(Un) Skirting the Issues – Book
by Bonnie Fetch and Jessica Poliner Men are from Mars and women are from Venus–but when it comes to the workplace, everyone needs to come down to Earth (at least in the workplace). While countless books are aimed at teaching women to thrive in business, very few are simply aimed toward helping men to lead the…
Station Eleven – A Novel – Book
by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven is the 2018 Peoria Reads selection. Peoria Reads! is a project instituted and led by Common Place and the Peoria Public Library. You can find more information at http://www.peoriareads.com. An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story…
The Boat Runner – A Novel – Book
by Devin Murphy Devin Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Bradley University. In the tradition of All The Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale, comes an incandescent debut novel about a young Dutch man who comes of age during the perilousness of World War II. Epic in scope and featuring a thrilling narrative with precise, elegant…
Goliath’s Mountain – Book
by Rita Klundt “There is no such thing as a prince charming or fairy godmother, but believe me, there are plenty of goliaths out there.” That’s what her father said, when late one night a sleepy little girl fortuitously married the lead characters in the telling of her two favorite stories. The way she told…
The Spirits of Christmas – Book
by Sylvia Shults The Dark Side of the Holidays It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets, along with tales of both horror and hauntings. In this chilling book, Sylvia Shults has gathered…
Susan Tisdale Romance Novels
by Suzan Tisdale USA Today Bestselling Author, storyteller and cheeky wench, SUZAN TISDALE lives in the Central Illinois. She has sold many hundred thousands of copies of her books around the world.
Clarissa Catfish Visits The Peoria Riverfront Museum – Book
by Elaine A. Powers A flooding river takes Clarissa Catfish to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. She thought exploring the Illinois River was exciting but once she is taken inside the museum, the real adventure begins. Clarissa explores the exhibits and makes new friends but will she escape the man who has dinner plans for her?…
The Vinyl Dialogues – Books
by Mike Morsch The Vinyl Dialogues features interviews with music luminaries.They offer the stories behind top albums, including backstories behind the albums, the songs, and the artists. Stories told by the artists who lived and made music history. All seen through the eyes, recollections and perspectives of the artists who lived it and made all that great music…
Legendary Locals of Peoria – Book
by Greg Wahl Peoria harkens back to the 1670s glory days of the French voyageurs and became the now-familiar face of Americana-its townsfolk have touched every aspect of national and international life, often significantly. Greg Wahl received his dental degree from the University of Illinois and has practiced in Peoria since the mid-1970s. Several magazines…
44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy and Shattered Love – Book
by Sylvia Shults Lost in the shadows of Illinois asylums in the nineteenth century is the strange story of Rhoda Derry. Left at the Adams County Poor Farm when her family could no longer care for her, she spent the next 40 years confined in a wooden box. Abandoned, ignored, and traumatized, she had clawed…