Since she moved to Evanston in the ’80s, Nina Barrett (Medill M.S. ‘87) felt the city needed an independent bookstore. Following her gut, she opened her own. Five years later, her store Bookends...

Nina Barrett (Medill ‘87) wants Northwestern students to find a literary haven in her bookstore, Bookends & Beginnings, but she knows how expensive books can be. Barrett hopes the store’s new used...

Evanston residents gathered in the back room of Bookends & Beginnings on Tuesday to enjoy wine and cheese and listen to a group of writers share their “literary appetizers,” or works in progress. Pam...

“Hamilton” may be the most successful work of theatre he has ever known, said Chris Jones, the Chicago Tribune chief theater critic. In his opinion, no other Broadway show has “entered the zeitgeist...

In her book, “To Obama: With Love, Joy, Anger and Hope,” Jeanne Marie Laskas compiled letters between President Barack Obama and the American people. Laskas and two local letter writers joined Evanston...