Literature
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Book Review: 'The Female Persuasion' tackles timely topics
Apr 02, 2018 7:00 am - "The Female Persuasion: a Novel" (Riverhead Books), by Meg Wolitzer In the first 15 pages of Meg Wolitzer's new novel, a college student is groped against her will, sett...
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Review: Book shows Apollo 8 was a big risk for 3 astronauts
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'Too Close to Breathe' excels with realistic characters
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Palatine library holding 9th annual Poetry ContestApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - The Palatine Public Library District is accepting original poetry entries through Sunday, April 15 for its 9th annual Poerty Contest. Entries will be displayed in the ma...
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Judson to host author, speaker Jo SaxtonApr 01, 2018 11:00 pm - International leadership trainer and coach Jo Saxton will be the guest speaker for Judson University's Ministry in Leadership Forum on Thursday, April 5. Saxton, a Niger...
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Poet Tim Seibles to visit ECC for Writers Center Reading Series April 19Apr 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will welcome Tim Seibles as the next featured guest of the Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, April 19. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in ...
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Actress Chrissy Metz inspires through personal essays in 'This is Me'Apr 01, 2018 7:29 am - "This is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today" by Chrissy Metz, Dey Street Books When Chrissy Metz was her sister's chaperon at a local talent event in Florida, she ...
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'Divergent' author, Barrington native Veronica Roth to discuss new novel at C2E2Apr 01, 2018 7:00 am - Most people would say that Veronica Roth did pretty well with her first series of novels. After all, the “Divergent” trilogy - a young adult fantasy saga set in dystopi...
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Author events: Chrissy Metz, Junot Diaz stop in Naperville this weekMar 31, 2018 7:29 am - • Meet Sara Varon when she presents and signs her new middle-grade graphic novel, "New Shoes," at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, L...
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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...