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Book review: 'Blood Grove' a bewildering maze of double-crosses

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Feb 06, 2021 6:28 am - "Blood Grove" by Walter Mosley (Mulholland Books) Walter Mosley's Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original har...
Indian Trails anime club to meet remotely Tuesday

Daily Herald Report
Feb 05, 2021 12:00 am - The anime club at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling will meet remotely at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9. Members will watch Japanese animation and vote on what to wa...
AAUW in Tri-Cities invites entries for Creative Writing Contest

Submitted by AAUW-Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles
Feb 04, 2021 10:00 pm - The Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles Branch of the American Association of University Women is sponsoring its Creative Writing Contest for the 42nd consecutive year. All inte...
Review: 'Blood Grove' a bewildering maze of double-crosses

By BRUCE DeSILVA
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - 'œBlood Grove,'ť by Walter Mosley (Mulholland Books) Walter Mosley's Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original hard-boiled Sout...
One Book, One Batavia 2021 explores life of local World War II codebreaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman

Submitted by Batavia Public Library
Feb 01, 2021 10:00 pm - This year, the "One Book, One Batavia" selection will be "The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enem...
Learn how to make your backyard a wildlife destination

Submitted by Gail Borden Public Library
Feb 01, 2021 10:00 pm - The Northern Kane County Wild Ones and Gail Borden Library are presenting a series of virtual discussions and programs based on the book "Nature's Best Hope, A New Appro...
Review: Journalist's first collection of fiction excels

By ANN LEVIN
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œLand of Big Numbers,'ť by Te-Ping Chen (Mariner Books) A Chinese tech company recently made headlines for its use of 'œsmart'ť cushions in office chairs to monitor its...
Review: Mike Nichols bio the epic his artistic life deserves

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œMike Nichols: A Life,'ť by Mark Harris (Penguin Press) Inspiration and talent don't always travel together. How many young men and women electrified by director Elia K...
Review: New story collection by Danish writer Dorthe Nors

By ANN LEVIN
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œWild Swims,'ť by Dorthe Nors (Graywolf Press) 'œHygge'ť is the Danish word for a sense of coziness and comfort that is supposedly characteristic of that Scandinavian ...
Review: 'We Could Be Heroes' is the story of deep friendship

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œWe Could Be Heroes,'ť by Mike Chen (Mira) In Mike Chen's 'œWe Could Be Heroes,'ť Jamie and Zoe each wake up alone in an unfamiliar apartment. Neither has any memory o...

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