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Constable: A year of hitching rides and carnival jobs in search of astounding stories

By Burt Constable
Aug 22, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington writer sees a carnival of lives
Book review: Benvolio and Juliet are lovers and survivors in David Nicholls 'Sweet Sorrow'

By Bethanne Patrick The Washington Post
Aug 21, 2020 6:00 am - "Sweet Sorrow" By David Nicholls (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) What if, instead of loving Romeo and dying dramatically, Juliet fell for Benvolio and their ...
Children's Theatre of Elgin offers virtual Slam Poetry class, starting Aug. 24

Submitted by Children's Theatre of Elgin
Aug 19, 2020 11:00 pm - As we continue to navigate the global pandemic, parents and students are clamoring for new experiences and ways to connect with friends, old and new. Children's Theatre...
Book review: Memo to baby boomers, from millennials: Everything's your fault

By Charlotte Alter The Washington Post
Aug 18, 2020 6:00 am - "OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind" by Jill Filipovic (Atria/One Signal) Approximately one million years ago, in 2019, the long-simmering gen...
Wheaton library hosts programs on astronomy, cooking and more

Submitted by Wheaton Public Library
Aug 16, 2020 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., is offering a variety of online programs in September via Zoom. Registration information is available at wheatonlibrary.org...
Poetry reading at Barrington White House on Thursday

Daily Herald report
Aug 16, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington's White House and the Barrington Cultural Commission are presenting a free online poetry reading 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. The event, part of an online series...
Book review: 'Story of Gardening' gets a timely update

By JULIA RUBIN Associated Press
Aug 15, 2020 7:00 am - “The Story of Gardening,” by Penelope Hobhouse and Ambra Edwards (Princeton Architectural Press) It's an opportune time for an update to this lavishly illustrated h...
Barrington's White House to hold virtual poetry reading

Submitted by Village of Barrington
Aug 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Barrington's White House and the Barrington Cultural Commission will present another free cultural event in its online series, Virtual Arts and Culture. Join virtually ...
Stephenie Meyer says more 'Twilight' books are planned

Associated Press
Aug 13, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - There is still plenty of life in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight Saga." Meyer is planning at least two more books in her megaselling vampire series, she said duri...
Book review: Bombings and a disappearance fuel Parker's new novel

By Bruce Desilva Associated Press
Aug 12, 2020 6:00 am - "Then She Vanished," by T. Jefferson Parker (Putnam) With each new book in T. Jefferson Parker's series featuring San Diego private detective Roland Ford...

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