SECOND MONDAY BOOK CLUB
The Second Monday Book Club has selected the following books for the first half of the 2025 year:
January– Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby VanPelt
February– The Book Spy by Alan Hlad
March– James by Percival Everett
April– Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
May– Table for Two by Amor Towle
June– Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
BOOKIES BOOK CLUB–UNBRIDLED
On Wednesday, January 15, the Bookies Book Club welcomed Michael Springer, author of Unbridled.
Michael was raised in Kankakee, Illinois, south of Chicago. Michael comes from a family of writers. Remember The Waltons? Michael was one of the writers for this television show. (He did confess, he did not create the closing line: Good Night, John Boy). Following a series of careers as a screenwriter, editor and publisher, he has begun a new chapter as a novelist.
The Windy City has its share of stories and legends. However, many may not be aware of the Horse Mafia. If a horse was sold, bought, or shown in the Chicagoland area, you can bet the Horse Mafia was involved in some manner. If a stable owner sought to work outside the Horse Mafia, that owner may find one day that his or her prized horses were dead in their stables or even find their entire stable ablaze. This organization was so feared that the Mob stayed away from any dealings in which the Horse Mafia was involved. So begins the legend of the Caine Brothers, Cyrus and Morgan.
Michael’s research took him to the Cook County Courthouse to review police reports, depositions, evidence lists, and a murder weapon. His sister Lisa Springer, a VCC member, worked with Michael on research for his book. Lisa was an equestrian as a young girl. She competed in the Chicagoland area. In fact, she once met the infamous Silas Jayne.
Unbridled is the first in a trilogy about the deadly Equestrian Mafia of Chicago.
