Literature
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Aurora library offers book, movie clubs for allAug 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Janet Stephens, Bonnie Bogden, and Becky Clark are leaders for the Classic Film and Book Discussion groups at the Aurora Public Library West Branch, 233 S. Constitution ...
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Review: Orphan's tale spans globe but is syrupy
Aug 14, 2018 7:00 am - "Bindi" (Little, Brown), by Paul Matthew Maisano Any parent would be proud of Birendra, the 8-year-old boy who is the central character of "Bindi," the debut novel of Pa...
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Review: Handler's 'Couldn't Miss' novel is entertaining
Aug 13, 2018 7:00 am - "The Man Who Couldn't Miss" (William Morrow), by David Handler On the surface, David Handler's mysteries about Hollywood ghost writer and novelist Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag, ...
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Review: 'Seeds of Science' explores GMO crop debates
Aug 13, 2018 7:00 am - "Seeds of Science: Why we got it so wrong on GMOs" (Bloomsbury), by Mark Lynas. Mark Lynas has written a timely and important book about changing sides on the controvers...
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Review: David Joy novel takes gritty look at families
Aug 13, 2018 7:00 am - "The Line That Held Us" (Putnam), by David Joy David Joy's unflinching look at those who live in the Appalachian area of western North Carolina takes another unconventio...
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Review: Joshua Cohen's 'Attention' demands your whole focus
Aug 13, 2018 7:00 am - "Attention: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction" (Random House), by Joshua Cohen If curiosity is a writer's greatest innate gift, Joshua Cohen may be America's greates...
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Author events: Arne Duncan, Kevin O'Brien make local appearancesAug 11, 2018 7:31 am - Rochelle Distelheim: 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka, (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com/. Highland Park resident Rochelle Distelheim, 9...
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'Under a Dark Sky' has shrewd plot, realistic charactersAug 11, 2018 7:29 am - "Under a Dark Sky" by Lori Rader-Day, Morrow, 416 pages, loriraderday.com/ A dark sky park where even the slightest glimmer of light is blocked out provides a f...
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'Decree' has eerie relevance in today's political climate
Aug 07, 2018 7:00 am - "The Washington Decree" (Dutton), by Jussi Adler-Olsen "The Washington Decree," Jussi Adler-Olsen's latest novel to be published in the United States, tells the compelli...
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Review: 'Tailspin' is intriguing, puzzling thriller
Aug 07, 2018 7:00 am - "Tailspin" (Grand Central Publishing), by Sandra Brown In "Tailspin" by Sandra Brown, Rye Mallett has a talent for flying planes, and his piloting skills have gotten him...