Chicago Reader Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Wuthering Heights
Emily BronteChicago Reader🎭 @Wise_Children cunning adaptation of Wuthering Heights at @chicagoshakes leans into the darkness and nihilism of Emily Bronte's novel.-@kerryreid https://t.co/6XdUzyaCMc https://t.co/bp0bXG1Oyc
Paperback, 2017
$14.56$7.28 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Secret Adversary
Agatha ChristieChicago Reader"Note to would-be play adapters: Agatha Christie’s second published detective novel, The Secret Adversary (1922), is in public domain. That means you can pretty much do whatever you want with this text, and still call it an “adaptation.” | Jack Helbig https://t.co/K5RHmr1nMc
Paperback, 2010
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Happy Days
Samuel BeckettChicago Reader🎭 Kayla Boye scales the 'summit role' of Winnie in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days with KB Productions. | ✍️ @JackHelbig https://t.co/vr0d7oKi5x https://t.co/E7jmeWVzbZ
Paperback, 2013
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
Jonathan LarsonChicago Reader🎭 "@bohotheatre cast of trans and gender nonconforming performers brings fresh life to Jonathan Larson's pre-Rent musical."-Kelly Kleiman👇 https://t.co/PvRn6yqcSM https://t.co/7GEPr6mpww
Paperback, 2008
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rescue
David LongChicago ReaderPassionate collectors rescue David Wright's lost legacy in a deluxe art-book. Don't miss out on the release of 'Lance Hallam,' one of the most popular 'Carol Day' stories, after a decade-long search for the original artwork. | ✍️ @joshua_flanders https://t.co/mvumzphlMf
Paperback, 2021
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric CarleChicago Reader🎭 A quartet of Eric Carle classics come to delightful life in The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show at @ChiChildTheatre. | ✍️ Kayla Pulley https://t.co/m0zWc1Mz5O
Board Book, 1994
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine HansberryChicago ReaderLorraine Hansberry’s classic gets a stellar revival at @BACchicago, during their first big season back. | ✍️ @TracyBaimWCMG https://t.co/OvSF8UToTg https://t.co/f0BCqhk9p8
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Eyes of the Dragon: A Story
Stephen KingChicago Reader"The Black Phone is based on a story by Joe Hill, Stephen King’s son. It would be nice if the filial connection were not the most pertinent fact about the movie adaptation, but it is what it is." | @nberlat https://t.co/ksKvRdRfV1
Paperback, Mass Market, 2022
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland Volume 1
Jonathan WrightChicago ReaderAn excerpt from the new book "Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland" (@PunksinPeoria) by Jonathan Wright (@jdw2323) and Dawson Barrett (@thedefiantbook) takes us back to central Illinois in the 1970s. | @imLeor https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/punks-peoria-heartland-midwest-wright-barrett-book-excerpt/Content?oid=90301522
Hardcover, 2021
$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Chicago Blues: Portraits and Stories
David G. WhiteisChicago Reader"The Chicago Blues Festival’s free satellite concerts in Austin and Bronzeville hope to revitalize blues culture in the neighborhoods that nurtured it for so long." | David Whiteis https://t.co/bVf7ScQQWu https://t.co/gtjIEFLkLp
Paperback, 2006
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book