Literature
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Anderson's virtual book event to feature 'Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy'Sep 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Join Anderson's Bookshop for a virtual event with award-winning author Reid Forgrave and his new book, "Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an Ameri...
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DuPage Children's Museum's Storybook Festival Sept. 26 to explore sciences and the artsSep 16, 2020 11:00 pm - The DuPage Children's Museum invites families to get lost in their own imaginations at the Storybook Festival. On Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., bookworms o...
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Book review: Ayad Akhtar's 'fever dream' of a fallen America
Sep 15, 2020 6:00 am - "Homeland Elegies" by Ayad Akhtar (Little, Brown and Company) An elegy is a mournful poem expressing regret for something lost. Ayad Akhtar's brilliant n...
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New Frida Kahlo book coincides with buildup to COD exhibitSep 15, 2020 5:20 am - Her name evokes floral crowns and a signature unibrow. A merchandising empire puts her commercialized image on socks, kitchen towels and now face masks, stuff that has l...
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Review: Ayad Akhtar's `fever dream' of a fallen America
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Book review: 'Just Us' looks at what it means to be white in America
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Review: Book looks at what it means to be white in America
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Book review: Novel 'Monogamy' explores unconditional love
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Review: Novel 'Monogamy' explores unconditional love
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Review: 'Fool's Paradise' is an unexpected disappointment