
This week’s edition of Time Out Chicago is running a review of Robert K. Elder’s new book Last Words of the Executed—a collection of the final words of inmates executed by the state. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. Documenting executions that range from 17th century women accused of witchcraft to some of the twentieth’s most infamous serial killers, as the Time Out article notes, Elder’s account remains surprisingly disinterested, asking only that readers listen closely to these voices that echo history. The result is a riveting, moving testament from the darkest corners of society. Read the review. Also see the author’s webiste for the book. . . .
“E-book innovators”
While e-books have some in the publishing world worried that the book business might be headed down the same track as America’s ill fated music industry, others have nevertheless embraced the idea. Time Out Chicago interviewed Carol Kasper, director of marketing for the Press, for a story about several of Chicago’s “visionary authors and publishers” making efforts to deliver their work digitally. The article highlights our recent initiative to “groom a future generation of e-savvy readers” by offering one free e-book every month through our website. So go ahead and groom yourself for future e-savvyness and download this month’s free e-book: Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America by Mark Monmonier. Read the Time Out article on the TOC website. . . .
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