Literature
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Book review: New NUMA Files story is a nonstop thrill rideMar 15, 2020 7:29 am - "Journey of the Pharaohs" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown; Putnam; 400 pages In 1074 B.C., an Egyptian fleet heads out to sea and vanishes from sight a...
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From 'The Outsider' to 'It,' the joys — and challenges — of adapting Stephen King
Mar 14, 2020 7:30 am - Most Stephen King fans know his work exists in two worlds. First, there's the page, where images of psychotic, otherworldly clowns, reanimated pet corpses, the ghosts of...
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Book review: 'Blackwood' is solid noir novel set in kudzu countryMar 14, 2020 7:26 am - "Blackwood" by Michael Farris Smith; Little, Brown; michaelfarrissmith.com/ A foul, scrawny man in a broken-down Cadillac seems to have run out of...
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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'
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Review: `The Operator' is fun story but at times falls flat
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Review: Using Shakespeare to take the pulse of America