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Stephen King goes inside mind of new evil in 'The Outsider'

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
May 22, 2018 6:00 am - “The Outsider” by Stephen King; Scribner; stephenking.com/ ; 576 pages Stephen King's new novel, “The Outsider,” opens with witness interviews in a typew...
Book says stop feeling embarrassed by how much you love reality TV

By Bradley Babendir Washington Post
May 21, 2018 6:00 am - "Captive Audience: On Love and Reality TV," by Lucas Mann, Vintage, 272 pages No genre endures more disparagement than reality television. Detractors claim it's emp...
Author events: Jill Osborn discusses 'Accessing the Media' at Naperville's Anderson's

By Caroline Linden
May 20, 2018 7:29 am - Jessica Knoll: p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665, andersonsbookshop.com/. Meet Jessica Knoll when she presen...
Jane Hawk continues quest in 'The Crooked Staircase'

By Jeff Ayers Associated Press
May 20, 2018 7:26 am - "The Crooked Staircase" by Dean Koontz; Bantam; 512 pages Jane Hawk continues her quest to bring down a vast conspiracy in "The Crooked Staircase" by Dean Koontz, a...
Raymond Benson's 'Hush' is compelling, with realistic characters

By Jeff Ayers Associated Press
May 19, 2018 7:26 am - "In the Hush of the Night: A Novel" by Raymond Benson, Skyhorse Publishing, 324 pages A special agent for the FBI works to bring down a sex trafficking ring with or...
Retired special agent and Sugar Grove resident pens spy novels

By Dave Heun
May 16, 2018 11:00 pm - If it's a difficult, international espionage case, security special service agent Dick Avery will most likely be called upon to crack it. Most recently, Avery took on Vl...
Review: 'Book Club' is a corny but sweet look at sex, aging

By JOCELYN NOVECK
May 16, 2018 7:00 am - Jane Fonda said recently that "Book Club" was the most fun she's ever had making a movie. She was ostensibly talking about getting to know her castmates - namely Diane K...
New chapter as Prairie Path Books plans second shop in Wheaton

By Katlyn Smith
May 15, 2018 1:00 am - Sandy Koropp runs her Wheaton bookstore like a second home, and it also happens to look like one. Four years ago this June, Koropp opened Prairie Path Books in an empty ...
Review: Ex-NGO aide probes Bangladesh history in 'The Storm'

By JENNIFER KAY
May 14, 2018 7:00 am - "The Storm: a Novel" (Atria Books), by Arif Anwar Arif Anwar's debut novel, "The Storm," arrives just in time for the Atlantic hurricane season with a subtle, circular t...
'Hush of the Night' is compelling, with realistic characters

By JEFF AYERS
May 14, 2018 7:00 am - "In the Hush of the Night: a Novel" (Skyhorse Publishing), by Raymond Benson A special agent for the FBI works to bring down a sex trafficking ring with origins in Russi...

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