Literature
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Constable: Cancer devastating, but truth, love, humor keep her groundedApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - During her ambulance ride to the hospital near her home in Seattle, Katie Weber makes a phone call to her parents, Stephen and Charlotte Weber, in Arlington Heights. "Do...
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Book review: Marie Kondo has a new book on tidying up at the office. Her tips work at the home office, too.
Apr 10, 2020 6:00 am - "Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life" by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein; Little, Brown Spark; 320 pages The joy of cleaning at work is that,...
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Shipping News" by E. Annie ProulxApr 09, 2020 6:00 am - Failed newspaper reporter Quoyle is haunted by his devious wife's death in a car crash with her lover after she'd sold their two children for $7,000. Days later, he's ca...
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Review: Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œAfterlife,'ť by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books) I like to imagine fiction writers are a fairly collegial bunch when they're not dreaming up stories. But more than a fe...
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Review: A splendid return in '~Hid from Our Eyes'
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Review: 'Rules for Being a Girl' leaves readers wanting more
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Review: Loretta Lynn recalls friendship with Patsy Cline
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Today's Recommended Read: "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry PratchettApr 08, 2020 6:00 am - The end of the world seems unlikely fodder for the late Terry Pratchett, the English author behind the lighthearted Discworld fantasy series. Nor would one expect Neil G...
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Today's Recommended Read: "Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family" by Patricia VolkApr 07, 2020 6:00 am - "Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family" by Patricia Volk is the yummy memoir of Volk's New York City restaurant family. It's a favorite book of mine, first because ...
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Review: Novelist Don Winslow goes small and succeeds wildly