Literature
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Author events: Meet Chris Colfer, Michael Connelly in Naperville this weekJul 15, 2017 7:28 am - • "Who's That Girl" author Blair Thornburgh signs copies of her book at 7 p.m. Monday, July 17, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. For a place in t...
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Comic book mania breaks out at Gail Borden libraryJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - More than 20 comic book artists and writers met with guests Saturday at the Comic Book Mania Convention at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Artists sold some of...
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Constable: Author still walks with angels 25 years laterJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - A deeply religious Arlington Heights housewife with five kids, Joan Wester Anderson hung a clothesline in the Kroch's & Brentano's bookstore at Randhurst Mall in Mount P...
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'Ancient Brews' reveals tasty history of alcohol
Jul 11, 2017 7:00 am - "Ancient Brews: Rediscovered & Re-created" (W.W. Norton & Co.), by Patrick E. McGovern It's easy to find cold brews on summer days, but here's a twist: a journey back to...
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Review: 'The Almost Sisters' tests bonds of family & friends
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "The Almost Sisters: a Novel" (William Morrow), by Joshilyn Jackson "The Almost Sisters" is, at its heart, a story about four generations of family. How author Joshilyn ...
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Review: A revealing look at a beloved, mysterious writer
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee" (Harper), by Wayne Flynt Nelle Harper Lee wrote a novel published in the early 1960s. Her next novel was published mor...
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Review: 'Watch Me Disappear' is a suspenseful story
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "Watch Me Disappear" (Spiegel & Grau), by Janelle Brown For some people, the idea of unconditional love is fraught with conditions, especially when a relationship has be...
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Review: A revealing look at a beloved, mysterious writer
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - "Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee" (Harper), by Wayne Flynt Nelle Harper Lee wrote a novel published in the early 1960s. Her next novel was published mor...
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Author events: Charlie Donlea discusses mystery in LibertyvilleJul 08, 2017 7:15 am - • Meet author Christina Henry as she signs copies of her book “Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook” at 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Gran...
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Local author Anna Lewis to speak on her book, 'Women of Steel and Stone'Jul 06, 2017 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is pleased to host award-winning author and St. Charles resident Anna M. Lewis at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in the Carnegie Community Room,...