Literature
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Historical thriller takes readers back to turbulent era
Aug 22, 2017 7:00 am - "The Saboteur: a Novel" (Minotaur), by Andrew Gross An engineer from Oslo attempts to disrupt the Nazi war machine at the height of World War II in "The Saboteur," the l...
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Sue Grafton's alphabet series appears to be near its end
Aug 21, 2017 7:00 am - "Y is for Yesterday" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Sue Grafton "Y is for Yesterday" is Sue Grafton's projected penultimate novel in her alphabet series...
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Book review: 'Charlatans' teases, but fails to thrill
Aug 21, 2017 7:00 am - "Charlatans" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Robin Cook For his thirty-fifth novel, Robin Cook chose a subject scarier than a viral outbreak or comas or bioterrorism: doctors. ...
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Review: 'The Room of Fire' is a dark and violent book
Aug 21, 2017 7:00 am - "The Room of White Fire" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by T. Jefferson Parker Roland Ford is a private investigator who excels at finding missing people. He's also a former poli...
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7 books that will help ease the back-to-school transitionAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - • “Fall Is For School,” by Robert Neubecker (Disney-Hyperion) A brother and sister approach the end of summer differently — the girl is excited for school to start and t...
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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...