Literature
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Third annual Elgin Literary Festival returns this weekendJan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - The third annual Elgin Literary Festival returns to downtown Elgin on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, with a mix of panel discussions, lectures, a poetry reading, and m...
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Author events: David Sheff discusses 'Beautiful Boy' at Glenbard NorthJan 21, 2017 6:18 am - #x2022; Meet author Sarah Barthel as she signs copies of her new historical mystery title, "House of Silence," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. ...
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Review: Depravity on display in 'Homesick for Another World'
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - "Homesick for Another World" (Penguin Press), by Ottessa Moshfegh Ottessa Moshfegh's story collection, "Homesick for Another World," couldn't come at a better time. Noti...
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Book Review: 'Little Deaths' by Emma Flint is mesmerizing
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Review: Evan Smoak returns in Hurwitz's 'The Nowhere Man'
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Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' comes to life Jan. 26 at ECC Arts CenterJan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Ray Bradbury's classic novel "Fahrenheit 451" will be brought to life on stage by actor Rich Orlow at the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Thursday, Jan. 26. The L...
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Author events: Meet Barrington's Veronica Roth in Glencoe Jan. 18Jan 13, 2017 10:00 pm - • Celebrate the release of best-selling author Veronica Roth's newest novel, “Carve the Mark,” at an event from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Central School, 620 Gr...
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'The Power of Introverts' to be focus of next Books Between BitesJan 11, 2017 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Jan. 19, Batavia's popular monthly noontime book program, Books Between Bites, welcomes the Rev. Cynthia Anderson to discuss the book "Quiet: The Power of I...
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Ingrid Thoft delivers action-packed plot in 'Duplicity'
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Review: 'Her Every Fear' is effective, compulsive thriller