Literature
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Local authors partner with new Illinois Rock and Roll Museum with their new bookDec 07, 2020 10:00 pm - Since the early 1970s, veteran concert photographer Jim Summaria of Algonquin, Ill., has captured some of the most famous classic rock-era acts at music venues in and ar...
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Review: 'Blind Vigil' a tense, fast-paced and hardboiled
Dec 07, 2020 6:00 am - "Blind Vigil," by Matt Coyle (Ocean View Publishing) It seems unlikely that a sightless private detective could be of much use, but in "Blind Vigil," the seventh book in...
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Emma Glass's 'Rest and Be Thankful' powerfully describes what it means to be a health care worker
Dec 07, 2020 5:00 am - "Rest and Be Thankful" by Emma Glass (Bloomsbury Circus) "We share this space where we are always on hold and are always on call," affirms Laura, the narrator of Em...
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Why read what everyone else is reading? A guide to this season's hidden gems.
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The 10 best books of 2020
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5 thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat
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10 books to read in December
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Constable: Mom and 7-year-old spin a bedtime tale, then see it published as a bookDec 05, 2020 12:00 am - The bedtime story is a tradition played out nightly between kids and parents across the suburbs, the nation and the globe. In the Woodridge home of Hafsa Naz Mahmood, he...
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Book review: Excellent 'Dolly Parton, Songteller' shows her workhorse life, with show-pony frills
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Constable: Childhood fun in nature inspires Geneva writer's poetryDec 03, 2020 4:30 am - Growing up on Chicago's Gold Coast as the son of a prestigious doctor, Rick Holinger of Geneva had his “epiphany” on the edge of the Catskill Mountains while he was a st...