Literature
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Poet Tim Seibles to visit ECC for Writers Center Reading Series April 19Apr 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will welcome Tim Seibles as the next featured guest of the Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, April 19. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in ...
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Actress Chrissy Metz inspires through personal essays in 'This is Me'Apr 01, 2018 7:29 am - "This is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today" by Chrissy Metz, Dey Street Books When Chrissy Metz was her sister's chaperon at a local talent event in Florida, she ...
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'Divergent' author, Barrington native Veronica Roth to discuss new novel at C2E2Apr 01, 2018 7:00 am - Most people would say that Veronica Roth did pretty well with her first series of novels. After all, the “Divergent” trilogy - a young adult fantasy saga set in dystopi...
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Author events: Chrissy Metz, Junot Diaz stop in Naperville this weekMar 31, 2018 7:29 am - • Meet Sara Varon when she presents and signs her new middle-grade graphic novel, "New Shoes," at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, L...
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Author to give keynote address at annual Project HELP Breakfast May 8Mar 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The third annual Project HELP "Community Begins at Home Breakfast: Changing the Arc of a Life" will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Abbington Di...
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Review: Chrissy Metz inspires through personal essays
Mar 27, 2018 7:00 am - "This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today" (Dey Street Books), by Chrissy Metz When Chrissy Metz was her sister's chaperon at a local talent event in Florida, she nev...
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Review: 'The Balcony' is riveting debut fiction
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'The Rising Sea' is entertaining and diverting readMar 26, 2018 6:00 am - "The Rising Sea: A Kurt Austin Adventure" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown; G.P. Putnam's Sons; 416 pages Kurt Austin heads the Special Assignment division of NUM...
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'Bishop's Pawn' is Steve Berry's most personal novel to dateMar 26, 2018 6:00 am - "The Bishop's Pawn" by Steve Berry; Minotaur; steveberry.org/ Before Cotton Malone worked with Stephanie Nelle and the Magellan Billet, he was a Navy lawyer who...
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Storylines, characters made 'Diary of A Wimpy Kid' popularMar 25, 2018 11:00 pm - “How many books has Jeff Kinney written?” asked a young Wauconda Public Library patron. The sensational popularity of the “Diary of A Wimpy Kid” book series and movie re...