Literature
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Book review: 'Sunny Days' tells of beginnings of 'Sesame Street'
May 30, 2020 7:30 am - "Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America" by David Kamp (Simon & Schuster) In "Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolu...
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Reality star Doute to appear in Naperville book shop's first virtual author visitMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, a popular site for well-known authors to visit during pre-pandemic times, is jumping into the world of virtual events with its first o...
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Book review: Nora Roberts' thriller cured my pandemic reading block
May 27, 2020 6:00 am - Nora Roberts, “Hideaway” (St. Martin's Press) Never have I ever wanted to escape in a book more than the last few months, when life as we know it complet...
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Review: Elliot Ackerman's latest is a tense tale from Turkey
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - 'œRed Dress in Black & White,'ť by Elliot Ackerman (Alfred A. Knopf) If you know your Bosphorus from phosphorus and Gezi Park means something to you, you'll probably lov...
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Review: Nora Roberts' thriller cured my virus reading block
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nora Roberts, 'œHideaway'ť (St. Martin's Press) Never have I ever wanted to escape in a book more than the last few months, when life as we know it compl...
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Review: 'All My Mother's Lovers' a story about power of love
May 26, 2020 7:00 am - 'œAll My Mother's Lovers,'ť by Ilana Masad (Dutton) 'œAll My Mother's Lovers'ť by Ilana Masad is a story of queerness, love and family like you've never seen it before....
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Sports books to help get you through the non-seasons
May 25, 2020 6:00 am - As the world looks for ways to stay sane and entertained indoors, perhaps no group is as starved for its normal diversions as sports fans, who saw all leagues grind to a...
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Book review: In Elisabeth Thomas' 'Catherine House,' an exclusive university harbors sinister secrets
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...
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Book review: 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' delivers
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, ...
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Review: 'Sunny Days' tells of beginnings of 'Sesame Street'
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...