Literature
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Aurora's First Fridays to offer activities for teens and kids May 7May 03, 2021 11:00 pm - First Fridays will feature nearly two dozen venues open with art, music, and more on May 7. The monthly event returned in April after going virtual for some dates last y...
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Review: Latest Rachel Cusk novel honors Mabel Dodge Luhan
May 03, 2021 7:00 am - 'œSecond Place,'ť by Rachel Cusk (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) In 1922, the now-legendary arts patron Mabel Dodge Luhan invited the British writer D.H. Lawrence to her hom...
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Review: Laura Dave's new novel will keep you turning pages
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Review: A hummingbird book that's like them - zippy and fun
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AAUW Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles Branch names Student Writer Contest winnersMay 02, 2021 11:00 pm - The AAUW Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles Branch continues its 42-year tradition of honoring aspiring young writers through its annual Creative Writing Contest. The Tri-Cities...
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Book review: New collection of columns by the late Jenny Diski age well
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First place, Poetry: 'Spring Flowers'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: I love ekphrastic poetry - that is, poems written about a work of art - and this poem is an example of why. We don't even need to have seen the painting...
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First place, Prose: 'Things Happen'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Read the first line, and you're hooked: "Maggie, it doesn't mean anything." And so we continue reading, wondering if that's true. The piece ends with an...
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Second place, visual art: 'Scream'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Humor is an underrated quality in art. This photo is funny and sophisticated in its execution. Using materials available at home, the artist was able to...
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Third place, 'Italian Birds'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: The ability to see potential in non-conventional materials can be very powerful when done with creativity. This piece utilizes found imagery and cut pap...