Literature
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Book Review: Disney fans will enjoy Snow's 'Disney's Land'
Dec 17, 2019 6:00 am - 'œDisney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park that Changed the World," Scribner, by Richard Snow Scores of books have been written on Walt Disney...
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Book review: Cook's new thriller sheds light on genetic genealogyDec 15, 2019 6:26 am - "Genesis" by Robin Cook; Putnam; 400 pages The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates about 8,500 deaths a year. Whatever thriller f...
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Book review: Author keeps tension high in 'Trace of Evil'Dec 14, 2019 6:20 am - "Trace of Evil" by Alice Blanchard; Minotaur; 375 pages Witchcraft - both historical and current - becomes a gripping metaphor for how violence can conti...
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Books Between Bites explores 'ColorMyCode' Dec. 19Dec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Dec. 19, Batavia resident Jo Ann Smith will speak on Jo Ann Smith's "ColorMyCode" at the next Books Between Bites program. Smith has been involved with com...
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Review: Cook's new thriller sheds light on genetic genealogy
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Review: Author keeps tension high in `Trace of Evil'
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The best books to read - and gift- in DecemberDec 08, 2019 6:27 am - Books make the best gifts. There, I said it. If you haven't already purchased several for your friends and family, perhaps you'll be tempted by these end-of-year titles,...
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17 stories inspired by great American paintingsDec 07, 2019 6:28 am - "From Sea to Stormy Sea: 17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings," edited by Lawrence Block; Pegasus Books; 272 pages Writers take their inspirat...
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Book review: Jeff Lindsay has entertaining new thriller 'Just Watch Me'Dec 07, 2019 6:28 am - "Just Watch Me" by Jeff Lindsay; Dutton; 368 pages; dexter-books.com/ Riley Wolfe gets his kicks executing spectacular robberies that no one else ...
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RAILS hires design group for L2 RedoDec 05, 2019 10:00 pm - The Reaching Across Illinois Library System partnered with Aten Design Group to provide the design and development of a new L2 (librarylearning.info) platform, the state...