Literature
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Review: The scenery is what is remembered from 'The Hush'
Feb 26, 2018 6:00 am - "The Hush: a Novel" (St. Martin's Press), by John Hart Series, or sequels to a novel, work because the stories have a continuity that invests the reader in the character...
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Laura Lippman's 'Sunburn' is an intriguing mysteryFeb 26, 2018 5:00 am - Laura Lippman's versatility as a writer ascends to a new level with her excellent 22nd novel, “Sunburn,” which ignites as a classic hard-boiled mystery and contempor...
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Author events: Patton Oswalt, Joanne Lipman, David Mamet come to townFeb 24, 2018 6:31 am - • On the final stop of her national book tour, New York Times best-selling author Samira Ahmed will discuss and sign her new young adult book, "Love, Hate & Other Filter...
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Women of Bethel United Church of Christ to host annual Spring Tea April 21Feb 23, 2018 10:00 pm - On Saturday, April 21, the Women of Bethel will hold their 20th annual Spring Tea at 12:30 p.m. in Bethel United Church of Christ's Welcome Center, 315 E. St. Charles Ro...
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Book Review: Lippman's 'Sunburn' is intriguing mystery
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - "Sunburn" (William Morrow), by Laura Lippman Laura Lippman's versatility as a writer ascends to a new level with her excellent 22nd novel, "Sunburn," which ignites as a ...
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Walter Mosley examines issues of race in 'Down the River'
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - "Down the River Unto the Sea" (Mulholland Books), by Walter Mosley Few mystery writers can examine issues of race - how it divides and binds people - as clearly and unfl...
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Review: Lexie Elliott's 'The French Girl' is tangled mystery
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - "The French Girl" (Berkley), by Lexie Elliott Friendship, love, murder, drugs: What could go wrong? It should have been a carefree week in a French farmhouse for Katie, ...
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Love proves graceful, profound in 'Rosie Colored Glasses'
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - "Rosie Colored Glasses: a Novel" (Mira), by Brianna Wolfson Rex has no desire to twirl with Rosie through an antique shop, and Rosie isn't the type to stay in bed on Sun...
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Tina Alexis Allen's storytelling proves riveting in memoir
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 am - "Hiding Out: a Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives" (Dey Street Books), by Tina Alexis Allen Tina Alexis Allen grew up harboring a secret from her 12 older sibl...
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Enter creative works in District 214 Arts Unlimited contestFeb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - The story has been updated to reflect the correct name, Arts Unlimited Community Art & Writing contest. Also, it has been updated to reflect the new deadline for sub...