Literature
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Review: Cook's new thriller sheds light on genetic genealogy
Dec 9, 2019 11:30 AM - In 'Genesis," author Robin Cook's new thriller sheds light on genetic genealogy and its DNA databases
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Review: Author keeps tension high in `Trace of Evil'
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The best books to read -- and gift-- in December
Dec 8, 2019 7:27 AM - Books make the best gifts. There, I said it. If you haven't already purchased several for your friends and family, perhaps you'll be tempted by these end-of-year titles, which include wild science fiction, road-tripping memoirs, a theme-park history and perfectly timed inspiration from the late Toni Morrison. -
17 stories inspired by great American paintings
Dec 7, 2019 7:28 AM - Crime writer Lawrence Block just released "From Sea to Stormy Sea," an anthology of 17 stories that riff exclusively on American paintings, from Robert Henri's portrait of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney to Andy Warhol's mural for the 1964 World's Fair, "Thirteen Most Wanted Men," and Mark Rothko's shimmering "Number 14." -
Book review: Jeff Lindsay has entertaining new thriller 'Just Watch Me'
Dec 7, 2019 7:28 AM - Riley Wolfe gets his kicks executing spectacular robberies that no one else would even contemplate. His victims are always the super-rich, whom he despises as "smug, do-nothing, self-loving leeches." This anti-hero makes his debut in "Just Watch Me," a supremely entertaining new thriller by Jeff Lindsay that promises to be the first of a series. -
RAILS hires design group for L2 Redo
Dec 6, 2019 6:48 PM - The Reaching Across Illinois Library System partnered with Aten Design Group to provide the design and development of a new L2 (librarylearning.info) platform, the statewide Illinois continuing education calendar and library directory. -
Friends of the Batavia Public Library host Holiday Book Sale Dec. 14Dec 6, 2019 9:41 PM - Need a great gift idea? On Saturday, Dec. 14, join the Friends of the Batavia Public Library at the Vintage Book Sale and Regular Used Book Sale.
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Review: Jeff Lindsay has entertaining new thriller
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17 stories inspired by great American paintings
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Author Lee Child explores origins of hero concept
Dec 1, 2019 7:27 AM - Lee Child, creator of the iconic character Jack Reacher, explores the origins of the hero concept in "The Hero."
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