Born and raised in Chicago, Adam Langer is the author of the novels "Crossing California", "The Washington Story", "Ellington Boulevard", and "The Thieves of Manhattan", and the memoir "My Father s Bonus March". His has written about books and authors for such publications as the "Chicago Tribune", the "Los Angeles Times", the "New York Times", the "Huffington Post", the "San Francisco Chronicle", and the "Washington Post", among others. He has been a frequent radio and TV guest, including appearances on CNN, Fox, and NPR s "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered". The Chicago Public Libr...