Literature
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Book review: T.C. Boyle spins a family drama from the LSD eraApr 13, 2019 7:26 am - "Outside Looking In" by T.C. Boyle; Ecco; 400 pages Just as he did in his last novel about scientists inhabiting Arizona's Biosphere 2 in the 1990s ("The Terranauts...
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Glen Ellyn library has a little kiosk that spits out short stories, and patrons love the surprisesApr 12, 2019 5:00 am - Mim Eichmann approaches the kiosk in the lobby of the Glen Ellyn Public Library, presses a button and waits for the machine to spit out the surprise. The anticipation is...
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Free Stevenson High School student magazine available nowApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - You can order a free copy of Stevenson High School's award-winning literary magazine, The Wit. The magazine features student-created fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction a...
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Celia C. Pérez, author of 'The First Rule of Punk,' to Skype with Book & Cookie Club April 29Apr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - On Monday, April 29, Chicago area author Celia C. Perez will discuss her book "The First Rule of Punk" when she Skypes with the Naperville Public Library's Book Cookie ...
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Glenbard Parent Series to host author of 'Dear Martin' April 25Apr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series has selected the critically acclaimed young adult novel "Dear Martin" as its 2018-19 second semester community read. GPS will host New York Ti...
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Review: Rachel Howzell Hall writes a breakout novel
Apr 09, 2019 7:00 am - "They All Fall Down" (Forge) by Rachel Howzell Hall After four well-received novels about LAPD homicide cop Elouise "Lou" Norton, Rachel Howzell Hall confidently deliver...
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Review: T.C. Boyle spins a family drama from the LSD era
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Review: 'The Eighth Sister' is a gripping thriller
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Book review: After a slow start, Max Allan Collins' novel soarsApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - “Girl Most Likely” by Max Allan Collins; Thomas & Mercer; 272 pages For a novel with a grisly murder in the short first chapter, Max Allan Collins's new mystery, “G...
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Best bets this week: Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks in NapervilleApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - Cervantes & Gilliam After many filming mishaps and years of budgetary collapses, director Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" finally makes it to the big sc...