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Arlington Heights' One Book, One Village culminates with virtual author visit

By Christopher Placek
Oct 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...
Review: A book that reminds us of the many reasons to smile.

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
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...
Steven Van Zandt explores his fascinating and unlikely life in memoir

By Mark Kennedy Associated Press
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...
Book review: Soyinka writes a crime thriller and political satire

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
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...
From frequent reader to Friend of the Library: One Addison resident shares her experience

Submitted by Emily Glimco
Oct 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 ...
Book review: Franzen dreams big, and goes deep, with 'Crossroads'

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
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...
Sue Grafton's alphabet novels headed to television

By Hillel Italie Associated Press
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 ...
Friends of Wheaton Library to hold Holiday Book and Art Sale Nov. 11-14

Submitted by Carolyn DeAre
Oct 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...
Review: History, adventure collide in 'The Lincoln Highway'

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH
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...
Review: Franzen dreams big, and goes deep, with 'Crossroads'

By ROB MERRILL
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...

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