Literature
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'I saw some real valor': Geneva Marine vet turns his Vietnam War notes into a bookAug 18, 2018 1:00 am - From his pilot perch in the busy cockpit of a workhorse CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, Marine 1st Lt. Harold G. “Hal” Walker witnessed the horrors and heroics of the Vietn...
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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
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Review: 'Seeds of Science' explores GMO crop debates
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Review: David Joy novel takes gritty look at families
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Review: Joshua Cohen's 'Attention' demands your whole focus
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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