Literature
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Library to hold online Q&A with dinosaur expert July 25Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - The Fox River Valley Public Library District has arranged a very special Zoom discussion with a real life paleontologist. "Ask A Paleontologist" will feature author and ...
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HBO to adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Between the World and Me'
Jul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me," his prize-winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a spe...
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Book review: Donoghue's tale reads like a thriller, set in the 1918 pandemic
Jul 22, 2020 6:00 am - "The Pull of the Stars" by Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown) Set at a Dublin hospital in the grip of the 1918 flu pandemic, Emma Donoghue's 11th novel, "The Pull of the...
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Quick pandemic vacations from safety of your carJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic has canceled many summer vacation plans, but Gerry Lekas of Glenview knows plenty of grisly, glamorous and eclectic places you can visit in the city and the...
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Review: 'Jeopardy!' host Trebek searches for answers in book
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Chelsea Clinton's next book celebrates women in sports
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Book review: This 'Good Family' will keep you guessing
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Author of Mr. Rogers book to visit Lake Villa library via ZoomJul 21, 2020 1:00 am - Matthew Cordell, author and illustrator of "Hello Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers," will virtually visit Lake Villa District Library at 2:30 p.m. Su...
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Back to the '80s: Andrew McCarthy writing 'Brat Pack' bookJul 20, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Actor-writer-director Andrew McCarthy, a 57-year-old father of three, keeps getting asked about his “Brat Pack” years in the 1980s. He is now ready to answer....
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Library to hold online Q&A with dinosaur expertJul 19, 2020 11:00 pm - The Fox River Valley Public Library District has arranged a very special Zoom discussion with a real life paleontologist. "Ask A Paleontologist" will feature author and...