books

IllinoisTop200.com is asking you to vote on all things Illinois as we celebrate our state's bicentennial year.

While many of us were binge-watching Netflix, this young man was in the midst of a book-binge.

A few dollars here and there could make a huge difference for one Rockford teacher.

It all started with 12 year old Mathew Flores asking his local mailman, Ron Lynch, if he had any extra junk mail. Now, millions of views later, Mathew's story is filling his home with books.
From 7 on Line:
Mathew Flores is a typical 12-year-old boy...

Illinois' statewide reading program has announced its 2015 book selections.
According to a press release, Illinois Reads is the yearly statewide project that promotes reading for Illinois citizens of all ages, beginning with read-aloud books for babies...

My dad is a huge Stephen King fan and as I was growing up there almost always was a King novel on the end table near his recliner. I tried a few times to read a couple titles, but found I liked the movies based on his books a little better. I've seen "Christine," "Mis…

The great P.J. O'Rouke joined "Riley & Scot" recently to talk about his new book "The Baby Boom" and what his generation did right and wrong.

What an amazing way to start the new year on the show! I'd been looking forward to having author/radio host/lawyer/law professor Hugh Hewitt on "Riley & Scot" to talk about his new book, "The Happiest Life".  Following his tweets, and the tweets …

As we close the book on 2013 (no pun intended), I wanted to continue to revisit a couple of interviews from the end of the year.
In December, we talked with former Illinois hoops star Stephen Bardo, author of the new book, “The Flyin' Illini“...

As we close the book on 2013 (no pun intended), I wanted to revisit a couple of interviews from the end of the year.
In November, we talked with author Rob Carroll, co-author of the new book, "Wrigley Field: 100 Stories for 100 Years".   The book celebrates the historic ballpar…