Literature
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Book review: 'Land of Men' is literary junkie's dream come trueFeb 18, 2020 5:00 am - "In the Land of Men: A Memoir" by Adrienne Miller; Ecco; 352 pages Adrienne Miller was 22 years old when she landed a job as an editorial assistant at GQ...
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Literature comes to life at Lombard's Trinity Lutheran SchoolFeb 17, 2020 10:00 pm - In celebration of reading, Trinity Lutheran School in Lombard will bring literature to life for area families at a free Storytelling Open House on Thursday, March 5. Th...
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Book review: Schaffhausen's 'All the Best Lies' is fast-pacedFeb 17, 2020 5:00 am - "All the Best Lies" by Joanna Schaffhausen; Minotaur Books; 328 pages; joannaschaffhausen.com/ Forty years ago in Las Vegas, Reed Markham's biolog...
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Book review: 'Been There, Married That' is an entertaining storyFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - “Been There, Married That” by Gigi Levangie; St. Martin's Press; 336 pages Being a book about Hollywood, maybe it's not a coincidence that “Been There, M...
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Book review: 'Love, Unscripted' is a funny, bittersweet novelFeb 15, 2020 6:20 am - "Love, Unscripted: A Novel" by Owen Nicholls; Ballantine Books; 329 pages As the call for a resurgence of the romantic comedy continues to radiate throug...
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Chelsea Biondolillo joins ECC Writers Center Reading Series Feb. 27Feb 12, 2020 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College welcomes Chelsea Biondolillo as the first featured guest of the spring 2020 Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, Feb. 27. The event begins...
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Review: Twin plots of latest Doc Ford novel are far-fetched
Feb 12, 2020 6:00 am - 'œSalt River," Putnam, by Randy Wayne White Thirty years have zipped by since Randy Wayne White first introduced readers to Doc Ford and his pals in 'œSanibel Flats,'ť a...
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Review: Twists careen throughout Kathleen Kent's `The Burn'
Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - 'œThe Burn,'ť Mullholland, by Kathleen Kent A labyrinth of a police procedural punctuated by non-stop action fuels Kathleen Kent's second gripping novel about Dallas na...
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Review: `Love, Unscripted' is a funny, bittersweet novel
Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - 'œLove, Unscripted: a Novel,'ť Ballantine Books, by Owen Nicholls As the call for a resurgence of the romantic comedy continues to radiate through both the literary and ...
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Review: `Been There, Married That' is entertaining story
Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - 'œBeen There, Married That,'ť St. Martin's Press, by Gigi Levangie Being a book about Hollywood, maybe it's not a coincidence that 'œBeen There, Married That'ť by Gigi ...