Literature
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Wheaton College Artist Series continues with Jan. 24 concertJan 16, 2020 10:00 pm - The Wheaton College Artist Series continues this month with tenor Ian Bostridg and guitarist Xuefei Yang. The Artist Series evenings feature world-renowned performers sh...
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Review: `Between Two Fires' explores Putin's Russia
Jan 14, 2020 6:00 am - 'œBetween Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia,'ť Tim Duggan Books/Random House, by Joshua Yaffa 'œWily man'ť is the central character in Joshua...
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Review: Cat-and-mouse game skillfully told in debut novel
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Book review: 'Hill Women' narrates life in Appalachian MountainsJan 14, 2020 5:00 am - “Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains” by Cassie Chambers; Ballantine Books; 304 pages Written by a young lawyer who...
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Ahead of Naperville appearance, Peter Asher shares his long and winding road with The BeatlesJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Peter Asher always was the exception to a hard-and-fast rule: If you spent any time with The Beatles, you had to write a book. Groupies, roadies, nearly everyone associa...
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Wolves players ready to make 'Read to Succeed' visits in Cary, Woodrige and Chicago RidgeJan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - Several Chicago Wolves players are visiting local libraries during January and February as part of the team's "Read to Succeed" program, presented by J.U.L.I.E. Call 811...
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Review: Survival takes many forms in `The Poison Garden'
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Review: Tanen Jones offers a gripping plot in `Better Liar'
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Review: `The Hollows' is much more than a murder mystery
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Review: `Prized Girl' has complex, well-drawn characters