Literature
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'The Wild Robot' children's author visits schools, bookstoreFeb 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Children's author and illustrator Peter Brown is expected to visit Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville next month to promote the sequel to his award-winning first novel, "...
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Review: 'Force of Nature' is compelling novel by Jane Harper
Feb 05, 2018 6:00 am - "Force of Nature: a Novel" (Flatiron Books), by Jane Harper A team-building expedition into Australia's bush land quickly evolves into a taut plot about survival - both ...
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Subject matter of Zadie Smith's 'Feel Free' ranges wide
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Review: 'A False Report' is heartbreaking story about rape
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Waterline Writers to feature Teen Slam poetry winnersFeb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Authors Rick Holinger, Kristin LaTour and Cris Mazza will be featured at the next Waterline Writers event at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Water Street Studios, 160 S. ...
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Explore the classic children's book 'The Snowy Day' Feb. 10Feb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates Chapter of Links Inc. invites the community to "The Snowy Day: Exploring the Art of Ezra Jack Keats" from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, in the Me...
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Chicago poet Eve Ewing to read at Oakton Writers Series eventFeb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Join Chicago essayist, poet, editor and scholar Eve L. Ewing as she reads poetry from her acclaimed book, "Electric Arches," at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Oakton Commu...
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Author events: Meet Addie Gundry, Eli Finkel this weekFeb 03, 2018 6:29 am - • Food Network star Addie Gundry hosts a Slow Cooker Pop-Up Event from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at the Lake Forest Book Store, 662 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest. Ta...
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Meg Gardiner's 'Black Nowhere' has strong female characterFeb 03, 2018 6:28 am - Meg Gardiner's follow-up to her best-selling "UNSUB" novel, "Into the Black Nowhere," continues the riveting adventure of FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix. Saturday nigh...
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Chelsea Clinton to sign new book in La GrangeFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Chelsea Clinton is set to make at least her third book tour appearance in the suburbs, this time promoting a new children's title called "She Persisted Around the World:...