Literature
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Friends of the Batavia Public Library host Holiday Book Sale Dec. 14Dec 03, 2019 10:00 pm - Need a great gift idea? On Saturday, Dec. 14, join the Friends of the Batavia Public Library at the Vintage Book Sale and Regular Used Book Sale. The Vintage Sale wil...
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Review: Jeff Lindsay has entertaining new thriller
Dec 02, 2019 6:00 am - 'œJust Watch Me,'ť Dutton, by Jeff Lindsay Riley Wolfe gets his kicks executing spectacular robberies that no one else would even contemplate. His victims are always the...
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17 stories inspired by great American paintings
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Author Lee Child explores origins of hero conceptDec 01, 2019 6:27 am - "The Hero" by Lee Child; TLS; 76 pages; leechild.com/ "The Hero," a nonfiction essay by author Lee Child, opens with Child looking at language and...
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Chicago author's new murder-mystery set in GenevaNov 30, 2019 6:29 am - Chicago author JB Michaels admits he has a soft spot in his heart for Geneva. After all, he married Ashley Pedersen, a Geneva resident he met through online dating, and ...
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'Shards of Light' author to visit Naperville Barnes and Noble Nov. 30Nov 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Author Susan Miura will sign copies of her award-winning novel, "Shards of Light," from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the downtown Naperville Barnes and Noble, 47 E. Ch...
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Author Lee Child explores origins of hero concept
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Book review: Sample a bit of Jenny Slate's imagination in 'Little Weirds'Nov 25, 2019 5:00 am - “Little Weirds” by Jenny Slate; Little, Brown and Co.; 240 pages Jenny Slate is an artist in the broadest sense of the word. You may know her as a comedi...
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Artists, writers in District 214 invited to enter contestNov 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Are you creative? Do you live within the boundaries of Northwest Suburban High School District 214? District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Dai...
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Book review: Narrative turns to world of poaching in 'Tracking Game'Nov 23, 2019 6:00 am - “Tracking Game: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery” by Margaret Mizushima; Crooked Lane Books; 282 pages An explosion turns a fun evening into a rescue and myste...