Literature
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WDCB Radio's 'New Letters on the Air' features Black American writersJan 26, 2021 10:00 pm - College of DuPage WDCB 90.9FM Radio presents “New Letters on the Air.” WDCB (90.9FM and WDCB.org) will devote the “WDCB Weekly” program on Sundays from 7:30 to 8 a.m. I...
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Review: A military writer topples the Robert E. Lee statue
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - 'œRobert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause,'ť by Ty Seidule (St. Martin's Press) Few authors can say they have lived their story wi...
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Book review: Lisa Gardner marks a sharply written return
Jan 26, 2021 5:00 am - "Before She Disappeared" by Lisa Gardner (Dutton) Frankie Elkin is a nomad. Owning only what she can carry, she wanders from town to town hunting for mis...
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Book review: Schaffhausen spins a twisty tale at a torrid pace
Jan 26, 2021 5:00 am - "Every Waking Hour" by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) The push-pull relationship between Boston police detective Ellery Hathaway and FBI Agent Reed Markh...
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Review: New volume brings together 12 Joan Didion essays
Jan 25, 2021 6:00 am - 'œLet Me Tell You What I Mean,'ť by Joan Didion (Alfred A. Knopf) Back in 1968, Joan Didion identified a problem with the mainstream media. 'œThe only American newspaper...
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Review: Schaffhausen spins a twisty tale at a torrid pace
Jan 25, 2021 6:00 am - 'œEvery Waking Hour,'ť by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) The push-pull relationship between Boston police detective Ellery Hathaway and FBI Agent Reed Markham took a big...
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Review: 'Tropic of Stupid' continues slapstick-noir series
Jan 25, 2021 6:00 am - 'œTropic of Stupid,'ť by Tim Dorsey (William Morrow) 'œTropic of Stupid,'ť the 24th novel in Tim Dorsey's series featuring obsessive-compulsive psychopath Serge Storms,...
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Constable: Geneva man has kept a journal for 30 years, and he's still making historyJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - Most of us trapped in this pandemic lifestyle can't remember what we did yesterday, let alone what we did last Sunday, or on this date last year, or on this date 30 year...
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Review: Lisa Gardner marks a sharply-written return
Jan 19, 2021 6:00 am - 'œBefore She Disappeared,'ť by Lisa Gardner (Dutton) Frankie Elkin is a nomad. Owning only what she can carry, she wanders from town to town hunting for missing people ...
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Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural
Jan 19, 2021 5:00 am - NEW YORK - At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. "I ha...