Literature
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Book review: The creator of 'Hannibal' returns with new monsterMay 27, 2019 7:06 am - "Cari Mora" by Thomas Harris; Grand Central; 320 pages In Thomas Harris' new novel, Cari Mora escaped a violent past and now lives in Miami. She can stay...
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Book review: In Owen Laukkanen's latest, a dog unites strangersMay 26, 2019 7:27 am - "Deception Cove" by Owen Laukkanen; Mulholland Books; 384 pages It would be easy for Owen Laukkanen's superb "Deception Cove" to evolve into just a dog s...
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Book review: Expect the unexpected in 'The Never Game'May 25, 2019 7:27 am - "The Never Game" by Jeffery Deaver; Putnam; 416 pages In Jeffery Deaver's "The Never Game," Sophie doesn't fit the profile of a runaway, and her father b...
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These three audiobooks can be your sound of springMay 25, 2019 7:18 am - "The Lost Man" Like its predecessors, Jane Harper's third novel is set in Australia - this time on a remote cattle station in the outback, where Cameron has been found d...
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Renowned artist and hometown hero Wendell Minor to be honored in AuroraMay 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Join the City of Aurora in honoring one of its living treasures, internationally-acclaimed artist and illustrator Wendell Minor. Minor grew up in a home on West New York...
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MCC to host 24-hour playwriting competitionMay 21, 2019 11:00 pm - McHenry County College will host a 24-hour Playwriting Competition starting from 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 7 through 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8, when performances begin in the...
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Book details Schaumburg artist's experience in World War II's famed 'Ghost Army'May 21, 2019 8:00 am - Caption corrected to: Members of the Ghost Army, in which Bernie Bluestein served, recorded sounds of armored tanks and infantry units and played these fake soundtrac...
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Review: The creator of 'Hannibal' returns with new monster
May 21, 2019 7:00 am - "Cari Mora" by Thomas Harris (Grand Central). In Thomas Harris' new novel, Cari Mora escaped a violent past and now lives in Miami. She can stay in the United States tha...
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New novel 'Love Actually' meets the horoscopes
May 20, 2019 7:00 am - "Star-Crossed: A Novel" (Crown), by Minnie Darke A journalist once considered adjusting her newspaper's horoscope to help an astrology-devoted friend. She didn't do it, ...
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Review: Expect the unexpected in 'The Never Game'
May 20, 2019 7:00 am - "The Never Game" (Putnam), by Jeffery Deaver In Jeffery Deaver's "The Never Game," Sophie doesn't fit the profile of a runaway, and her father believes she's been abduct...