Literature
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Glenbard Parent Series to discuss 'Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI'Aug 08, 2019 11:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series Navigating Healthy Families is partnering with the Glen Ellyn Public Library for a discussion of the true crime thriller, "Killers of the Flow...
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Bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" to visit WaucondaAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Garth Stein, author of the bestselling book "The Art of Racing in the Rain," will pay Wauconda a visit this fall. The Wauconda Area Library Foundation and Wauconda Area ...
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Digital dating proves complicated in 'Love at First Like'
Aug 06, 2019 7:00 am - "Love at First Like" (Atria Books), by Hannah Orenstein Dating in the digital age can be tricky business, especially when you project an image on social media that is in...
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Suspense builds to a crescendo in Sandra Brown's 'Outfox'
Aug 06, 2019 7:00 am - "Outfox: a Novel" (Grand Central Publishing), by Sandra Brown FBI agent Drex Easton has been pursuing Weston Graham for a long time, but the man has rema...
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Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88Aug 06, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and other works t...
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Ella's Friends to host book sale Oct. 3-6 at Hampshire libraryAug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Ella's Friends, the support group for the Ella Johnson Memorial Library in Hampshire, will hold a book sale Oct. 3-6 at the Hampshire Township building, 170 Mill St. in ...
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Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to life with 'Nevermore'Aug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to the stage with original adaptation 'Nevermore'
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'City of Windows' is compelling and baffling thriller
Aug 05, 2019 7:00 am - "City of Windows" (Minotaur), by Robert Pobi Near Grand Central Station while the city of New York is battling blizzard conditions, a car is waiting at a red light when ...
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Review: 'Lost You' is psychological thriller
Aug 05, 2019 7:00 am - "Lost You: a Novel" (Crown), by Haylen Beck Surrogacy - in which a woman agrees to carry a baby for another person or couple - is a legal swamp in America, and in this, ...
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Review: Novel reimagines US-Soviet space race
Aug 05, 2019 7:00 am - "First Cosmic Velocity" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Zach Powers "First Cosmic Velocity" is a cleverly conceived and beautifully delivered novel that looks at the struggle f...