KAREN BEDORE, ANOTHER LIFETIME Aurora resident, Karen Bedore is a huge fan of the medieval/Renaissance time period, especially in Italy that fostered many am...

LAUREN MANSY, THE MEMORY THIEF When Wheaton resident and author, Lauren Mansy, was a teenager, her mother was diagnosed with a heart condition, which led to ...

LORI ORLINSKY | Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All) When Lori Orlinsky’s daughter, Hayley was three, she decided she didn’t want to go to preschool anymore...

WHEN HEAVEN CALLS I’ll be the first to admit, I was a skeptic when hearing of the new unscripted TV Series coming to NBC/E! Entertainment that follows the li...

R.G. ZIEMER | The Ghost of Jamie McVay WARRENVILLE–October is the perfect time to share a spooky ghost story. Warrenville writer, R.G. Ziemer, can help with ...

STACEY MONTGOMERY What Are Your Big Dreams? AURORA–Aurora author, Stacey Montgomery has created a series of prompted journal books aimed at children. Her ...

BRAD ROSLEY Beyond Money: Timeless Wisdom for Financial Wellness Glen Ellyn Certified Financial Planner, blogger and author, Brad Rosley believes everyone ...

LINDSAY ROBERTSON | America: Beautifully Unique We are all red, white and blue this month in honor of our great country. Aurora author, Lindsay Robertson w...

JT PATTEN Buried in Black, A Task Force Orange Novel NAPERVILLE–Naperville resident, JT Patten, wanted to create a series of books that was a hybrid of the...

JONI HIRSCH BLACKMAN This Used to Be Chicago NAPERVILLE–Joni Hirsch Blackman, a Naperville mother, grandmother, newspaper reporter and author, has recently...

TESS KOSSOW I’m Very Ferris GENEVA–Like many, Geneva resident Tess Kossow struggled with infertility and turned to IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) to help get p...

KELLY EDWARDS The Design Cookbook: Recipes for a Stylish Home Romeoville native, Kelly Edwards is best known for hosting the successful HGTV series Design ...

DEBI TIBBLES The Inspiring True Story of Ollie Tibbles: The Boy Who Became a Train When Debi Tibbles’s 4-year-old son, Ollie, was asked what he wanted to be...

JANE S. ANDERSON 30 Days of Character Strengths: A Guided Practice to Ignite Your Best CHICAGOLAND–West suburban resident, Jane S. Anderson, has a passion ...

BARBARA BRABEC Marcella’s Secret Dreams and Stories: A Mother’s Legacy NAPERVILLE–In the last four years of her mother’s life, Naperville resident, Barbara...

PIZZA CITY, USA: 101 Reasons Why Chicago is America’s Greatest Pizza Town CHICAGOLAND–Chicagoan Steve Dolinsky, 13-time James Beard Award-winning food report...

THE FOOD ALLERGY FIX Dr. Sakina Shikari Bajowala of Sugar Grove is a board-certified Allergist & Immunologist and the founder and medical director of Kanelan...

SELLING DEAD PEOPLE'S THINGS Chicago resident, Duane Scott Cerny, has been in the antiques business for over thirty years and he has stories to tell! As co-ow...

BEN'S ADVENTURES Elizabeth Gerlach wanted to find a way to give tribute to her son, Benjamin, one of her triplets who passed away in 2016 at the age of thre...

THE FACE IN MY WINDOW A former high school teacher and 40-year Naperville resident, Janet Dick, was inspired to write a historical novel when she first met ...