Literature
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'Insidious Intent' is an incisive British police procedural
Dec 18, 2017 6:00 am - "Insidious Intent" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermid A highlight of Val McDermid's novels is the tight control she maintains over her complex plo...
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Jane Austen: A role model for the #MeToo generationDec 18, 2017 5:00 am - This week in 1815, Jane Austen was preparing for her 40th birthday on Dec. 16. But rather than looking forward to the gifts she might receive, her thoughts were occupied...
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Aurora Public Library kicks off Winter Reading Program for youthDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - 'Tis the season to be reading! The Aurora Public Library will be offering two reading challenges - one for children and one for teens. Both will run from Dec. 15 to Jan....
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Bickering meets brutality in David Moody's dystopian read
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Author events: DJ Mitch Michaels signs 'Doin' the Cruise' in ElmhurstDec 09, 2017 6:27 am - • After 50 years spinning tunes and tales on Chicago radio, disc jockey Mitch Michaels has written a book about his adventures called "Doin' the Cruise: Memories From a ...
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New books for young readers illustrate basics of coding
Dec 09, 2017 6:21 am - As we are in the middle of Computer Science Education Week, what better time to look at recent kids' books about coding? As you may already know, coding is instructing a...
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Naturalist Pam Otto to lead Batavia's Books Between Bites Dec. 14Dec 07, 2017 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Dec. 14, Batavia's popular monthly noontime book program, "Books Between Bites," continues with Pam Otto, manager of the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in ...
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Schaumburg Township Library plans communitywide book readDec 07, 2017 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Township District Library is planning a communitywide reading and discussion of the 2003 novel "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri during the fall of 2018. Th...
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Review: Book ponders appeal, then and now, of 'The Graduate'
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'The Vanishing Season' has precise prose, suspenseful plot