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Literature

Book review: In Elisabeth Thomas' 'Catherine House,' an exclusive university harbors sinister secrets

By Diana Abu-Jaber The Washington Post
May 24, 2020 7:27 am - "Catherine House" by Elisabeth Thomas (Custom House) Houses can be welcoming or forbidding; they might express their owners or oppress them. Sometimes th...
Book review: 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' delivers

By Lincee Ray Associated Press
May 23, 2020 7:29 am - "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) It's been 10 years since "Mockingjay," the third book in the "Hunger Games" series, ...
Review: 'Sunny Days' tells of beginnings of 'Sesame Street'

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
May 21, 2020 7:00 am - In 'œSunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America,'ť journalist David Kamp takes readers on a fascinating journey through the development of one...
Review: '~The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' delivers

By LINCEE RAY
May 21, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,'ť by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) It's been 10 years since 'œMockingjay,'ť the third book in the 'œHunger Games'ť series, was publi...
Book review: Writer reflects on his friendship with Philip Roth

By Ann Levin Associated Press
May 20, 2020 6:00 am - "Here We Are: My Friendship With Philip Roth" by Benjamin Taylor (Penguin Books) For 20 years, Benjamin Taylor was a confidant of Philip Roth. Over the c...
College of DuPage hosts fifth annual student talent competition

By Mike McKissack COD New Bureau
May 19, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage student Nicolette Pilalis, a first-year psychology major from Roselle, took the first-place award for a choreographed dance performed to a spoken word ...
Review: Writer reflects on his friendship with Philip Roth

By ANN LEVIN
May 19, 2020 7:00 am - 'œHere We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth.'ť by Benjamin Taylor (Penguin Books) For 20 years, Benjamin Taylor was a confidant of Philip Roth. Over the course of thei...
Book review: Dinan's debut novel sounds climate-change alarm

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
May 19, 2020 6:00 am - "Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here" by Nancy Wayson Dinan (Bloomsbury) You'll find "Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here" in t...
The promotion will be virtual for new 'Hunger Games' novel

By Hillel Italie AP National Writer
May 17, 2020 7:29 am - NEW YORK - When Suzanne Collins' "Mockingjay" was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman put on a show: a late-night celebration for hundreds at hi...
Book review: If you could travel, 'The Herd' would be your ideal airplane novel

By Maureen Corrigan The Washington Post
May 17, 2020 7:00 am - “The Herd” by Andrea Bartz (Ballantine) The phrase “airplane novel” sounds like something from a bygone era, given that air travel itself has been render...

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