Literature
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2020 Arts Unlimited District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Da...
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Today's Recommended Read: "Less" by Andrew Sean GreerMar 30, 2020 6:00 am - Not every Pulitzer Prize-winning novel makes you laugh out loud, but our book club found "Less," by Andrew Sean Greer, pretty, pretty funny. The satirical comedy follows...
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Audiobooks can help get you through forced family time. Here are picks for listening together.
Mar 30, 2020 6:00 am - The present emergency has brought with it a lot of forced family time, and parents with children at home are hard-pressed to find activities for their kids besides hours...
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Book review: 'In Our Prime' is a call to action
Mar 29, 2020 7:28 am - "In Our Prime" by Susan J. Douglas; W.W. Norton; 288 pages With books like "Where the Girls Are" and "The Mommy Myth," Susan J. Douglas has devoted her c...
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Not tech-savvy? Here's help for downloading books, using Zoom and talking to AlexaMar 28, 2020 7:30 am - With calls for social distancing and the closure of libraries, theaters and more, folks are shifting to technology for things to do and ways to keep in touch. That's all...
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Book review: Sigma Force returns in 'The Last Odyssey,' one of Rollins' best
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Today's recommended read: "Yes Please" by Amy PoehlerMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - Whether she's hosting an awards show or writing a book, Amy Poehler always is good for a laugh. "Yes Please," released in 2014 as Poehler was going through a divorce, is...
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Today's Recommended Read: 'Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea' by Gary KinderMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Rare is the book that grabs you from the first page and takes you along on a memorable journey through the final sentence. "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea" manages to...
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Today's recommended read: 'We Would Have Played For Nothing' by Faye VincentMar 26, 2020 6:00 am - You're a baseball fan, you must stay at home and there's no baseball on TV. Now's a good time to go behind the scenes of the major leagues decades ago with Faye Vincent'...
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Book review: 'The Glass Hotel' a tragic tale for the timesMar 26, 2020 6:00 am - “The Glass Hotel” by Emily St. John Mandel; Alfred A. Knopf; 321 pages How does one follow up a National Book Award nominee? With something completely di...