Literature
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Arlington Heights' One Book, One Village culminates with virtual author visitOct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library's eighth annual One Book, One Village community reading event will culminate next week with a virtual visit from the author of thi...
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Review: A book that reminds us of the many reasons to smile.
Oct 11, 2021 7:00 am - 'œLittle Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World,'ť by Todd Doughty (Penguin Life) Todd Doughty's 'œLittle Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Diff...
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Steven Van Zandt explores his fascinating and unlikely life in memoir
Oct 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK - About halfway through Steven Van Zandt's new memoir comes the point of no return. That moment was in 1983, during the recording of Bruce Springsteen's breakth...
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Book review: Soyinka writes a crime thriller and political satire
Oct 11, 2021 6:00 am - “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth” by Wole Soyinka (Pantheon) With “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” No...
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From frequent reader to Friend of the Library: One Addison resident shares her experienceOct 10, 2021 11:00 pm - Mary Ann Spina is an avid reader who knows firsthand that the library is more than just a building full of books. "I think the library is one of the best things we have ...
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Book review: Franzen dreams big, and goes deep, with 'Crossroads'
Oct 10, 2021 7:00 am - “Crossroads” by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Jonathan Franzen dreams big. His newest novel, “Crossroads,” arrives with an audible thud on...
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Sue Grafton's alphabet novels headed to television
Oct 09, 2021 6:00 am - A TV adaptation of the late Sue Grafton's million-selling Kinsey Millhone mystery novels, a prospect the author once swore she would return from the dead to prevent, is ...
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Friends of Wheaton Library to hold Holiday Book and Art Sale Nov. 11-14Oct 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The Friends at the Wheaton Public Library are busy preparing for the return of the popular Holiday Book and Art Sale running Nov. 11-14. The sale features like-new gift...
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Review: History, adventure collide in 'The Lincoln Highway'
Oct 05, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe Lincoln Highway,'ť by Amor Towles (Viking) Home is different for 18-year-old Emmett Watson when he returns from a juvenile prison sentence for accidentally killing...
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Review: Franzen dreams big, and goes deep, with 'Crossroads'
Oct 05, 2021 7:00 am - 'œCrossroads,'ť by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Jonathan Franzen dreams big. His newest novel, 'œCrossroads,'ť arrives with an audible thud on readers' d...