Literature
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Local author releases book of 'Darkly Fantastic' tales
Oct 18, 2019 9:49 PM - Sentient bog bodies, living marionettes, deranged tramp clowns, fairies turned human, tooth fairies gone bad, shadowy figures on stilts, and many other strange and beautiful denizens haunt this imaginative debut collection by local author Jay Sturner. -
One book unites students at District 301's Prairie Knolls Middle School
Oct 18, 2019 8:00 PM - What does home mean to you? Students at Prairie Knolls Middle School participated in a read-aloud book study of "Other Words for Home" by Jasmine Warga, a realistic fiction novel-in-verse that features a young Syrian girl who is forced to immigrate to the United States as violence escalates in her home country. -
For Bruce Springsteen, 'Western Stars' made sense after book, play
Oct 18, 2019 11:34 AM - The documentary "Western Stars" was just the change of pace that Bruce Springsteen needed after baring his soul over the past few years. -
Palatine library hosting book discussion on 'The Ninth Hour'Oct 17, 2019 4:48 PM - The Palatine Public Library District will host a book discussion for adults focused on "The Ninth Hour" by Alice McDermott, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Nov. 1.
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Review: Grisham's 'The Guardians' is suspenseful thriller
Oct 15, 2019 9:38 AM - Author John Grisham explores the world of defense attorneys working for little pay and prestige to help innocent people who are incarcerated in 'The Guardians.'
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Friends to host fall book sale Oct. 17-19 at Dundee Library
Oct 14, 2019 1:15 PM - The Friends of the Fox River Valley Public Library District will hold its fall book sale on Oct. 17-19, featuring newly donated materials, including hard covers, paperbacks, romance novels, and children's books. -
Review: 'Curious Toys' has deliciously creepy setting
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Cha's story is about race, redemption and forgiveness
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'Good Man Gone Bad' is dark, brooding tale
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New stories of an aging Olive in 'Olive, Again'
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