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Pulitzer Prize-winning author to speak in North Chicago

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Oct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Author James Forman Jr., who won a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America," will explore the rise of mass incarceration and i...
'Anything You Can Imagine' recounts quest to film Tolkien

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Oct 16, 2018 7:00 am - "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson & the Making of Middle-earth" (HarperCollins), by Ian Nathan Reaching the final sentence in film writer Ian Nathan's 576-page ex...
Friends of St. Charles Library host fall book sale Oct. 19-21

Submitted by St. Charles Public Library
Oct 15, 2018 11:00 pm - The Friends of St. Charles Public Library will hold its annual Fall Used Book Sale from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20; and noon t...
Lots of titles at Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale Oct. 18-20

Submitted by Fox River Valley Public Library District
Oct 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Stock up on lots of great new titles at the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale at the Dundee Library. It will open from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. It will ...
Ellie Kemper endears herself to fans in 'My Squirrel Days'

By LINCEE RAY
Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - "My Squirrel Days" (Scribner), by Ellie Kemper Ellie Kemper's debut novel, "My Squirrel Days," is exactly what you would expect from the comedian. It's rich in personali...
Review: 'The Darkness' is insightful character study

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - "The Darkness" (Minotaur), by Ragnar Jonasson Icelandic author Ragnar Jonasson takes a major chance - that works extremely well - in "The Darkness," the launch of a new ...
'Unsheltered' by Barbara Kingsolver blends fact and fiction

By ROB MERRILL
Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - "Unsheltered" (Harper), by Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver does something amazing in her new novel. She takes a historical figure - a naturalist who corresponded w...
Review: Josie Silver writes captivating love story

By LINCEE RAY
Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - "One Day in December" (Broadway Books), by Josie Silver Author Josie Silver takes readers on a journey that spans 10 Christmas seasons, exploring what happens when true ...
'Vietnam' by Max Hastings is masterful account of the war

By JERRY HARKAVY
Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - "Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975" (Harper), by Max Hastings British journalist Max Hastings, noted for his critically acclaimed books about World War II, has fast-fo...
Tana French returns, siding with victim in 'The Witch Elm'

By CHRISTINA LEDBETTER
Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - "The Witch Elm: a Novel" (Viking), by Tana French By now we are accustomed to Tana French's engrossing, eloquently written murder plots solved by the Dublin Murder Squad...

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