Literature
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Review: Things get quirky in 'Greatest Love Story Ever Told'
Oct 01, 2018 7:00 am - "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" (Dutton), by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman In their new book, actors and humorists Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman leave nothing ...
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Book review: Kate Atkinson's new spy novel toys with our emotions and expectationsSep 30, 2018 7:25 am - "Transcription" by Kate Atkinson; Little, Brown; 339 pages; $28 It may be just my impression, but the Brits and Irish seem to worry less about keeping up appearance...
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Book review: In 'Fame,' Justine Bateman recounts the terrible side effects of being a superstarSep 29, 2018 7:28 am - "Fame: The Hijacking of Reality" by Justine Bateman, Akashic Books, 208 pages, $26.95 In 1982, when she was 16, Justine Bateman landed the role of Mallory Keaton in...
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Monty Python's Eric Idle recalls days of old in 'Sortabiography,' Naperville appearanceSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography” by Eric Idle, Crown Archetype, 304 pages, $27 When you have a tour guide as engaging as Eric Idle, you'll...
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Bam! Pow! Shazam! Comic Book Mania returns Sept. 29 to ElginSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - It's coming a few months later than normal. But when the ninth annual Comic Book Mania comes to Gail Borden Public Library Saturday, Sept. 29, it will be bigger than eve...
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Review: Past comes to life in 'Lost Carousel of Provence'
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Review: Novel by Hank Green is out of this world
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Book review: 'Button Man' is rich and compelling novelSep 23, 2018 7:26 am - "Button Man" by Andrew Gross; Minotaur; 384 pages New York City from almost a century ago and the saga of Jewish immigrants struggling to make a living highlight "B...
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Fast-paced, intriguing 'Shadow Tyrants' one of Clive Cussler's better thrillersSep 22, 2018 7:26 am - "Shadow Tyrants" by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison; G.P. Putnam's Sons; 400 pages Almost 2,000 years ago, an emperor avoided a coup and entrusted nine Scrolls of K...
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Book review: Villains are vile and disturbing in Dean Koontz's 'The Forbidden Door'Sep 22, 2018 7:18 am - "The Forbidden Door" by Dean Koontz; Bantam; 480 pages Jane Hawk returns and learns that her enemies are beginning to close in with plans to eliminate he...