Literature
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Author events: Pulitzer winner Julia Keller stops at Anderson'sAug 19, 2017 7:23 am - • Donna Codell signs copies of "There are No Elephants in Heaven!" - a book she co-authored with Jennifer Hale and Evan Michael Codell - from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug....
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Roger Breisch challenges readers' inherent beliefs with the launch of 'Questions That Matter'Aug 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Batavia, Ill - August 18, 2017 - As a life-long learner, Roger Breisch has never been one to hear a statement and blindly accept it as truth. Instead, he will query. Alt...
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'Seeing Red' has strong characters, emotional narrative
Aug 15, 2017 7:00 am - "Seeing Red" (Grand Central Publishing), by Sandra Brown A man's heroic act in the past has ramifications in the present in "Seeing Red," Sandra Brown's latest collision...
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Best-selling author Elizabeth Berg to visit Eola Road Branch Library Aug. 18Aug 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Author Elizabeth Berg is taking a road trip this summer and will make a stop at the Eola Road Branch Library in Aurora at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. She'll be traveling wit...
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Book Review: 'A Stranger in the House' has strong plot
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - "A Stranger in the House: a Novel" (Pamela Dorman Books, Viking), by Shari Lapena In her second thriller, Shari Lapena poses the question: How well do you know your spou...
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Review: 'I Know a Secret' slowly unfolds in unexpected ways
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - "I Know a Secret" (Ballantine Books), by Tess Gerritsen Tess Gerritsen brings back Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles to tackle anot...
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Elgin Donor Club to host book review Sept. 28Aug 13, 2017 11:00 pm - The Donor Club of Elgin will be sponsoring a Book Review and Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Elgin Country Club. This event will begin with the luncheon at noon,...
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Author appearances: Stacey Ballis signs new book at Anderson'sAug 12, 2017 7:22 am - • "The Peregrine Returns" author Mary Hennen and illustrator Peggy Macnamara discuss and sign copies of their book at a Ryerson Reads program from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Au...
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'Wonderlandscape' tells story of Yellowstone National Park
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - "Wonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon" (Pegasus Books), by John Clayton John Clayton explores the vast historical an...
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Review: Karin Slaughter's 'Good Daughter' has solid plot
Aug 08, 2017 7:00 am - "The Good Daughter" (William Morrow), by Karin Slaughter Each Quinn sister, in her own way, tries to be the good daughter but neither of these complicated, often prickly...