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Review: A love story and a medical mystery all in one book

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Aug 10, 2021 7:00 am - 'œEverything I Have Is Yours,'ť Eleanor Henderson (Flatiron Books) A love story and medical mystery all in one, Eleanor Henderson's memoir 'œEverything I Have Is Yours'ť...
Review: Love and loss in 'Breathe' by Joyce Carol Oates

By ANITA SNOW
Aug 10, 2021 7:00 am - 'œBreathe,'ť by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco) Joyce Carol Oates' novel is a story of love, loss and loneliness that opens with a wife urging, willing, begging her dying husb...
Book review: Adkins crafts a page-turning exploration of wealth in 'Palm Beach'

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Aug 10, 2021 6:00 am - "Palm Beach" by Mary Adkins (HarperCollins) "Palm Beach" becomes increasingly difficult to put down as the life of heroine Rebecca turns down a twisty pa...
Gail Borden's 12th annual Comic Book Mania returns Aug. 14 with author visits, demos

Submitted by Gail Borden Public Library
Aug 09, 2021 11:00 pm - Attention all comic book lovers! Join Gail Borden Public Library via your computer, phone, or tablet for a day of comics, art and fun. There will be virtual activities f...
Review: In 'Gone for Good,' a detective hunts dormant killer

By BRUCE DESILVA
Aug 09, 2021 7:00 am - 'œGone for Good'ť by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) When Grace Harper is found hogtied and strangled to death on her kitchen floor, it appears that Chicago's 'œLovelorn ...
Anderson's Bookshops celebrates 40th anniversary in September

Submitted by Anderson's Bookshop
Aug 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Anderson's Bookshop has roots in Downers Grove dating back 41 years, and next month the independent business celebrates its current location at 5112 Main St. Anderson's ...
Stephen King's 'Billy Summers' a nod to fans of his career

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Aug 07, 2021 7:14 am - • "Billy Summers," by Stephen King (Scribner) Among the many remarkable things about Stephen King is that he has yet to run out of ideas. Or put another way: He's very g...
John James Audubon's complex legacy

By Jeff Reiter
Aug 05, 2021 6:00 am - Years ago, when working in Chicago, I would occasionally drift into an art gallery in the Wrigley Building that specialized in the works of John James Audubon. The big, ...
Anderson's Bookshop offers virtual tickets for discussion with Schwarzenegger, Vindman

By Scott C. Morgan
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear together next week in a virtual event to discuss the first impe...
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at Des Plaines Public Library

By Russell Lissau
Aug 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Comic book fans around the country will celebrate their favorite superheroes and diabolical villains on Aug. 14 with Free Comic Book Day - and the Des Plaines Public Lib...

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