Literature
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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
Mar 19, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThe Boy From The Woods'ť 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 boy,...
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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...
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What now? Facing life without the entertainment worldMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Overheard as the entertainment world stalled in response to the coronavirus outbreak: "What are we gonna do now, read books?" That's exactly what Pamela Milam...
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Book review: 'Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living' makes readers think about dying in a new wayMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - "Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living" by Tamsin Keily, HarperCollins, 336 pages Due to a clerical error made by Death himself, 23-year-old Daisy Cooper dies decades bef...
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Book review: 'The Jetsetters' is story of a dysfunctional familyMar 16, 2020 6:00 am - "The Jetsetters: A Novel" by Amanda Eyre Ward, Ballantine Books Family vacations abroad can be an experience of a lifetime for some families. For others,...
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Book review: Author Anne Kim writes about America's 'lost youth'Mar 16, 2020 6:00 am - "Abandoned: America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection" by Anne Kim, The New Press In 2017, the Social Science Research Council said 4.5 millio...