Literature
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Jon Meacham, Tim McGraw explore American history in song in new bookJun 16, 2019 7:29 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On a recent spring day inside Tim McGraw's sprawling Nashville mansion, the country superstar got a friendly ribbing from his friend and neighbor, Pul...
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Book review: A detective pursues justice in 'One Small Sacrifice'Jun 15, 2019 7:29 am - "One Small Sacrifice (a Thriller)" by Hilary Davidson; Thomas & Mercer; 366 pages Photojournalist Alex Traynor lost his friend Cori to suicide a year ago...
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Defenders' Hallway Book Sale starts June 13Jun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will hold its annual Hallway Book Sale from June 13-25 at the Woodstock Square Mall, 110 S. Johnson St., Woodstock. The hal...
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Review: A detective pursues justice in 'One Small Sacrifice'
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - "One Small Sacrifice (a Thriller)" (Thomas & Mercer), by Hilary Davidson. Photojournalist Alex Traynor lost his friend Cori to suicide a year ago. Detective Sheryn Sterl...
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Book review: Prose is clean and easy to follow in 'Leaving the Witness'Jun 09, 2019 7:00 am - “Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life” by Amber Scorah; Viking; 288 pages As an adolescent Jehovah's Witness, Amber Scorah knocked ...
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Book review: Life beyond 'Star Trek': Kate Mulgrew's poignant, sometimes shocking family storyJun 08, 2019 7:27 am - "How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir" by Kate Mulgrew; Morrow; 352 pages You might know Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov on "Orange is the New Black,...
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St. Philip the Apostle School encourages reading with 'Night in Seussville'Jun 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Area families enjoyed a fun night in "Seussville" when St. Philip the Apostle School in Addison hosted its first Family Literacy Night on April 11. More than 103 childre...
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How Randy Shilts went from Aurora conservative to gay iconJun 04, 2019 5:30 am - An outspoken conservative Republican activist while growing up in Aurora, Randy Shilts would no doubt have voiced strong opinions about Aurora Pride 2019, which kicks of...
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Learn about the writing life at Dunn Museum event June 20Jun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Daily Herald staff writer Russell Lissau will lead a program called "The Writing Life" at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville on June 20. Lissau, who has written comic books...
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'Chasing the Moon' takes a look at the history of rocketry