Literature
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Glen Ellyn Public Library partners with SCARCE for summer readingJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - For the past five years, the Glen Ellyn Public Library has tied the Summer Reading program to a philanthropic cause - embracing the volunteer spirit of the community - a...
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Author events: Bill Clinton, Michael Eric Dyson are in town this weekJun 17, 2018 7:31 am - Chloe Howard: 7 p.m. Monday, June 18, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange, (708) 582-6353, andersonsbookshop.com/. Chloe Howard will discuss her new ...
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An inside look at the writing, production of 'The Simpsons'Jun 16, 2018 7:26 am - "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons" by Mike Reiss with Mathew Klickstein, Dey Street Books, 320 pa...
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Jamie Bernstein writes 'Famous Father Girl' memoir
Jun 13, 2018 7:00 am - "Famous Father Girl: a Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein" (Harper), by Jamie Bernstein Private schools, a New England country home and socializing with the likes of Preside...
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Kenneth Johnson's 'The Darwin Variant' is engaging novel
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - "The Darwin Variant" (47North), by Kenneth Johnson When scientists calculate that a comet will impact Earth, chaos reigns, but the worst is yet to come in Kenneth Johnso...
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Review: Mystery after mystery builds in 'The Pharaoh Key'
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - "The Pharaoh Key" (Grand Central Publishing), by Preston & Child Gideon Crew as nothing left to lose, so he decides to go out with a bang in "The Pharaoh Key," Preston &...
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Join literary scavenger hunt in 'The Bookshop of Yesterdays'
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - "The Bookshop of Yesterdays" (Park Row Books), by Amy Meyerson Miranda Brooks wasn't expecting to inherit her recently deceased Uncle Billy's Los Angeles-based bookstore...
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An inside look at the writing, production of 'The Simpsons'
Jun 11, 2018 7:00 am - "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons" (Dey Street Books), by Mike Reiss with Mathew Klickstein When tele...
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'A Place for Us' explores bonds, vulnerability of family
Jun 11, 2018 7:00 am - "A Place for Us: A Novel" (SJP for Hogarth), by Fatima Farheen Mirza A new novel exploring the life of a Muslim Indian American family ruminates on the unexpected - how ...
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Join book reading, signing at Alden Gardens of WaterfordJun 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Submitted by Alden Gardens of Waterford Alden Gardens of Waterford Assisted Living community will host a book reading and signing from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19. Th...