Literature
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Review: Author nails newsroom culture in 'The Echo Killing'
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - "The Echo Killing" (Minotaur Books), by Christi Daugherty Young adult author Christi Daugherty's debut as a writer of adult mysteries launches a series about a Savannah,...
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'Escape Artist' is Brad Meltzer's best book in yearsMar 10, 2018 6:25 am - A plane crash unveils a vast covert government operation with ties to master escape artist Harry Houdini in "The Escape Artist," Brad Meltzer's latest thriller. Nola Bro...
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Author events: Joelle Charbonneau debuts new YA thriller in the suburbsMar 10, 2018 6:00 am - Poet Elizabeth Acevedo presents her debut novel, “The Poet X,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Young poets from t...
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Constable: When autism goes to collegeMar 08, 2018 4:30 am - With as many as one in 88 children now being diagnosed on the autism spectrum, most of the focus has been on early childhood education. "You don't find as much about kid...
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'Dodging and Burning' is riveting debut by John Copenhaver
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "Dodging and Burning: a Mystery" (Pegasus Books), by John Copenhaver "Dodging and Burning" is a riveting debut by John Copenhaver. It tackles a story that's seldom explo...
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Review: 'Escape Artist' is Brad Meltzer's best book in years
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "The Escape Artist" (Grand Central), by Brad Meltzer A plane crash unveils a vast covert government operation with ties to master escape artist Harry Houdini in "The Esc...
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Review: 'Stealing the Show' applauds women in TV
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television" (Atria Books), by Joy Press For the last 15 years, Joy Press has been writing about television for prestigi...
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Dark side of Vegas is revealed in 'All the Beautiful Girls'
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "All the Beautiful Girls" (Ballantine), by Elizabeth J. Church After Lily's glamorous and free-spirited parents and sister are killed in a car crash, the 8-year-old move...
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Review: 'The Sandman' will keep readers turning the pages
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "The Sandman: a Novel" (Knopf), by Lars Kepler Unlike the creature of myth by the same name, "The Sandman" by Lars Kepler will not put you to sleep. Quite to the contrar...
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Book Review: 'Raw' tells classic rags-to-riches tale
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang" (Picador), by Lamont U-God Hawkins Another celebrity memoir has graced the genre, and this time it's from a lesser-known member of the...