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Review: Takedown of Paul LeRoux is gripping true-crime tale

By JEFF AYERS
Feb 27, 2019 6:00 am - "Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire" by Elaine Shannon (Morrow). A master criminal and the step-by-step methods use...
Review: Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Feb 27, 2019 6:00 am - "Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir" (Pantheon), by Victoria Riskin If there was an Academy Award for movie books, Victoria Riskin would be making room besid...
How an Antioch teen's inspiring story dealing with a rare disease became a children's book

By Jennifer Shea Daily Herald correspondent
Feb 26, 2019 10:00 pm - Like the new children's book based on his life, Will Barr brims with positivity — despite the fact the Antioch teen has more to complain about than most. Will, 15, has B...
Review: Lisa Gardner returns with a cracker in 'Never Tell'

By JEFF AYERS
Feb 26, 2019 6:00 am - "Never Tell" by Lisa Gardner (Dutton). What seems like a slam-dunk case turns into something mysterious in Gardner's latest featuring Boston Detective D.D. Warren. The p...
Book review: Tom Rosenstiel looks at murky politics after deadly attack in 'The Good Lie'

By Will Lester Associated Press
Feb 24, 2019 6:25 am - "The Good Lie" by Tom Rosenstiel; Ecco/HarperCollins; 368 pages Ex-Army investigator and political fixer Peter Rena and his partner, Randi Brooks, are taking on the...
Meet comic artist Alex Ross at Dunn Museum

Daily Herald report
Feb 24, 2019 12:00 am - Renowned comic book artist Alex Ross will take part in a rare signing event from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville...
Book review: 'The Uninhabitable Earth' explores climate doomsday

By Kevin Begos Associated Press
Feb 23, 2019 6:28 am - "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" by David-Wallace-Wells; Tim Duggan Books; 320 pages The science is clear: Massive fossil fuel use by humans is raising...
Review: 'The Uninhabitable Earth' explores climate doomsday

By KEVIN BEGOS
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 am - "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" (Tim Duggan Books), by David-Wallace-Wells. The science is clear: Massive fossil fuel use by humans is raising temperatures...
'Salt Houses' the focus of Palatine library discussion

Daily Herald report
Feb 20, 2019 12:00 am - "Salt Houses" by Hala Alyan will be featured during the next adult book discussion at the Palatine Public Library, set for 9:30 to 11 a.m. March 1. The novel is about a...
Barnes & Noble Geneva Commons celebrates teachers with annual 'My Favorite Teacher Contest'

Submitted by Barnes & Noble
Feb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - The Barnes & Noble stores in Geneva Commons and at Spring Hill Mall are accepting nominations for the 2019 "Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest." The contest pro...

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