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Review: Taylor Jenkins Reid soars with 'Malibu Rising'

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Jun 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œMalibu Rising,'ť by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books) Taylor Jenkins Reid is not afraid to challenge herself with her writing. In 2015's 'œMaybe ...
Book review: For such a small place, Iceland has a big influence

By Jeff Rowe Associated Press
May 30, 2021 7:30 am - "How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island" by Egill Bjarnason (Penguin) How has small Iceland been able to play such a big role i...
Writer Paul Rudnick scores with a witty, regal romance novel

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
May 30, 2021 7:28 am - NEW YORK - Paul Rudnick has written a romantic comedy with a royal twist. In "Playing the Palace," the playwright, screenwriter and novelist has a witty, engaging book a...
Book review: Jim Shepard crafts a stunning new novel about a pandemic

By Ann Levin Associated Press
May 29, 2021 7:15 am - “Phase Six” by Jim Shepard (Alfred A. Knopf) After more than a year of living with the devastation of the coronavirus, you might think you're not ready f...
Cantigny program looks at code talkers from World War I

Submitted by First Division Museum
May 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Learn how Native Americans played a vital role in World War I
Review: How a mini-navy was pivotal to Revolutionary success

By JEFF ROWE
May 25, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners who Shaped the County, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware,'ť by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Atlantic ...
Review: For such a small place, Iceland has a big influence

By JEFF ROWE
May 24, 2021 7:00 am - 'œHow Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island,'ť by Egill Bjarnason (Penguin) How has small Iceland been able to play such a big role in the world? ...
Book review: America struggles to reconcile the Tulsa genocide in 'The Ground Breaking'

By Jeff Rowe Associated Press
May 24, 2021 6:00 am - “The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice” by Scott Ellsworth (Dutton) No one really knows what 19-year-old Dick Rowland did or s...
Wild Rose Elementary dedicates library to former principal Robert Allison

Submitted by St. Charles Unit District 303
May 23, 2021 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, May 19, students, staff, and families from Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles joined Maura Allison and her children at a ceremony to dedicate the W...
Roselle Public Library welcomes author Kwame Alexander for virtual Q&A June 2

Submitted by Jason Kepler
May 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The Roselle Public Library will host Newbery-winning author Kwame Alexander for an event focusing on his award-winning picture book, "The Undefeated." Alexander is a poe...

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