Literature
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Raymond Benson's 'Hush' is compelling, with realistic charactersMay 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...
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Retired special agent and Sugar Grove resident pens spy novelsMay 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...
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Review: 'Book Club' is a corny but sweet look at sex, aging
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...
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New chapter as Prairie Path Books plans second shop in WheatonMay 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 ...
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Review: Ex-NGO aide probes Bangladesh history in 'The Storm'
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'Hush of the Night' is compelling, with realistic characters
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'Let The Blues Be Your Muse!' at Waterline Writers May 20May 13, 2018 11:00 pm - "Let The Blues Be Your Muse!" will be a blues-themed literary evening hosted by Waterline Writers and Kiss The Sky at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Water Street Studios, 160...
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Author events: Meet Robert Kurson, Jesmyn Ward, Allison PatakiMay 13, 2018 7:29 am - Jenelle Hanchett: 7 p.m. Monday, May 14, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange, (708) 582-6353 or andersonsbookshop.com/. Known for her "Renegede Mothe...
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Author John Connolly re-imagines comedian Stan Laurel in 'he'May 12, 2018 7:28 am - "He: A Novel" by John Connolly; Quercus; 464 pages Although never referred to by name, the he of the eponymous "he" is comedian Stan Laurel, who with Oliver Hardy, ...
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Gail Borden kicks off Summer Reading programMay 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library is "diving into reading" with the summer reading program starting Saturday, May 13. On Tuesday, May 18, Elgin Area School District U-46 CEO To...