Literature
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Book review: Mister Rogers quotes fill new coffee-table bookOct 06, 2019 7:00 am - “Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Wonderful Wisdom From Everyone's Favorite Neighbor” written by Melissa Wagner; Clarkson...
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Book review: 'The Shape of Night' invokes classic gothic suspenseOct 05, 2019 7:28 am - "The Shape of Night" by Tess Gerritsen; Ballantine; 273 pages In Tess Gerritsen's "The Shape of Night," a writer named Ava Collette attempts to escape a ...
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Free workshop by 'Star Trek' writer at College of Lake CountyOct 05, 2019 1:00 am - Award-winning "Star Trek" writer Morgan Gendel will offer storytelling tips at a free writing workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in Room A012 at the College of...
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Tyndale House Publishers to host annual warehouse saleOct 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Tyndale House Publishers, the largest independent Christian publisher in the United States, has called the Chicago western suburbs home for more than 50 years. From Nov....
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Review: 'The Shape of Night' invokes classic gothic suspense
Sep 30, 2019 7:00 am - "The Shape of Night" (Ballantine), by Tess Gerritsen In "The Shape of Night" by Tess Gerritsen, a writer named Ava Collette attempts to escape a tragic event in Boston b...
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Glenbard Parent Series to present "My (Undocumented and Underground) American Dream" Oct. 14Sep 29, 2019 11:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present My (Undocumented and Underground) American Dream with CNBC newscaster Julissa Arce at 7 p.m. M...
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Best bets: Air Supply returns to the Arcada; UniverSoul Circus sets up in ChicagoSep 29, 2019 7:32 am - 'All Out of Love' Hear song hits like "Lost in Love" and "Without You" when Air Supply performs in concert at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $59-$99. ...
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Book review: Ann Patchett's 'Dutch House' is a modern fairy taleSep 29, 2019 7:29 am - "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett; Harper; 352 pages Ann Patchett's latest novel, "The Dutch House," takes place in Pennsylvania as suburbia infringes on...
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Author at Cook Park LibrarySep 29, 2019 1:00 am - Author Katherine Reay will talk about her new book, "The Printed Letter Bookshop," on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in Libertyville. The event is set for 7 p.m. at the Cook Park Libr...
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Book review: Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel is one of the year's bestSep 28, 2019 7:30 am - "The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates; One World; 416 pages If the power of fiction is to transport readers to a world they otherwise couldn't imagine, ...