Literature
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Larkin dancers to bring 'El Deafo' graphic novel to life onstageFeb 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Larkin High School's Visual and Performing Arts Academy will present a dancing adaptation of "El Deafo," a graphic novel written and illustrated by Cece Bell. This "Bri...
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Review: Memoir of Northern Appalachia tackles regional myths
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - "Appalachia North: A Memoir" (West Virginia University Press), by Matthew Ferrence. Since the 2016 election of President Donald Trump and the pu...
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How a writer from Elk Grove ended up writing a book on Parkland shootingFeb 12, 2019 4:30 am - YouTube Cullen spent a decade reporting and writing about the two killers, the 12 murdered students and the one slain teacher in Columbine, a suburb south of Denver. By ...
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Review: Goldberg's 'Killer Thriller' is action-packed
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Book review: Don Winslow writes powerful novel about the war on drugsFeb 10, 2019 6:27 am - "The Border" by Don Winslow, William Morrow, 736 pages Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war, which he launched with "The Power of the Dog" in ...
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Book review: Sophie Kinsella returns to her 'Shopaholic' roots with 'I Owe You One'Feb 09, 2019 6:26 am - "I Owe You One" by Sophie Kinsella, Dial Press, 448 pages Sophie Kinsella has made a career writing bubbly, likable protagonists who are a smidgen obsessive. First ...
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Constable: 'Pitchers and catchers report' makes hearts flutter, and so do Fergie Jenkins' statsFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - This week of February is known for those four little words that make some hearts flutter - pitchers and catchers report. The Chicago Cubs' pitchers and catchers gather T...
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Constable: Fremd Writers Week lit fire that still blazes 25 years laterFeb 07, 2019 4:30 am - Twenty-five years ago, Fremd High School English teachers Gary Anderson and Tony Romano were leading the search to engage students in writing. "We used to have a lot of ...
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Algonquin library offers hobby groups, book clubs and moreFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - It's no secret: community happens at the library and through library programs! Many discussion groups, book clubs, and hobby gatherings at the Algonquin Area Public Libr...
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Author Sandi Wisenberg to speak at ECC Writers Center Reading Series Feb. 21Feb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College will welcome Sandi Wisenberg as the first featured guest of the spring 2019 Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, Feb. 21. The event begins...