Literature
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Barnes & Noble offers Educator Appreciation DaysMar 27, 2019 11:00 pm - To celebrate prekindergarten to 12th-grade public, private and home-school educators and administrators, the local Barnes & Noble stores are hosting the return of Educat...
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Book Review: 'Spearhead' is a well-researched WWII tale
Mar 27, 2019 7:00 am - "Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner," by Adam Makos (Ballantine Books) With his two previous books, journalist Adam Makos established himself...
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Review: Barry Lopez looks for hope beyond the 'Horizon'
Mar 26, 2019 7:00 am - "Horizon" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Barry Lopez Part travel journal, part history, part science lecture, part autobiography, and completely unique, "Horizon" feels like the ...
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Book review: 'The Last Second' is a popcorn movie in print formMar 26, 2019 6:00 am - "The Last Second" by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison; Gallery; 464 pages The launch of a corporate satellite covertly begins the countdown to the end of the worl...
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Review: Novelist explores the secular and religious divide
Mar 25, 2019 7:00 am - "kaddish.com" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Nathan Englander: It's 1999, and Larry, a lapsed Jew from Brooklyn, is at his sister Dina's house in Memphis for their father's funer...
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Review: 'The Last Second' is a popcorn movie in print form
Mar 25, 2019 7:00 am - "The Last Second" by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison (Gallery). The launch of a corporate satellite covertly begins the countdown to the end of the world in Catherine...
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Book review: 'The Liar's Child' is a compelling storyMar 25, 2019 6:00 am - "The Liar's Child" by Carla Buckley; Ballantine Books; 288 pages Young Cassie and her 5-year-old brother, Boon, live at the Paradise apartments near Nort...
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CLC writing workshop on April 4Mar 25, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based author Jessica Anne will read from her multigenre book, "A Manual for Nothing," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in Room A013 at the College of Lake County's G...
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Book review: 'The Last Act' is a compelling thrillerMar 24, 2019 7:26 am - "The Last Act: A Novel" by Brad Parks; Dutton; 384 pages Tommy Jump has worked in theater for a while, but with a fiancee who is pregnant, he realizes th...
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Book review: Harlan Coben's 'Run Away' has an array of emotionsMar 23, 2019 7:26 am - "Run Away" by Harlan Coben, Grand Central Publishing, 384 pages Simon works on Wall Street, and his wife, Ingrid, is a successful doctor. They had a wond...