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Book Review: Richard Price returns with another portrait of urban America in ‘Lazarus Man’

By ROB MERRILL
Nov 11, 2024 2:13 pm - Is there a better writer of urban American stories than Richard Price? Fans can now add “Lazarus Man” to his long resume with its realistic portrait of New Yorkers making their way through another tragedy.
Book Review: Actor Tim Matheson’s memoir takes readers into Hollywood trenches

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
Nov 11, 2024 11:20 am - Tim Matheson transports readers to the sets of quite a few of his Hollywood gigs in the enjoyable and illuminating memoir, “My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches.”
Book Review: ‘Those Opulent Days’ is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina

By KENDAL WEAVER
Nov 11, 2024 9:53 am - It’s not often that a historical novel is set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, a period when the land in Indochina was occupied and exploited by French colonizers. It’s also unusual that such a novel would be a whodunit murder mystery. “Those Opulent Days,” the debut novel of Jacquie Pham, is both — and a grim coming-of-age story as well.
Four writers to be featured at Water Street Writers event Nov. 17

Submitted by Water Street Writers
Nov 08, 2024 3:39 pm - On Sunday, Nov. 17, come hang out with Water Street Writers for a night of literature and community. It will feature the talents of Hallie Koontz, Chris Sarcletti, David Semonchik, and Joanne Zienty.
Musician and storyteller to present ‘Miscellany and Mirth of the Midwest’ in Des Plaines

Submitted by Des Plaines History Center
Nov 07, 2024 4:32 pm - Musician Dave Martin will share his unique blend of history and storytelling at the Des Plaines History Center’s November Coffee Talk, set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.
Book Review: ‘The Name of This Band is R.E.M.’ is a vivid journey through the rock band’s history

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Nov 05, 2024 10:28 am - The best way to read “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” is with a pair of headphones and a collection of the band’s albums on streaming services or CDs. Opt for the cassettes or vinyl if you want to go old school.
Shelby Van Pelt, author of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ speaks at Elmhurst University Nov. 20

By Carol Pavlik, Elmhurst Public Library
Nov 04, 2024 3:22 pm - Author Shelby Van Pelt will discuss her writing process, loss, hope, and the giant Pacific octopus at Elmhurst University on Nov. 20.
Book Review: Sy Montgomery shares ‘What the Chicken Knows’ in new mini hardcover

By ROB MERRILL
Nov 04, 2024 11:25 am - Three clucks to Sy Montgomery, who 14 years after publishing “Birdology,” is still finding ways to make money off the charming stories she told in that book about various avian species. “What the Chicken Knows” is being re-released as a mini hardcover.
‘The power of writing and sharing stories’: Fall Author Fest to debut at Geneva Public Library

By Dave Heun
Nov 01, 2024 2:19 pm - Jason Fagone, bestselling author of “The Woman Who Smashed Codes,” will be a special guest at the Geneva Public Library’s first Fall Author Fest.
Good or evil?: How owls have been depicted in folklore and history

By Mark Spreyer, Stillman Nature Center
Oct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Nature columnist and owl enthusiast Mark Spreyer takes a look at how owls have fascinated humans for centuries, and how they’ve been depicted in folklore, fiction and history.

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