Literature
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'The Immortalists' is a sweeping family sagaJan 12, 2018 5:00 am - To describe Chloe Benjamin's second novel, "The Immortalists," as a story about the evolution of a family would be true, but wholly insignificant for the breadth and dep...
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Author visits Vernon Hills students, discusses writing style, inspirationJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Hawthorn Townline Elementary and Dual Language schools were treated to a question-and-answer-style assembly with children's author An...
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Schaumburg writers workshop in offers tips on creating synopsisJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - A free workshop in Schaumburg Friday from the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Chicago Chapter will cover the c task of summarizing a book. "Creating the Dreade...
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Learn about 'Batavia's Revisionist History' at Books Between BitesJan 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke will present "Batavia's Revisionist History: Stories From Our Past That History Now Proves Have Different Endings" at the next "Books Between...
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Review: 'Just Between Us' is terrific thriller
Jan 10, 2018 6:00 am - "Just Between Us: a Novel" (St. Martin's Griffin), by Rebecca Drake Four friends delve into unfamiliar territory when three of them realize they must intervene to save t...
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Book Review: 'Operator Down' is page-turning thriller
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Review: Neil Olson's 'The Black Painting' is complex tale
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Worried about your nanny? Here's a novel in which your worst nightmare is realized.Jan 09, 2018 5:00 am - "The Perfect Nanny" By Leila Slimani, translated from French by Sam Taylor Penguin. 234 pages. Paperback. $16 --- The first "hot" novel of 2018 is Leila Slimani's i...
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A 'Fire and Fury' for the 280-character attention spanJan 08, 2018 10:00 pm - "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" By Michael Wolff Macmillan Audio. 12 hours. $26.99 --- The insatiable appetite for tales of President Trump's outsize ...
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Teen Writers & Artists Project host three 'Wordplay' events in JanuaryJan 08, 2018 10:00 pm - The Teen Writers and Artists Project will host the next "Wordplay" from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mooseheart Child City and School, 240 W. James J. Davis Drive, ...