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Review: 'The Sandman' will keep readers turning the pages

By JONATHAN ELDERFIELD
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "The Sandman: a Novel" (Knopf), by Lars Kepler Unlike the creature of myth by the same name, "The Sandman" by Lars Kepler will not put you to sleep. Quite to the contrar...
Book Review: 'Raw' tells classic rags-to-riches tale

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang" (Picador), by Lamont U-God Hawkins Another celebrity memoir has graced the genre, and this time it's from a lesser-known member of the...
Dance pro Chmerkovskiy hits optimistic beat in new book

By Lincee Ray Associated Press
Mar 06, 2018 5:00 am - Valentin Chmerkovskiy is so much more than a ballroom dancing pro. He's a brother, a son, a mentor, a partner, an immigrant and a proud American. “I'll Never Change My N...
Lester Munson returns to Books Between Bites

Mar 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Submitted by Books Between Bites Batavia's monthly noontime book program, Books Between Bites, welcomes Lester Munson Thursday, March 15, for his annual visit to the pro...
Alison Gaylin's 'If I Die Tonight' tells poignant story

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Mar 05, 2018 6:00 am - "If I Die Tonight" (Morrow), by Alison Gaylin Crimes aren't committed in a vacuum but have the potential to cause ripples throughout a community. And that community can ...
Review: A young man's infatuation with Tokyo in the 1970s

By ANN LEVIN
Mar 05, 2018 6:00 am - "A Tokyo Romance" (Penguin Press), by Ian Buruma At a time when there still weren't a lot of foreigners in Japan, Ian Buruma moved to Tokyo to immerse himself in the eso...
Review: Odd lack of suspense permeates 'Day She Disappeared'

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Mar 05, 2018 6:00 am - "The Day She Disappeared" (Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Christobel Kent A lackluster plot with too many side stories and underdeveloped characters...
Love proves graceful, profound in 'Rosie Colored Glasses'

By Christina Ledbetter Associated Press
Mar 05, 2018 5:00 am - Rex has no desire to twirl with Rosie through an antique shop, and Rosie isn't the type to stay in bed on Sunday mornings. For now, however, they will set aside pieces o...
Author events: Chelsea Clinton signs newest book March 9 in La Grange

By Caroline Linden
Mar 03, 2018 6:00 am - • Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco promotes his new book, “Stay Hungry,” with a presentation and book signing at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jeff...
Author Nafissa Thompson-Spires to visit ECC Writers Center March 15

Submitted by Elgin Community College
Mar 01, 2018 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College will welcome Nafissa Thompson-Spires as the next featured guest of the Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, March 15. The event begins at 7...

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