Literature
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Shelby Van Pelt, author of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ speaks at Elmhurst University Nov. 20Nov 04, 2024 3:22 pm - Author Shelby Van Pelt will discuss her writing process, loss, hope, and the giant Pacific octopus at Elmhurst University on Nov. 20.
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Book Review: Sy Montgomery shares ‘What the Chicken Knows’ in new mini hardcover
Nov 04, 2024 11:25 am - Three clucks to Sy Montgomery, who 14 years after publishing “Birdology,” is still finding ways to make money off the charming stories she told in that book about various avian species. “What the Chicken Knows” is being re-released as a mini hardcover.
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‘The power of writing and sharing stories’: Fall Author Fest to debut at Geneva Public LibraryNov 01, 2024 2:19 pm - Jason Fagone, bestselling author of “The Woman Who Smashed Codes,” will be a special guest at the Geneva Public Library’s first Fall Author Fest.
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Good or evil?: How owls have been depicted in folklore and historyOct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Nature columnist and owl enthusiast Mark Spreyer takes a look at how owls have fascinated humans for centuries, and how they’ve been depicted in folklore, fiction and history.
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COD launches Great Read Series events featuring ‘Gods of Jade and Shadow'Oct 28, 2024 2:54 pm - College of DuPage is launching the Great Read Series this fall with a series of free events inspired by Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “Gods of Jade and Shadow,” culminating with a talk and book signing by the author on Monday, Oct. 28.
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Book Review: A man searches for meaning in Mike Fu’s unnerving debut novel, ‘Masquerade’Oct 28, 2024 12:27 pm - Meadow is coming up on 10 years living in New York, and he’s still adrift. His boyfriend ghosted him, his current residence is actually a house-sitting gig, and his barte...
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Book review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague’s beguiling new novel
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Book Review: Richard Chizmar tells a creepy occult tale in ‘Memorials’
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GPS partners with College of DuPage for Great Read SeriesOct 17, 2024 10:52 pm - The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will partner with College of DuPage to host Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of “Gods of Jade and Shadow” on Monday, Oct. 28.
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Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder in Michael Connelly’s ‘The Waiting’Oct 15, 2024 9:35 am - It’s early morning in Southern California, and Renee Ballard, director of the LAPD Open-Unsolved Unit, is where she most loves to be. She’s surfing, and she’s darned good...