Literature
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Review: Book explores weird, wonderful filmmaker David Lynch
Aug 27, 2018 7:00 am - "Room to Dream" by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna (Random House) The simplest avenue for beginning to understand filmmaker David Lynch might be found in a childhood fr...
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Review: Hamilton's 'Dead Man Running' a compelling thriller
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Review: 'Vox' explores world where women can't talk freely
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T. Jefferson Parker unleashes nonstop action in 'Swift Vengeance'Aug 26, 2018 7:26 am - "Swift Vengeance" by T. Jefferson Parker, G.P. Putnam's Sons, tjeffersonparker.com/ , 368 pages A drone circles like a bird of prey, waiting for a clear shot...
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In Sandie Jones' novel, a mom is the lurking monsterAug 25, 2018 7:28 am - "The Other Woman" by Sandie Jones, Minotaur, 304 pages, panmacmillan.com/ The other woman in the title of Sandie Jones' thriller isn't an ex-girlf...
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New versions of Hercule Poirot keep coming, and that's a good thingAug 25, 2018 7:28 am - Long before I saw the recent Hollywood version of "Murder on the Orient Express," I was aware of the controversy surrounding Hercule Poirot's mustache. First, there was ...
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Constable: Grayslake mom by day, a writing 'Batman' at nightAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - Approaching her 25th birthday as a new mother, Emily Bleeker of Grayslake found out she was pregnant again and most likely would be dead before she hit 30. That lump beh...
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Batavia's Books Between Bites begins new season Sept. 20Aug 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Batavia's popular monthly noontime book program, "Books Between Bites," announces its 32nd season, to begin Thursday, Sept. 20. The series is held from noon to 1 p.m. a...
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Analysis: How Donald Trump turned Omarosa's 'Unhinged' tell-all into a best-seller
Aug 23, 2018 1:00 am - The Tweeter-in-chief has done it again. “Unhinged,” the tell-all memoir by former White House senior adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is officially a best-seller. The bo...
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Storytelling Club returns to Elmhurst churchAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m., Story Club returns to Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst. Story Club is a storytelling event with true stories told live featur...