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Review: 'The Prophets' spotlights two enslaved men in love

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Jan 07, 2021 6:00 am - 'œThe Prophets,'ť by Robert Jones Jr. (G.P. Putnam's Sons) In Robert Jones Jr.'s 'œThe Prophets,'ť Samuel and Isaiah are two enslaved men in love on a Deep South plantat...
Review: Matthew Dicks' novel deals with a mother imposter

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - 'œThe Other Mother'ť by Matthew Dicks (St. Martin's Press) In 'œThe Other Mother'ť by Matthew Dicks, 13-year-old Michael wakes up one day to discover something mysteriou...
Constable: Rocco Blasi was a man of many plans, until COVID-19 struck

By Burt Constable
Jan 05, 2021 4:30 am - Monday should have been a birthday celebration for retired college professor and author Rocco Blasi of Mount Prospect. As difficult as 2020 was in general, Blasi headed...
The 10 most-read book reviews of 2020

By Stephanie Merry The Washington Post
Dec 30, 2020 10:00 pm - We have our own opinions about the books worth picking up this year. But if the most popular reviews of 2020 are any indication, our readers have different thoughts on t...
Book review: 'Red Hands' is either creepily satisfying or a trigger for your worst nightmare

By Elizabeth Hand The Washington Post
Dec 30, 2020 10:00 pm - “Red Hands” by Christopher Golden (St. Martin's) Have we reached the point where reality and horror fiction have become too close for comfort? The premis...
A call to revolutionize the workplace - by reducing working hours

By Sheila McClear The Washington Post
Dec 30, 2020 5:00 am - "Worked Over: How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream" by Jamie K. McCallum (Basic Books) Today, work time is scrambled for many. Employees, especia...
Stories that capture the spirit of the season

By Michael Dirda The Washington Post
Dec 24, 2020 5:00 am - Every year about this time I read - or listen to someone else read aloud - the beautiful second chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke: “And it came to pass in those days tha...
A gift guide for the fans of science fiction, fantasy and horror books in your life

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar The Washington Post
Dec 21, 2020 5:00 am - It's that time of the year when the nights grow long, the air grows cold, the festive lights are up and the year's best books lists are sprouting like mushrooms after th...
West Chicago poets featured in online gallery of original Haiku

Submitted by Rosemary Mackey
Dec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - While COVID-19 took center stage last year and disrupted everyday life and its daily routines, many West Chicago residents discovered their own creativity through a proj...
Netﬂix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreams

The Washington Post
Dec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Shea McGee is co-founder of Studio McGee and star of Netflix's “Dream Home Makeover.” She and husband Syd transformed Shea's small room of fabric samples and design smar...

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