Literature
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Review: John McPhee is at his brilliant best in 'The Patch'
Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - "The Patch" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by John McPhee Eighty-seven and 33. That's the age of John McPhee and the number of books he's written, counting his latest, "Th...
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Review: 'Hearts of the Missing' is a baffling mystery
Dec 03, 2018 6:00 am - "Hearts of the Missing" (Minotaur), by Carol Potenza Nicky Matthews, a Pueblo, New Mexico, police sergeant assigned as liaison to the Tsiba'ashi D'yini reservation's pol...
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Best bets: Dick Portillo signs book in Naperville, 'Stomp' returns to ChicagoDec 03, 2018 5:00 am - Hot dog! Meet up with Portillo's founder Dick Portillo when he discusses and signs copies of his book "Out of the Dog House" at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave...
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Best Bets: 'Colors of Christmas' plays Genesee, 'Nutcracker' at Rosemont TheatreDec 02, 2018 6:00 am - R&B holiday Peabo Bryson, Taylor Dayne, Jon Secada and Deniece Williams star in “The Colors of Christmas” concert at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $...
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Book review: Joyce Carol Oates views past via future in latest novelDec 01, 2018 6:28 am - "Hazards of Time Travel" by Joyce Carol Oates; Ecco; In Joyce Carol Oates' future America, history and free thought are off-limits. Thus, high school senior Adriane...
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'Will & Grace' actor, Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes visits 1,200 Palatine students on book tourNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - About 1,200 young children from Palatine Township Elementary District 15 squealed with delight over an appearance Wednesday by an actor from a popular NBC sitcom and his...
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Shop Friends of the Batavia Library book saleNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Wondering what to give everyone on your shopping list this holiday season? The Friends of the Batavia Public Library will be having its special Holiday Book Sale throu...
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Joyce Carol Oates views past via future in latest novel
Nov 27, 2018 6:00 am - "Hazards of Time Travel" (Ecco), by Joyce Carol Oates In Joyce Carol Oates' future America, history and free thought are off-limits. Thus, high school senior Adriane Str...
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Best bets this week: Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery bring 'Swingin' Little Christmas' to the RaueNov 26, 2018 5:00 am - Jazzing carols Fans of hit TV shows "Glee" and "The Office" won't want to miss seeing "Jane Lynch: A Swingin' Little Christmas" with Kate Flannery & Tim Davis with The T...
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Friends of the Batavia Public Library host 'Vintage Book Sale' Dec. 8Nov 25, 2018 10:00 pm - The Friends of the Batavia Public Library will be holding a special "Vintage Book Sale" from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. The sale will take place in the Eli...