Literature
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Author to give keynote address at annual Project HELP Breakfast May 8Mar 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The third annual Project HELP "Community Begins at Home Breakfast: Changing the Arc of a Life" will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Abbington Di...
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Review: Chrissy Metz inspires through personal essays
Mar 27, 2018 7:00 am - "This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today" (Dey Street Books), by Chrissy Metz When Chrissy Metz was her sister's chaperon at a local talent event in Florida, she nev...
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Review: 'The Balcony' is riveting debut fiction
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'The Rising Sea' is entertaining and diverting readMar 26, 2018 6:00 am - "The Rising Sea: A Kurt Austin Adventure" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown; G.P. Putnam's Sons; 416 pages Kurt Austin heads the Special Assignment division of NUM...
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'Bishop's Pawn' is Steve Berry's most personal novel to dateMar 26, 2018 6:00 am - "The Bishop's Pawn" by Steve Berry; Minotaur; steveberry.org/ Before Cotton Malone worked with Stephanie Nelle and the Magellan Billet, he was a Navy lawyer who...
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Storylines, characters made 'Diary of A Wimpy Kid' popularMar 25, 2018 11:00 pm - “How many books has Jeff Kinney written?” asked a young Wauconda Public Library patron. The sensational popularity of the “Diary of A Wimpy Kid” book series and movie re...
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Author events: Leslie Odom Jr. comes to Naperville, Elizabeth Smart to ChicagoMar 24, 2018 7:31 am - • Skokie author John Wendell Adams celebrates the release of his latest novel, "Payback," at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St. ...
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Author to discuss Vietnam War memoirMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Author Michael Duffy will visit the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire on Tuesday, April 3, to talk about his book "From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War." Th...
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Anna Quindlen exposes NY social strata in 'Alternate Side'
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Test your knowledge at Literacy Connection's Trivia BeeMar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Registration is open for The Literacy Connection's 21st Annual Trivia Bee Fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin. ...