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Chevalier’s latest novel disappoints
Tracy Chevalier's "Girl With a Pearl Earring," which brought Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer to life, has become a near-classic in contemporary historical fiction. And her latest novel, "The Last Runaway," takes on similarly fascinating and little-known...
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Book notes: Dave Barry reads ‘Insane City’ in Naperville
Posted Feb 8, 2013 6:00 AMNew York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Dave Barry reads from and signs copies of his new novel "Insanse City" at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville.
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Lisa Gardner's 'Touch & Go' is a winner
Updated Feb 6, 2013 7:41 AMLisa Gardner has delivered another tour de force with "Touch & Go," which exposes the raw nerves of a family imploding, and an investigator trying to escape her past. Justin Denbe and his wife return from a night out to find intruders in their home. They...
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‘Hour of Peril’ is compelling true story
Posted Feb 5, 2013 6:00 AMIt's February 1861 and Abraham Lincoln is making his way by train from Springfield, Ill., to his inauguration in Washington, D.C. Allan Pinkerton and his team of detectives have uncovered a plot to assassinate Lincoln before he arrives for his...
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