Literature
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Geneva Library Foundation offers guided tour of national parks May 17Apr 15, 2017 11:00 pm - In 1872, Yellowstone became the nation's first National Park and, in 1916, the National Park Service was born. One hundred years later, the United States has 59 Nationa...
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Author events: Craig Robinson, Jimmy Webb appear in NapervilleApr 15, 2017 7:24 am - • Thriller fiction writers Raymond Benson ("The Black Stiletto" series and various James Bond titles), Marcella Raymond (WGN-TV reporter who is working on her first crim...
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Actor Craig Robinson to discuss new children's bookApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Before Craig Robinson - known to TV viewers as Darryl Philbin from the warehouse of Dunder-Mifflin on "The Office" - was an actor, he was an elementary school music teac...
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'Mollie's War' author to discuss women in World War IIApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Harper College today is welcoming award-winning author Cyndee Schaffer for a discussion about her book, "Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe." The...
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Author Jay Asher at Schaumburg library April 19Apr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Teens and adults are invited to meet best-selling author Jay Asher from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in the Rasmussen Room of the Schaumburg Township District Libr...
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'The Burial Hour' by Jeffery Deaver keeps readers guessing
Apr 11, 2017 7:00 am - "The Burial Hour" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeffery Deaver The latest in Jeffery Deaver's series featuring forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme and his partner, Amelia ...
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Wife of a swindler pays the price in 'Widow of Wall Street'
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Author panel explores racism in Chicago and the Midwest April 20Apr 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Three authors with a deep understanding of racial inequality in Midwestern cities will discuss how contemporary writing depicts these issues during a panel discussion on...
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Tri-Cities middle school students receive AAUW Writing AwardsApr 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Eighteen students from Tri-Cities middle schools were awarded medals for original fiction, nonfiction and poetry awarded by the American Association of University Women ...
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Authors: Meet Kwame Alexander, Andrew McCarthy this weekApr 08, 2017 7:22 am - • Author Kwame Alexander signs copies of his newest book, "Animal Ark: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures," at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Anderson's Books...