Literature
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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, ...
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Review: C.J. Tudor makes compelling debut with 'Chalk Man'
Jan 08, 2018 6:00 am - "The Chalk Man" (Crown) by C.J. Tudor Childhood affects development into adulthood, as C.J. Tudor fervently illustrates in her compelling debut, "The Chalk Man." The dis...
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Review: 'The Immortalists' is sweeping family saga
Jan 08, 2018 6:00 am - "The Immortalists" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Chloe Benjamin To describe Chloe Benjamin's second novel, "The Immortalists," as a story about the evolution of a family woul...
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Review: 'A Map of the Dark' is a solid police procedural
Jan 08, 2018 6:00 am - "A Map of the Dark" (Mulholland) by Karen Ellis Childhood violence can breed violence. But for Elsa Myers, a violent childhood gave her an insight that she uses daily as...
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Two books explain the rise of Marvel and DC - and the clash between themJan 08, 2018 5:00 am - Stan Lee, who turned 95 last week, still commands the center spotlight as the greatest living ambassador of comics. His towering presence as editor and showman runs thro...
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Submissions due for Waterline Writers' blues-themed literary eventJan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Waterline Writers in Batavia announces a call for submissions for "Let the Blues Be Your Muse," a blues-themed literary event. It will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 20,...
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Author events: Michael Moreci shares latest comic book at Anderson'sJan 06, 2018 6:00 am - • Chicago lawyer and author Claire Hartfield will discuss “A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the American Writers Museum, 180...
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Analysis: New book a whale of a Trump tale, but is it fishy?
Jan 04, 2018 12:00 am - Among the many things he's been called - "blunt," "pathetic," "calculating" - the one thing Michael Wolff has never been described as is boring. A provocateur and media ...
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COD Continuing Education hosts free 'Lunch Break Lectures'Jan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - This spring, the College of DuPage will host a series of free "Lunch Break Lectures" on a variety of topics on the Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. Part of Continuing...
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Amateur detective drawn into murder case in 'Tango Down'
Jan 02, 2018 6:00 am - "Tango Down" (Permanent Press), by Chris Knopf Sam Acquillo is plagued with problems in "Tango Down," the latest in Chris Knopf's entertaining and well-written series ab...