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Author events: Joelle Charbonneau debuts new YA thriller in the suburbs

By Caroline Linden
Mar 10, 2018 6:00 am - Poet Elizabeth Acevedo presents her debut novel, “The Poet X,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Young poets from t...
Constable: When autism goes to college

By Burt Constable
Mar 08, 2018 4:30 am - With as many as one in 88 children now being diagnosed on the autism spectrum, most of the focus has been on early childhood education. "You don't find as much about kid...
'Dodging and Burning' is riveting debut by John Copenhaver

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "Dodging and Burning: a Mystery" (Pegasus Books), by John Copenhaver "Dodging and Burning" is a riveting debut by John Copenhaver. It tackles a story that's seldom explo...
Review: 'Escape Artist' is Brad Meltzer's best book in years

By Jeff Ayers
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "The Escape Artist" (Grand Central), by Brad Meltzer A plane crash unveils a vast covert government operation with ties to master escape artist Harry Houdini in "The Esc...
Review: 'Stealing the Show' applauds women in TV

By LINCEE RAY
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television" (Atria Books), by Joy Press For the last 15 years, Joy Press has been writing about television for prestigi...
Dark side of Vegas is revealed in 'All the Beautiful Girls'

By KIM CURTIS
Mar 06, 2018 6:00 am - "All the Beautiful Girls" (Ballantine), by Elizabeth J. Church After Lily's glamorous and free-spirited parents and sister are killed in a car crash, the 8-year-old move...
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...

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