Literature
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Review: Harlan Coben's 'Run Away' has an array of emotions
Mar 18, 2019 1:51 PM - A family's desperate search for a missing daughter leads to danger and secrets in 'Run Away,' Harlan Coben's new thriller.
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Review: 'The Liar's Child' is a compelling story
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Review: 'The Last Act' is a compelling thriller
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Book review: 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' is epic tale by Marlon James
Mar 17, 2019 7:26 AM - "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" by Marlon James is a serpentine, epic tale set in a fantastic realm of evil monsters and villains and flawed heroes. At its center is a quest for a boy, a child whom we know is dead from the first line of the novel. -
Book review: Savannah reporter McClain returns in 'A Beautiful Corpse'
Mar 16, 2019 7:25 AM - Appealing characters and an insider's look at ethical journalism in the midst of newspaper cutbacks lend a solid foundation to "A Beautiful Corpse," Christi Daugherty's second novel about Savannah reporter Harper McClain. -
Celebrate National Bookmobile Day April 10 with Aurora Public Library District
Mar 15, 2019 8:08 PM - On Wednesday, April 10 for National Bookmobile Day, the Aurora Public Library District invites you to join them at the Alden of Waterford Bookmobile stop from 3 to 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the bookmobile! -
'Fifty Shades' author signing new book May 3 in Naperville
Mar 12, 2019 10:33 AM - The author behind the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series is set to appear May 3 at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville to sign copies of her new book, "The Mister." -
Best selling author Julie Hyzy at Libertyville library March 26Mar 12, 2019 10:31 AM - Julie Hyzy, New York Times best selling author of the White House Chef and Manor House mystery series, will discuss her latest release at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville.
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Book review: Biography casts welcome light on actress Vivien Leigh
Mar 12, 2019 6:00 AM - Alan Strachan, a director and a chronicler of the British theater, gives Vivien Leigh's full career a stirring reassessment in an immensely readable biography, "Dark Star." He argues convincingly that there was far more to Leigh than her mesmerizing beauty, which could blind critics to the power behind her performances. -
'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' is epic tale by Marlon James
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