Spotlight on the Collection

Arlington Heights and the surrounding Chicagoland area have a rich literary history and many writers call the area home. There’s a strong interest in writers in our own backyard, and in celebration of our incredible literary community, the library highlights some of these amazing authors and welcomes you to explore their books. Join us on Saturday, June 25 to meet and hear from a few of these authors at Lit Stroll. See page 38 for more information.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life by Katherine E. Standefer Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms by Becky Baudouin Sinners, Saints, and Scratch Tickets by Gina D’Agosta Trials & Truffles: Expats in Brussels by T.D. Arkenberg Reawakening: Return of Lightness and Peace After My Daughter’s Murder by Barbara A. Mangi Letters From the Box in the Attic: A Story of Courage, Survival and Love by Barbara Serbinski Sipe My Maja: A Grandson’s Tribute by Dr. Donald Grossnickle American OZ: An Astonishing Year Inside Traveling Carnivals at State Fairs & Festivals by Michael Sean Comerford The First Wolf Pack: A Dog’s Fable by J. Daniel Reed

The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala Second City Sinners: True Crime from Historic Chicago’s Deadly Streets by Jon Seidel 1919 by Eve L. Ewing An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by Alex Kotlowitz The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Everything Must Go: The Life and Death of an American Neighborhood by Kevin Coval and Langston Allston High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing by Ben Austen Overboard by Sara Paretsky The Emma Project by Sonali Dev The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood by Dawn Turner The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea Are you a local writer looking to connect with other local writers? Join our monthly Writer’s Ink meetings, the second Wednesday of each month on Zoom. See page 24.