Literature
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Author Cammie McGovern discusses new book Tuesday at Vernon Area LibraryApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - Author Cammie McGovern will appear at the Vernon Area Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road in Lincolnshire, on Tuesday to discuss her new book "Chester and Gus" and her advoc...
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Author events: Caitlyn Jenner discusses new memoir at Union League ClubApr 22, 2017 7:22 am - • Ashley Poston signs copies of her new young-adult title, "Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale," at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave.,...
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Naperville's Crone Middle School aims to make reading cool for boysApr 21, 2017 6:00 am - If staff members at Crone Middle School in Naperville were to list things that can make boys think reading is cool, here's what they'd include: Basketball, sports books...
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Ceremony hails winning artists, writers in Dist. 214Apr 19, 2017 1:00 am - For the second year in a row, an Arlington Heights photographer who once took photos for the campaign staffs working for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush won first pla...
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'Notes on a Banana' takes readers on coming-of-age journey
Apr 18, 2017 7:00 am - "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression" (Dey Street), by David Leite Much has been contributed to the cannon of first-person literature on anxi...
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Grayslake author recalls the woman who inspired her feisty heroineApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Submitted by Ernest J. Schweit Author Michelle Cox will celebrate the publication of her new book, "A Ring of Truth," at a launch party from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 21, a...
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Field of Honor returns to Algonquin CommonsApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The Field of Honor, which recognizes Illinois residents who have served in the Armed Forces, is returning to the Randall Road corridor this spring. The Algonquin Commons...
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Oil wealth, greed, prejudice fueled murders of Osage Indians
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Review: David Baldacci's 'The Fix' is a compelling puzzler
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Fox Lake hopes poetry slam helps ignite cultural movement downtownApr 16, 2017 11:00 pm - As part of a villagewide effort to draw people downtown through the arts, Fox Lake on Thursday is hosting its first Poetry Slam at Studio 25 Arts Creation. The event, wh...