Literature
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Review: 'Fire Road' adds napalm girl's voice to famous photo
Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am - "Fire Road" (Tyndale Momentum), by Kim Phuc Phan Thi In many ways, Kim Phuc has never left Route 1 in Vietnam, the highway where Associated Press photographer Nick Ut ca...
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Review: Superman, Spiderman creators slug it out for decades
Oct 02, 2017 7:00 am - "Slugfest" (Da Capo Press), by Reed Tucker Marvel is arguably king of the comics world now. But it used to be a bottom feeder, pumping out uninspired titles that exploit...
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Sarah Bailey's 'Dark Lake' has solid character development
Oct 02, 2017 7:00 am - "The Dark Lake" (Grand Central Publishing), by Sarah Bailey Some high school memories remain into adulthood, returning to haunt you about the person you used to be - a s...
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Essays on country women go beyond traditional narrativesOct 02, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A new collection of personal essays on the transformative impact of women in country music has come out. "Woman Walk the Line" features writings by Ta...
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ECC Writers Center to host monthly Coffee House reading eventOct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Writers Center will host a monthly event encouraging ECC students, faculty and staff to share their original writing with the audience and re...
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Aurora's First Fridays Oct. 6 to feature cemeteries, ceramics and celebrationsOct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Aurora Downtown's First Fridays event on Oct. 6 welcomes fall with cemeteries, ceramics, and celebrations. • Waubonsee Community College opens "Students Ceramic Exhibit,...
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Author events: Roz Varon stops in Naperville, Dan Brown in Downers GroveSep 30, 2017 7:28 am - • Chicago's ABC-7 News traffic reporter Roz Varon signs copies of her book "On the Road With Roz: Adventures in Travel and Life" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at Anderson's ...
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Chat with novelists, writers at Schaumburg's Indie Author DaySep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - What's better than a new book? A new book signed by the author! Come to Indie Author Day at the Schaumburg Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, to meet au...
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Main character in Coben thriller is endearing, witty
Sep 26, 2017 7:00 am - "Don't Let Go" (Dutton), by Harlan Coben A New Jersey detective finds himself still haunted by events that occurred 15 years earlier in Harlan Coben's latest thriller, "...
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Singer Art Garfunkel reveals feelings, thoughts in new book
Sep 25, 2017 7:00 am - "What Is It All but Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man" (Knopf), by Art Garfunkel Art Garfunkel once envisioned a simple life as a mathematics teacher. He earned a ...