Literature
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How John Lewis's masterful illustrated memoir is a shining torch for the next generation
Jul 19, 2020 11:00 pm - Five summers ago, at San Diego Comic-Con International, Rep. John Lewis donned the type of clothes and gear he was wearing a half-century earlier when he was beaten tryi...
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Book review: In David Mitchell's splendid 'Utopia Avenue,' a '60s rock band finds its groove
Jul 19, 2020 7:28 am - "Utopia Avenue" by David Mitchell (Random House) David Mitchell's groovy new rock novel belts out the lives of a fictional band in such vivid tones that ...
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Book an appointment to browse new Geneva libraryJul 19, 2020 7:27 am - We've walked by the new Geneva Public Library at 227 S. Seventh St. with much curiosity as to when - and how - it might open. The library opened its doors this week "by ...
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Geneva High School grad launches Feminist Romance PodcastJul 18, 2020 11:00 pm - Becca Grischow knew she was going to be a writer since she wrote her first poem as a first-grader at Western Avenue School in Geneva. It was only a few years later that ...
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Book review: Colin Jost on the end of his SNL run and his memoir, 'A Very Punchable Face'
Jul 18, 2020 7:28 am - "A Very Punchable Face" by Colin Jost (Crown) Most of the chapters in Colin Jost's memoir, "A Very Punchable Face," open with a pair of complementary quo...
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Constable: White author learned early how Black lives matterJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - As a white girl growing up in Arlington Heights in the 1950s and '60s, Patricia Hruby Powell was taught that Black Lives Matter long before that concept became a movemen...
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Side Street Studio Arts debuts 'The String,' a new monthly publicationJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin is starting "The String," a free monthly publication showcasing work inspired by and in response to the world around us. The aim is to c...
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Book review: Jim Carrey reveals himself in a novel in which he plays himself
Jul 14, 2020 6:00 am - "Memoirs and Misinformation" by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon (Knopf) Leave it to Jim Carrey to tell his truth best through fiction. Considering his flexibl...
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It's been an eventful year for Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Even sheltering in place, Colson Whitehead has had an eventful year. Whitehead became the first fiction writer to win Pulitzers for back-to-back novels, “Unde...
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10 books to read in July
Jul 11, 2020 7:27 am - The best thing about social distancing? You have a valid excuse to stay home and read. Of course, some establishments are reopening, and that includes bookstores. Patron...