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Book review: In 'Memorial Drive,' Natasha Trethewey reclaims her mother's life from the man who took it

By Lisa Page The Washington Post
Aug 01, 2020 1:00 am - "Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir" by Natasha Trethewey (Ecco) We know from the first page of this riveting memoir that poet Natasha Trethewey's mothe...
Three books examine what it means to live with a disability in America

By Anna Leahy Special To The Washington Post
Jul 30, 2020 6:00 am - "Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History" by Jaipreet Virdi (Chicago) "Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need" by Sasha Costanza...
Barrington's White House hosts virtual cultural events

Submitted by Village of Barrington
Jul 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Barrington's White House is presenting another slate of free cultural events for the online series, Virtual Arts and Culture. Join virtually at 1 and 7 p.m. Thursday, A...
Book review: Charlie Kaufman's debut novel, 'Antkind,' is just as loopy and clever as his movies

By Jake Cline Special To The Washington Post
Jul 28, 2020 6:00 am - "Antkind" by Charlie Kaufman (Random House) 720 pages, $30 B. Rosenberger Rosenberg does not think much of filmmaker Charlie Kaufman or his work. "He sticks in my c...
Book review: Jon Land channels James Bond with new thriller

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Jul 27, 2020 7:00 am - "Strong From the Heart," by Jon Land (Forge) Fans of Jon Land's thrillers featuring fifth-generation Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong will be pleased to hear that the n...
Naperville publisher releasing Wheeling native's book about perseverance

By Marie Wilson
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - The denials really add up in a new children's book set for release Aug. 4 by Naperville publishing company Sourcebooks. In “A Thousand No's” by Chicago-area author DJ C...
Book review: Why movement is essential for survival - for animals and for humans

By Meara Sharma Special To The Washington Post
Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - "The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move" by Sonia Shah (Bloomsbury) --- In the mid-20th century, scientists began studying a population...
Library to hold online Q&A with dinosaur expert July 25

Submitted by Fox River Valley Public Library District
Jul 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 ...
HBO to adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Between the World and Me'

The Associated Press
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...
Book review: Donoghue's tale reads like a thriller, set in the 1918 pandemic

By Wendy Smith The Washington Post
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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