Literature
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Award-winning poet Jacob Saenz to visit ECC Writers Center Reading Series Sept. 26Sep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will welcome Chicago native Jacob Saenz as the first featured guest of the fall 2019 Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, Sept. 26. The eve...
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Learn about Christian author C.S. Lewis at Oct. 19 seminar at Elgin churchSep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 19, Evangelical Covenant Church of Elgin, 1565 Larkin Ave., will offer a seminar on author C.S. Lewis from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is a $5 donation whi...
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Review: Ann Patchett's 'Dutch House' is modern fairy tale
Sep 23, 2019 7:00 am - "The Dutch House," Harper, by Ann Patchett Ann Patchett's latest novel, "The Dutch House," takes place in Pennsylvania as suburbia infringes on the land surrounding the ...
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Gladwell returns with science, stories about strangers
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'Blood in the Water' a fast-paced yarn of violence, intrigue
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Review: Lively 'Queen Meryl' crowns Streep as acting's best
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Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel is 1 of year's best
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Book review: Atwood's 'The Testaments' takes readers on a wild rideSep 22, 2019 7:29 am - "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood; Nan A. Talese/Doubleday; 432 pages Margaret Atwood wrote her much-anticipated sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale" in a n...
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Best bets: Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa at the Arcada; Shaun Latham does standup at ZaniesSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - Zappa anniversary Dweezil Zappa pays tribute to his father, Frank Zappa, with a 50th anniversary concert featuring the entirety of the album “Hot Rats” with the “Hot Rat...
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Author takes deep dive into creation of TV show 'Friends'Sep 21, 2019 7:29 am - "Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era," by Saul Austerlitz; Dutton; 368 pages In 1994, NBC was trying to find a s...