Literature
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Author events: Dan Egan, Steve Brusatte present their books at The Book StallJul 14, 2018 7:29 am - Anne Johnsos: 11 a.m. Sunday, July 15, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka, (847) 446-8880, thebookstall.com/. Former TV anchor, WGN producer and Northwestern profe...
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Travanse Living at Wheaton to welcome award-winning author Patricia M. McClureJul 11, 2018 11:00 pm - On Thursday, July 19, join Travanse Living at Wheaton for a heartfelt presentation and book signing by Patricia M. McClure, the award-winning author of "Losing a Hero to...
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Author tackles sexual assault in "A Gathering of Secrets"
Jul 10, 2018 7:00 am - "A Gathering of Secrets" (Minotaur), by Linda Castillo Linda Castillo's exquisitely plotted novels delve deep into Amish life and culture using the prism of a police pro...
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St. Charles library welcomes comic book author/artist Gene HaJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Award-winning comic book author and artist Gene Ha presents "How to Draw Anything" from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave...
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Ellison Cooper's 'Caged' punctuated with believable twists
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - "Caged" (Minotaur Books), by Ellison Cooper The FBI's hunt for a serial killer fuels Ellison Cooper's intense debut that introduces FBI special agent and neuroscientist ...
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'Carnival of Losses' is Hall's final volume of essays
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - "A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Donald Hall A few years ago, Donald Hall wrote a book called "Essays After Eighty" about the...
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Review: Anne Tyler's new novel is about second chances
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - "Clock Dance: a Novel" (Knopf), by Anne Tyler If you had to identify a single theme in Anne Tyler's latest novel, it would be the importance of creating a surrogate fami...
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Review: 'A Terrible Country' is a wonderful novel
Jul 09, 2018 7:00 am - "A Terrible Country: a Novel" (Viking), by Keith Gessen With the United States in an uproar about Russian meddling in its election, it's a good time to brush up on the c...
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Author events: Meet best-selling author Madeline Miller in NapervilleJul 08, 2018 7:28 am - W. Bruce Cameron: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665, andersonsbookshop.com/. Meet the best-selling author ...
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Film favorites Sterling Hayden, Bruce Lee shine in new booksJul 07, 2018 7:00 am - “Bruce Lee: A Life” by Matthew Polly; Simon & Schuster; 656 pages “Sterling Hayden's Wars” by Lee Mandel; University Press of Mississippi; 368 pages Martial ar...