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New novel by Claire Adam tells haunting family tale

By RASHA MADKOUR
Feb 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Golden Child" (SJP for Hogarth), by Claire Adam A new novel set in Trinidad spins the tale of an absorbing family drama that ultimately explores the tension between ind...
Review: Author gives 'Judgment' a unique spin

By JEFF AYERS
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Judgment" (Dutton), by Joseph Finder A one-night stand becomes a bigger mistake than she bargains for when judge Juliana Brody hooks up with a man at a conference in Ch...
Holocaust scholar surveys rising tide of anti-Semitism

By ANN LEVIN
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken Books), by Deborah E. Lipstadt Deborah E. Lipstadt was surprised at how hard it was to write her latest book. A leading authority ...
New novel by Claire Adam tells haunting family tale

By RASHA MADKOUR
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Golden Child" (SJP for Hogarth), by Claire Adam A new novel set in Trinidad spins the tale of an absorbing family drama that ultimately explores the tension between ind...
Review: 'Out of the Dark' is a great thriller

By JEFF AYERS
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Out of the Dark: an Orphan X Novel" (Minotaur), by Gregg Hurwitz Evan Smoak was trained to be Orphan X, and his first assignment over 20 years ago seemed to be successf...
Don Winslow writes novel about war on drugs

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jan 29, 2019 6:00 am - "The Border" (William Morrow), by Don Winslow Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war, which he launched with "The Power of the Dog" in 2005 and continued...
Palatine library book chat Friday on 'To the Bright Edge of the World'

Daily Herald report
Jan 29, 2019 12:00 am - The Palatine Public Library District is scheduled to host a book discussion on "To the Bright Edge of the World" by Eowyn Ivey from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1. The ...
Ruffin's debut novel is challenging, thought-provoking

By RAGAN CLARK
Jan 28, 2019 6:00 am - "We Cast a Shadow" (One World), by Maurice Carlos Ruffin A fear-driven, racially charged world is the land in which the narrator of "We Cast a Shadow" lives. Half the bl...
Book Review: Dismas Hardy returns in 'The Rule of Law'

By JEFF AYERS
Jan 28, 2019 6:00 am - "The Rule of Law" (Atria), by John Lescroart Dismas Hardy and his colleagues are forced into a case with personal ramifications in John Lescroart's latest novel, "The Ru...
Historian discusses 'Team of Rivals' at Elmhurst College

By Desiree Chen Elmhurst College
Jan 27, 2019 10:00 pm - Doris Kearns Goodwin has spent the past five decades studying American presidents, masterfully bringing the force and vitality of their history into our times. The Pulit...

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