Literature
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Schaumburg library hosting monthly true-crime book clubJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Fans of true crime and forensic science are welcome to participate in "An Hour to Kill" book club, which meets monthly at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S...
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Waterline Writers to feature four authors Jan. 21Jan 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Authors Gint Aras, Jennifer Boyle DuBose, Bruce Steinberg and Donald G. Westlake will be featured at the next Waterline Writers event at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, in the W...
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Still learning from Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years laterJan 14, 2018 6:00 am - It seems essential to reckon with Martin Luther King Jr.'s death even as we celebrate his remarkable life. On Monday we will commemorate the 89th anniversary of his birt...
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Read the book, see the movie in Hanover ParkJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Movie buffs may want to attend "Who Filmed this Book?" from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 14 and 28 and March 14 and 28 at the Hanover Park Branch Library, 1266 Irving Park Road i...
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Author events: Judson Todd Allen, Chloe Benjamin come to Anderson'sJan 13, 2018 6:29 am - • Best-selling author Melanie Benjamin presents and signs her historical fiction novel "The Girls in the Picture" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 ...
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'The Immortalists' is a sweeping family sagaJan 12, 2018 5:00 am - To describe Chloe Benjamin's second novel, "The Immortalists," as a story about the evolution of a family would be true, but wholly insignificant for the breadth and dep...
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Author visits Vernon Hills students, discusses writing style, inspirationJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Hawthorn Townline Elementary and Dual Language schools were treated to a question-and-answer-style assembly with children's author An...
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Schaumburg writers workshop in offers tips on creating synopsisJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - A free workshop in Schaumburg Friday from the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Chicago Chapter will cover the c task of summarizing a book. "Creating the Dreade...
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Learn about 'Batavia's Revisionist History' at Books Between BitesJan 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke will present "Batavia's Revisionist History: Stories From Our Past That History Now Proves Have Different Endings" at the next "Books Between...
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Review: 'Just Between Us' is terrific thriller
Jan 10, 2018 6:00 am - "Just Between Us: a Novel" (St. Martin's Griffin), by Rebecca Drake Four friends delve into unfamiliar territory when three of them realize they must intervene to save t...