Literature
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Ella's Friends to host annual book sale April 2-5 in HampshireMar 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Ella's Friends, the support group for the Ella Johnson Memorial Library in Hampshire, will be holding it annual book sale from April 2-5. The sale will be held at the H...
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Author visits called off at Anderson's Bookshop locationsMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Several guest authors set to appear at Anderson's Bookshop locations in Naperville and Downers Grove have canceled their appearances, the store announced Thursday. Gues...
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Review: How `Unexpected Spy' author went from college to CIA
Mar 11, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists,'ť St. Martin's Press, by Tracy Walder with Jessi...
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Learn about 'The Dark History of Nursery Rhymes' at Algonquin library April 6Mar 10, 2020 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Area Public Library will host a variety of programs this month, including a program on "The Dark History of Nursery Rhymes," "Genealogy 101," a Women's His...
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Review: Inspiring stories in `The Gift of Forgiveness'
Mar 10, 2020 7:00 am - "The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable,'ť Pamela Dorman Books, by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Forgiveness is libera...
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Review: `The Operator' is fun story but at times falls flat
Mar 10, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Operator," William Morrow, by Gretchen Berg In Gretchen Berg's debut novel, 'œThe Operator,'ť Vivian Dalton is a telephone switchboard operator in small-town 1950s...
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Review: Using Shakespeare to take the pulse of America
Mar 09, 2020 7:00 am - 'œShakespeare in a Divided America,'ť Penguin Press, by James Shapiro America: land of the free, home of the brave, known for Route 66, Silicon Valley '¦ and Shakespeare...
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Review: Authors look at `The Greatest Year at the Movies'
Mar 09, 2020 7:00 am - 'œCinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies,'ť Rutgers University Press, by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan What was the greatest year in cinema history? Among fi...
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Review: New NUMA Files story is a nonstop thrill ride
Mar 09, 2020 7:00 am - 'œJourney of the Pharaohs,'ť Putnam, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown In 1074 B.C., an Egyptian fleet heads out to sea and vanishes from sight and history. In 1927, a p...
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Book review: Are these 8 'perfect' murders a case of life imitating art?Mar 09, 2020 5:00 am - "Eight Perfect Murders" by Peter Swanson; William Morrow; 288 pages; peter-swanson.com/about/ It's a cold, snowy winter in Boston, where Malcolm K...