Literature
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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...
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Author takes deep dive into creation of TV show "Friends"
Sep 17, 2019 7:00 am - "Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era," (Dutton), by Saul Austerlitz In 1994, NBC was trying to find a show that could pull in ra...
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Old-fashioned reporting most compelling aspect of 'She Said'
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Lisa Unger's 'The Stranger Inside' is psychological thriller
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Review: Linwood Barclay's 'Elevator Pitch' is vivid story
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Heroine yearns to build meaningful life in 'Single Thread'
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Actor Henry Winkler to discuss new book in Naperville Oct. 4Sep 17, 2019 6:00 am - New York Times bestselling author, actor, producer and director Henry Winkler will be in Naperville next month to discuss his new "Alien Superstar" middle-grade series o...
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Local author shares story of how a coach potato became a marathon runnerSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake, Ill. - How does a woman go from thinking a breakfast of champions is a half a pack of cigarettes and a pot of black coffee to running two or three marathon...