Literature
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Review: 'The Man of Legends' is an engaging novel
Jul 03, 2017 7:00 am - "The Man of Legends" (47North), by Kenneth Johnson Kenneth Johnson, who has worked on TV shows such as "The Six Million Dollar Man," ''The Incredible Hulk" and "V," adds...
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Author events: Joelle Charbonneau stops in Woodstock July 8Jul 01, 2017 7:12 am - • Amy Young signs copies of her book "A New Friend for Sparkle" at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. For a place in the sig...
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Amy Silverstein explores friendship in 'My Glory' memoir
Jun 27, 2017 7:00 am - "My Glory Was I Had Such Friends: a Memoir" (Harper Wave), by Amy Silverstein Amy Silverstein received a new heart when was 25 years old, and for the next 26 years she b...
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Amy Silverstein explores friendship in 'My Glory' memoir
Jun 27, 2017 7:00 am - "My Glory Was I Had Such Friends: a Memoir" (Harper Wave), by Amy Silverstein Amy Silverstein received a new heart when was 25 years old, and for the next 26 years she b...
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Review: Fact outhits fiction in 'Pride of the Yankees' book
Jun 26, 2017 7:00 am - "The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic" (Hachette), by Richard Sandomir The movie "The Pride of the Yankees" is the kind of Holl...
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Review: 'UNSUB' is intelligent, compelling page-turner
Jun 26, 2017 7:00 am - "UNSUB" (Dutton), by Meg Gardiner A serial killer known only as "The Prophet" terrorized the San Francisco Bay area with a series of ritualized killings in the 1990s, ta...
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How is the 'Harry Potter' series 20 years old?Jun 26, 2017 6:00 am - He was so cute: Blond hair, blue eyes and a killer smile. He was dressed in a black robe with a fake scar on his forehead and regaling our fifth-grade class with his boo...
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Author events: Katherine Applegate, Rachel Ruiz head to Anderson's BookshopsJun 24, 2017 7:23 am - • The Red Balloon Company, at 3651 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, hosts author Brad Herzog for a reading and a meet-and-greet session at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 25th. Herzog is...
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Don Winslow's 'The Force' takes graphic look at NYPD
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - "The Force: a Novel" (William Morrow), by Don Winslow Don Winslow takes a graphic and gritty look inside the world of the NYPD in "The Force." The complexity of the narr...
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Tension builds in Dean Koontz thriller 'The Silent Corner'
Jun 21, 2017 7:00 am - "The Silent Corner: a Novel of Suspense" (Bantam), by Dean Koontz FBI agent Jane Hawk must go rogue and stay completely off the grid if she's going to uncover the truth ...