Literature
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Review: 'The Glass Hotel' a tragic tale for the times
Mar 23, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Glass Hotel,'ť Alfred A. Knopf, by Emily St. John Mandel How does one follow up a National Book Award nominee? With something completely different, of course. Emil...
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Today's recommended read: 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' by Maria SempleMar 23, 2020 6:00 am - You may have seen the movie "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" with Cate Blanchett and Barrington teen Emma Nelson. If not, add it to your list. But before you stream it, chec...
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Book review: Harlan Coben's 'The Boy From The Woods' thrills with many surprisesMar 22, 2020 7:00 am - “The Boy From The Woods” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) He's known as Wilde, and he has no idea of his background or family. Found living in the woods as a young b...
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Book review: 'Darling Rose Gold' an excellent debut by WrobelMar 21, 2020 7:28 am - The phenomenon Munchausen syndrome by proxy - in which a parent purposely makes a child ill to gain sympathy and attention - receives a fresh update in Stephanie Wrobel'...
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Q&A: Brian De Palma on why movies should be beautifulMar 19, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Movie theaters may be shuttered across the country, but there is still newly released work of lurid and pulpy goodness from Brian De Palma. The 79-year-old fi...
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Review: 'The Boy From The Woods' thrills with many surprises
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Review: 'Darling Rose Gold' an excellent debut by Wrobel
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7 things to do when there's nothing to doMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - With live theater gone dark, restaurant dining rooms closed and malls temporarily shuttered, we all have time on our hands but few options to entertain ourselves. Excep...
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Programs at Gail Borden library? They're still on for kids and adults — via Facebook LiveMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - As Melissa Bernasek read a passage from Jack London's “Call of the Wild” in the nursery of her Elgin house, she was not alone. Hundreds of adults were watching online a...
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Dave Matthews was inspired by his daughters to write a novelMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - For his debut novel, Dave Matthews found inspiration close to home. He was recording music in New Orleans years ago when he started imaging the story of "If W...