Literature
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Mystery abounds in 'Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore'
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - "Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore" (Scribner), by Matthew Sullivan Matthew Sullivan's "Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore" is shocking, charming and thrilling ...
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Review: 'The Marsh King's Daughter' invokes raw emotion
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - "The Marsh King's Daughter" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Karen Dionne Karen Dionne takes a standard story involving the kidnapping of a woman and the life she experiences wi...
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Book Review: "Here and Gone" is terrifyingly realistic
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - "Here and Gone" (Crown), by Haylen Beck The vulnerability of a family - in this case a woman and her two children escaping an abusive home - is at the center of Haylen B...
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Scholar offers insights into what makes Scandinavians tick
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - "Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North" (Overlook Press), by Robert Ferguson Norway, Sweden and Denmark consistently rank at or near the top in global survey...
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Review: Waxman novel is interesting, if somewhat predictable
Jun 19, 2017 7:00 am - "The Garden of Small Beginnings: A Novel" (Berkley), by Abbi Waxman Widowhood was forced on Lilian Girvan without notice. Her husband Dan was struck and killed while jog...
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Review: John Grisham's 'Camino Island' is fine beach read
Jun 19, 2017 7:00 am - "Camino Island: a Novel" (Doubleday), by John Grisham The tale opens with a robbery and closes with a reconciliation. In between these bookends, "Camino Island" by John ...
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Review: 'House of Names' is family drama on a mythic stage
Jun 19, 2017 7:00 am - "House of Names: a Novel" (Scribner), by Colm Toibin In the days before the gods lost interest in human folly, King Agamemnon summoned his daughter Iphigenia to wed Achi...
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Authors: Marcus Pfister fetes 25 years of 'Rainbow Fish' at Skokie eventJun 17, 2017 7:26 am - • On Tuesday, June 20, the Authors Group welcomes Sherry Lansing, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and former president of production at 20th Century Fox, to discuss her...
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Marie Kondo transforms into a comic book character to sell you KonMariJun 16, 2017 6:00 am - The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story By Marie Kondo Illustrated by Yuko Uramato. Ten Speed. 192 pp. $14.99 --- Marie Kondo will simplify and declutter ...
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Review: 'The Book of Henry' loses sight of its own plot
Jun 15, 2017 7:00 am - When film students in the future search for terrible movies in 2017, they'll have a hard time locating "The Book of Henry." Not because it's good - trust us, it isn't - ...