Literature
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Dan Brown's newest book to launch at Downers Grove event Oct. 3Jul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Anderson's Bookshop has secured the official public launch event for Dan Brown's newest book, bringing one of the world's most popular authors to Downers Grove to debut ...
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Review: Jeff Abbott keeps readers on edge in 'Blame'
Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - "Blame: a Thriller" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott The girl who can't remember will be forced to seek answers she doesn't want to find in "Blame," Jeff Abbot...
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M.J. Rose takes readers on a journey to 1925 in new novel
Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - "The Library of Light and Shadow" (Atria), by M.J. Rose M.J. Rose takes readers on a journey to 1925, where a post-war environment invoked a sense of heightened passion...
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Stott's memoir reveals Exclusive Brethren's impact on family
Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - "In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult" (Spiegel & Grau), by Rebecca Stott Rebecca Stott grew up in the 1960s as part of the Exclusive Brethren, where her fa...
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Connelly cements reputation as master of crime fiction
Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - "The Late Show" (Little, Brown and Company), by Michael Connelly Michael Connelly leaves the world of Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller to start a new series featuring Detec...
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Review: Atkins delivers engrossing thriller 'The Fallen'
Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - "The Fallen" (Putnam), by Ace Atkins Ace Atkins' novels about Quinn Colson, a former Army Ranger turned sheriff, takes place in Mississippi's rural Tibbehah County, wher...
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Little Lending Library coming to Palatine schoolJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - Installation of a Little Lending Library is set for Thursday afternoon outside a Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school. Jane Addams Elementary School in Palati...
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Garwood delivers another suspenseful romance with 'Wired'
Jul 17, 2017 7:00 am - "Wired" (Berkley), by Julie Garwood Julie Garwood delivers another suspenseful romance with her new novel, "Wired." Readers will be immersed in a world of digital coding...
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Review: 'Afterlife' is mind-bending thriller
Jul 17, 2017 7:00 am - "Afterlife: a Novel" (Thomas & Mercer), by Marcus Sakey The line between life and death is a mere dimension that's easier to breach than previously thought in "Afterlife...
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What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalogJul 17, 2017 6:00 am - "The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures" By Library of Congress Chronicle. 224 pp. $35 --- This book about card catalogs, written and published in cooper...