Literature
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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...
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Teens invited to West Suburban Wordplay June 15Jun 10, 2018 11:00 pm - The next West Suburban Wordplay will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, on the second floor of Imago Creative Studios, 216 Prairie St. in Elgin. West Suburban Wordplays a...
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Author events: Meet Violet Ramis Stiel, Mary Kubica, Brendan Kiely & moreJun 10, 2018 7:29 am - Violet Ramis Stiel: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10, in the Harold Ramis Auditorium at Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., Woodstock. The daughter of come...
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Activist's memoir a poignant voice for incarcerated womenJun 09, 2018 7:24 am - "A Little Piece of Light" by Donna Hylton with Kristine Gasbarre, Hachette Books, 272 pages, donnahylton.com/ Donna Hylton opens her memoir, "A Little Piece of Ligh...
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Author charms readers in 'When Life Gives You Lululemons'Jun 09, 2018 7:22 am - "When Life Gives You Lululemons" by Lauren Weisberger, Simon & Schuster, 352 pages, laurenweisberger.com/ It's been 15 years since "The Devil Wears Prada" was p...
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Author charms readers in 'When Life Gives You Lululemons'
Jun 05, 2018 7:00 am - "When Life Gives You Lululemons" (Simon & Schuster), by Lauren Weisberger. It's been 15 years since "The Devil Wears Prada" was published, and Lauren Weisberger has effo...
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Adult book discussion at Palatine library June 18Jun 05, 2018 1:00 am - "Before We Were Yours," by Lisa Wingate will be the focus of an adult book discussion set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 18, at the Palatine Public Library District. Th...
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'The Captives' is a solid thriller with unusual twists
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - "The Captives: a Novel" (Ecco), by Debra Jo Immergut Teenage obsessions often fade as one grows up. But psychologist Frank Lundquist never got over his fixation on his...
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New Yorker book critic's nearly flawless 2nd novel
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - "Upstate" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by James Wood: As a Harvard professor and New Yorker book critic, James Wood writes about what makes good literature. In "Upstate,...
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Stories in 'Sweet & Low' reach far past Southern region
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - "Sweet & Low" (Blue Rider Press), by Nick White. "Sweet & Low," a collection of short stories by Nick White, is set primarily in modern-day Mississippi, but the themes o...