
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Something Big: The True Story of the Brown's Chicken Massacre, a Decade-Long Manhunt and the Trials That Followed
by Patrick Wohl
Liz writes: I especially enjoy true crime books with a local connection, so I knew I needed to get on the wait list for Something Big: The True Story of the Brown’s Chicken Massacre (2025) by Patrick Wohl. This horrific crime occurred in January 1993, in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Cook County. Seven people working on a snowy Friday evening at a Brown’s Chicken restaurant never made it home after all were murdered during what looked like a robbery gone terribly wrong. Wohl makes a point to not focus too much on the gruesome details, instead focusing on the victims and their families, and the nearly decade-long search for the killers. I was riveted the whole time while reading this story, and I was glad to have a better understanding of this crime that happened when I was a little kid but have never forgotten about.
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Between Friends & Lovers
by Shirlene Obuobi
Jennifer says: A book you can read in one sitting, Between Friends and Lovers (2024) blends relationship fiction and romance effortlessly. Jo, an MD who provides health education via her social media platforms, has been in love with her best friend (and movie star) Ezra since college. After they have a falling out, Jo meets and connects with awkward writer Malcolm. With threads of connections, author Shirlene Obuobi pens a deep emotional novel set in Chicago.
Exploring the realities of mental health struggles, the powers and dangers of social media, career insecurities, and found family, this moving romantic novel will capture your attention—and you’ll be thinking about Jo and Malcolm after you’ve turned the last page.
Just for fun… the characters mention seeing the magnificent Bisa Butler exhibit at the Art Institute (which I did too!).
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