Literature
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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'
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - "Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How 'The Graduate' Became the Touchstone of a Generation" (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill), by Beverly Gray The title of Beverly Gray's insigh...
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'The Vanishing Season' has precise prose, suspenseful plot
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Book Review: Readers get vivid look at N.W.A. in new book
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Why comic books were banned in Mount ProspectDec 04, 2017 10:00 pm - Editor's note: Mike Korcek, former sports information director at Northern Illinois University, and Gary Colabuono, former owner of Moondog comics, put together this acc...
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Book Review: New Caitlin Strong thriller has complex plot
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Author events: Neil Patrick Harris discusses new kids' book in WoodridgeDec 02, 2017 6:00 am - Meet authors Sarah Linden and Tyler Knott Gregson when they discuss their new holiday-themed children's book, “North Pole Ninjas,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at Anderson...