Literature
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'Imagine Your Story' with Wheaton library reading challengeJun 23, 2020 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Public Library invites readers, young and old, to participate in the 2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Imagine Your Story! There are four reading programs this ...
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You're not alone: Thrillers and mysteries that also feature characters stuck in isolation
Jun 23, 2020 6:00 am - Sheltering in place doesn't mean you can't go visiting. You can drop in on fictional characters trapped in isolated houses in out-of-the-way places. No social distancing...
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Book review: 'Death in Her Hands' offers an eccentric murder mystery
Jun 22, 2020 6:00 am - “Death in Her Hands,” by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press) Dark doesn't even begin to describe Ottessa Moshfegh's latest novel, “Death in Her Hands.” Try ...
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Glenbard West English teacher earns grant for classroom libraryJun 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...
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Book reviews: Advice for anxious fathers of 21st-century sons
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Book review: The president as parent - consoler, protector or, sometimes, failure
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Review: Ottessa Moshfegh offers an eccentric murder mystery
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Book review: 'Lincoln Conspiracy' sheds light on the attempted assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Book review: 'The Jane Austen Society' will especially delight the kinds of Austen fans who can recite 'Persuasion' from memory
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Glen Ellyn author Janet Sutherland Madden advocates for brain aneurysm awarenessJun 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...