Literature
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Books Between Bites to focus on local football rivalry Oct. 18Oct 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Batavia's popular monthly noontime book program, "Books Between Bites," continues on Thursday, Oct. 18, with library director George H. Scheetz discussing his book "The ...
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Review: Lou Berney keeps tension high in 'November Road'
Oct 09, 2018 7:00 am - "November Road" (Morrow,) by Lou Berney Although set in the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, "November Road" avoids being another novel about that...
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Review: Pussy Riot founder's guide to political activism
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Old Crow Medicine Show founder sings, speaks to kids in AuroraOct 08, 2018 1:00 am - A writer and musician known for staging his folk talents with the band Old Crow Medicine Show found a younger audience than usual when he visited an Aurora elementary sc...
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Local author Patrick Parks to visit ECC Writers Center Reading Series Oct. 18Oct 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will welcome local author Patrick Parks as the next featured guest of the Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, Oct. 18. The event begins at...
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Suburban libraries partner for National Novel Writing MonthOct 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Every year, more than 400,000 people across the world participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel during the 30 day...
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Book review: 'Gone So Long' takes its time, but is worth the tripOct 07, 2018 7:23 am - "Gone So Long" by Andre Dubus III; W.W. Norton & Co.; 480 pages An Andre Dubus III novel is a slow burn - never so searing that you can't turn the page, but increme...
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Book review: Things get quirky in 'Greatest Love Story Ever Told'Oct 06, 2018 7:29 am - "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman; Dutton; 288 pages In their new book, actors and humorists Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman ...
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Book review: 'Dopesick': Heartbreaking stories of young lives lost, families crushed in the opioid epidemicOct 06, 2018 7:00 am - “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America” by Beth Macy; Little, Brown; 376 pages Drug overdoses killed a record 72,000 Americans last...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendOct 05, 2018 10:00 am - See original Monty Python member Eric Idle in conversation with Bob Odenkirk in Naperville or hear the sweet sounds of the "Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience" in R...