Literature
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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...
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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
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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'
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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...