Literature
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Family tales: Huntley writer publishes mom’s memoir of Chicago childhood, wartime love storySep 05, 2025 4:28 am - A Huntley man has published his mother’s memoir about growing up in Chicago in the 1920s and 30s and marrying a World War II veteran.
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Mount Prospect Library catalog grows with consortium expansionSep 03, 2025 11:25 am - Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire joins Cooperative Computer Services catalog consortium, giving Mount Prospect Public Library cardholders access to over 180,000 additional items starting Sept. 3.
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Palatine Public Library District celebrates The Spinnaker Cove Book ClubSep 03, 2025 2:09 am - The Spinnaker Cove Book Club, a group of neighbors united by their passion for reading, marks its 15th anniversary this year.
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Stephen King reimagines ‘Hansel and Gretel’ with Maurice Sendak’s unpublished drawings
Sep 02, 2025 10:08 am - When representatives for the late author-illustrator Maurice Sendak asked Stephen King to collaborate on a special project — a retelling of “Hansel and Gretel” using Sendak’s drawings — of course he said yes.
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Book Review: A novelist on a book tour is stalked by a stranger in ‘All This Could Be Yours’
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Book Review: Wife digs into husband’s past and finds unsettling things in ‘I Become Her’
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Book Review: Icelandic detective stars in ‘The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer’
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Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’
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St. Charles library hosts William Hazelgrove for book talk on massive Gilded Age scamAug 21, 2025 3:48 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 10, author William Hazelgrove will discuss his book "Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick" at the St. Charles Public Library.
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Book Review: A gang of hatchet-wielding women try to take over the meth business in rural Texas