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Gail Borden offers a variety of writing programs

Submitted by Gail Borden Public Library
Aug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Whether you write poetry, fiction or even your memoir, Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin has a writing program just for you. Local poets will have an opportunity to s...
Book review: Nichole Perkins celebrates Southern Black womanhood

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Aug 24, 2021 6:00 am - "Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be" by Nichole Perkins (Grand Central Publishing) "Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be" is about seeking, n...
Crystal Lake author named semifinalist in Soon to Be Famous author contest

Submitted by Lucy Tarabour
Aug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake resident Araseli Rodriguez, a talented yet not well-known writer, just moved closer to well-earned recognition and fame, and Illinois readers have just been...
Review: Peter Heller's `The Guide' a suspenseful sequel

By JULIA RUBIN
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe Guide,'ť by Peter Heller (Alfred A. Knopf) In his new mystery, author Peter Heller pulls off a rare balancing act once again: He gives us fast-paced action and int...
Review: Nichole Perkins celebrates Southern Black womanhood

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - 'œSometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be,'ť Nichole Perkins (Grand Central Publishing) 'œSometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be'ť is about seeking, nay, demanding...
Review: Examining Korean American duality in 'Skinship'

ASHLEY DUONG
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - 'œSkinship'ť by Yoon Choi (Alfred A. Knopf) With fine attention to detail, Yoon Choi's fictional debut 'œSkinship'ť welcomes readers into the lives of immigrant and firs...
Book review: In 'Gone for Good,' a detective hunts a dormant killer

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Aug 23, 2021 6:00 am - "Gone for Good" by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) When Grace Harper is found hogtied and strangled to death on her kitchen floor, it appears that Chicago...
Book review: 'Baby Girl' about Aaliyah is a singer's tragic tale

By Mae Anderson Associated Press
Aug 22, 2021 7:30 am - “Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah” by Kathy Iandoli (Atria Books) R&B singer Aaliyah is best known for two events that bookended her career: becoming i...
Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke's upcoming memoir, “Unbound,” for her new book club before she had...
Review: Elon Musk bet everything he had on Tesla

By JEFF ROWE
Aug 17, 2021 7:00 am - 'œPower Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century,'ť by Tim Higgins (Doubleday) Space exploration, solar power, electric cars - the fortune Elon Musk had made f...

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