Literature
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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
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Review: Expect the unexpected in 'The Never Game'
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Review: In Owen Laukkanen's latest, a dog unites strangers
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Book review: Dustin Lance Black's memoir hooks readers quicklyMay 20, 2019 6:00 am - “Mama's Boy: A Story From Our Americas” by Dustin Lance Black; Knopf; 416 pages Dustin Lance Black's new memoir hooks readers right off the bat by descri...
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Book review: Jill Biden's memoir - like Michelle Obama's - is not meant to be politicalMay 19, 2019 7:28 am - "Where the Light Enters" by Jill Biden; Flatiron; 210 pages Recently, Jill Biden was in a nail salon getting a manicure when a woman approached her and started to c...