Literature
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'Our Little Secret' is remarkable debut by Roz NayApr 23, 2018 6:00 am - “Our Little Secret: a Novel” by Roz Nay, St. Martin's Press, 272 pages, roznay.com/ Ten years ago, in the little town of Cove, Vermont, a quiet girl named Angel...
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Author events: Meet Kristin Cavallari, Patton Oswalt, Keegan Allen and moreApr 22, 2018 7:32 am - Faisal Mohyuddin: 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka, (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com/. Chicago writer, artist and educator Faisal Mohy...
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'The Art of the Wasted Day' explores silence and solitudeApr 22, 2018 7:22 am - "The Art of the Wasted Day" by Patricia Hampl, Viking, 288 pages, patriciahampl.com/ Critically praised Patricia Hampl invites readers to take a journey to explore the ...
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How John Coleman and others launched the Weather ChannelApr 21, 2018 6:00 am - When the Weather Channel launched in 1982, its founder, John Coleman, knew he was on to the start of something important. In its first night on air, he presciently told ...
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Constable: 71-year-old man believes he could have been one of Gacy's first victimsApr 21, 2018 1:00 am - Former Arlington Heights resident David Bolton's terrifying, disturbing and heartbreaking childhood vacation memory still intrudes on his daily life more than six decade...
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Charity holding children's book driveApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Woodfield Area Children's Organization (WACO) is holding its fourth annual "Read to Succeed" Children's Book Drive through Wednesday, May 9. The charity encourages e...
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Review: 'Space Odyssey' robustly explores Kubrick's '2001'
Apr 19, 2018 7:00 am - "Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece" (Simon & Schuster), by Michael Benson Fifty years ago, moviegoers had their minds blo...
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Constable: Poet from Rolling Meadows making wavesApr 19, 2018 5:33 am - In 1995, 16-year-old Faisal Mohyuddin of Rolling Meadows was so driven to share his experience as the son of Pakistani immigrants taking part in Ramadan as a distinct mi...
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Why rare Action Comics nameplate was on display in Mount ProspectApr 19, 2018 5:00 am - A prototype of a comic book nameplate known the world over — which had to be created before Superman could be — was on display for awestruck suburban superhero devotees ...
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Local authors fair Saturday at Barrington Area LibraryApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - Barrington Area Library will host a local authors fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the library, 505 N. Northwest Highway. Authors from a variety of genres an...