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Latest Nicole Krauss novel evokes Jewish mysticism, Kafka

By ANN LEVIN
Sep 11, 2017 7:00 am - "Forest Dark" (Harper), by Nicole Krauss Both of the main characters in Nicole Krauss' new novel, "Forest Dark," are in crisis. Jules Epstein, a 68-year-old Manhattan po...
Book Review: Memoir is bittersweet farewell to Bette Davis

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Sep 11, 2017 7:00 am - "Miss D & Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis" (Hachette Books), by Kathryn Sermak with Danelle Morton Bette Davis battled studio bosses, husbands and rivals during...
Author events: Joyce Maynard, R.L. Stine appear in the suburbs this week

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Sep 09, 2017 7:21 am - • Debbie Diesen signs copies of her new picture book, "The Pout Pout Fish and the Bully Bully Shark," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferso...
Review: Ellison crafts compelling story with 'Lie to Me'

By JEFF AYERS
Sep 06, 2017 7:00 am - "Lie to Me: a Novel" (Mira), by J.T. Ellison A husband and wife who appear to be happy on the surface expose their reality to the world when the wife leaves behind a cry...
Robin Sloan serves up culinary delight in 'Sourdough'

By LINCEE RAY
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - "Sourdough" (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux), by Robin Sloan Since best-selling author Robin Sloan has already proven himself worthy in the adventure genre, he recently move...
Review: George Smiley returns in 'A Legacy of Spies'

By JONATHAN ELDERFIELD
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - "A Legacy of Spies" (Viking), by John Le Carre John Le Carre's newest novel, "A Legacy of Spies," brings back the man who is perhaps Le Carre's most famous of spies, Geo...
Rushdie crafts modern masterpiece in 'The Golden House'

By ROB MERRILL
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - "The Golden House" (Random House), by Salman Rushdie If you read a lot of fiction, you know that every once in a while you stumble upon a book that transports you, telli...
Author events: Annie Hartnett talks 'Rabbit Cake' in Lake Forest

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Sep 02, 2017 7:22 am - • Meet Mark Lukach, author of "My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. The event...
N. Korea threatens S. Korean reporters over book review

By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Aug 31, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Thursday vowed to execute reporters from two South Korean newspapers, saying they insulted the country's dignity while reviewing...
Fox Lake author signing debut novel Thursday

Daily Herald report
Aug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Fox Lake author Sergio Rivera will be signing copies of his debut science-fiction novel "My Uncle went to Earth and All I Got Is …" from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Primo I...

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