Literature
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Local libraries to host 'Fireside Chat' with author Dr. Eve L. Ewing March 1Jan 18, 2021 10:00 pm - On Monday, March 1, the Addison Public Library is joining 11 area libraries to host an online "Fireside Chat" with Dr. Eve L. Ewing at 6 p.m. She will share her perspect...
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Book review: 'A Swim in a Pond' offers a prolonged exercise in kindness
Jan 16, 2021 6:30 am - "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" by George Saunders (Random House) Have you ever wondered what makes a story great? George Saunders has, and at Syracuse Un...
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Meet authors in virtual events Jan. 26-27 through Anderson's BookshopJan 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Anderson's Bookshop will offer a pair of virtual events with featured authors on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 26-27. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, check out The McElroy Br...
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Famous faces are among Barrington's White House upcoming programsJan 14, 2021 5:00 am - Barrington's White House has announced its 2021 season of cultural events to be held virtually this spring. The lineup includes musicians, artists, humanities speak...
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Constable: 97-year-old author surprised by discovery of book she wrote decades agoJan 12, 2021 4:30 am - A lifelong historian and writer, 97-year-old Margery Frisbie of Arlington Heights no longer sees well enough to read books, not even the recently unearthed novel she wro...
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Review: Saunders offers a prolonged exercise in kindness
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Book review: 'The Prophets' spotlights two enslaved men in love
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Book review: 'Bone Canyon' another first-rate police procedural
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Book review: Matthew Dicks' novel deals with a mother impostor
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Review: 'Bone Canyon' another first-rate police procedural