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Literature

Glenbard West English teacher earns grant for classroom library

By Peg Mannion Glenbard District 87
Jun 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Congratulations to Glenbard West English teacher Kimberly Gwizdala on earning a $1,000 grant from Book Love Foundation to purchase books for her classroom library. In a...
Book reviews: Advice for anxious fathers of 21st-century sons

By Mark Athitakis The Washington Post
Jun 21, 2020 7:28 am - "Boys & Sex" by Peggy Orenstein (Harper) "Gay Like Me" by Richie Jackson (Harper) "Raising Boys to Be Good Men" by Aaron Gouveia (Skyhorse) Books about ho...
Book review: The president as parent - consoler, protector or, sometimes, failure

By Jeremi Suri The Washington Post
Jun 20, 2020 7:28 am - "The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency" by John Dickerson (Random House) Throughout our history, presidents have played a parental role f...
Review: Ottessa Moshfegh offers an eccentric murder mystery

By ANN LEVIN
Jun 15, 2020 7:00 am - 'œDeath in Her Hands,'ť by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press) Dark doesn't even begin to describe Ottessa Moshfegh's latest novel, 'œDeath in Her Hands.'ť Try horrifying, ...
Book review: 'Lincoln Conspiracy' sheds light on the attempted assassination of Abraham Lincoln

By Joe Heim The Washington Post
Jun 15, 2020 6:00 am - "The Lincoln Conspiracy" by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch (Flatiron) So entrenched and revered is Abraham Lincoln in America's national myth that it is al...
Book review: 'The Jane Austen Society' will especially delight the kinds of Austen fans who can recite 'Persuasion' from memory

By Bethanne Patrick The Washington Post
Jun 14, 2020 7:27 am - "The Jane Austen Society" by Natalie Jenner (St. Martin's) One of the most underrated aspects of Jane Austen's writing - devoted Janeites will no doubt a...
Glen Ellyn author Janet Sutherland Madden advocates for brain aneurysm awareness

Submitted by Karen Kring
Jun 11, 2020 11:00 pm - One afternoon Glen Ellyn native Janet Sutherland left work to walk her dog. Without warning, she was struck with the worst headache of her life. She was experiencing a r...
New this week: Spike Lee flick, 'Artemis Fowl' and Norah Jones

Associated Press
Jun 09, 2020 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies "Da 5 B...
Book review: Identical twins veer apart in moving 'Thin Girls'

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Jun 09, 2020 6:00 am - "Thin Girls" by Diana Clarke (HarperCollins) Dark, poignant and gripping, Diana Clarke's "Thin Girls" is sure to be unlike anything else you've read. Ide...
Review: Identical twins veer apart in moving 'Thin Girls'

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Jun 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThin Girls,'ť by Diana Clarke (HarperCollins) Dark, poignant and gripping, Diana Clarke's 'œThin Girls'ť is sure to be unlike anything else you've read. Identical twi...

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