Literature
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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...
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Book Review: Blogger writes about gentrification of NYC
Aug 07, 2017 7:00 am - "Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul" (Dey Street Books), by Jeremiah Moss If you've lived in New York City for any period of time, you've likely seen the...
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Review: 'The Quiet Child' by John Burley is engrossing novel
Aug 07, 2017 7:00 am - "The Quiet Child: a Novel" (William Morrow), by John Burley "The Quiet Child" is 6-year-old Danny McCray, who is indeed quiet. He doesn't speak, though doctors have said...
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Book review: The horrific night that changed a family's life foreverAug 07, 2017 6:00 am - The Good Daughter By Karin Slaughter Morrow. 500 pp. $27.99 --- Karin Slaughter's new thriller,"The Good Daughter," is not for the squeamish. All of Slaughter's books - ...
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Author events: Food Network's Addie Gundry talks new cookbooks at Lake Forest Book StoreAug 05, 2017 7:19 am - • "Mrs. Fletcher" author Tom Perrotta signs copies of his book at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in the si...
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Book Review: 'The Blinds' moves at brisk pace
Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - "The Blinds" (Ecco/HarperCollins), by Adam Sternbergh The prison system - and how to treat incarcerated criminals - has always been problematic, no matter the plan. Adam...