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Gail Borden offers programs for writers

Submitted by Gail Borden
Nov 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Get creative with writing projects at Gail Borden Public Library. Come Write In NaNoWriMo is a creative writing challenge that takes place throughout Nov. during ...
Book Review: Henry Winkler grapples with the Fonz and dyslexia in his entertaining new memoir

By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press
Oct 31, 2023 6:00 am - Henry Winkler's memoir begins on a Tuesday morning in October 1973, at his first audition for "Happy Days." He was almost 28 - quite a bit old for a high schooler - and ...
Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book 'Energy Follows Thought'

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press
Oct 31, 2023 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Willie starts with the words. It's one of the surprising revelations in Willie Nelson's new book, "Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs," an...
Book review: Sly Stone wants to take you higher in memoir

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press
Oct 28, 2023 6:00 am - While summoning stories from his remarkable yet erratic life in music, Sly Stone admits he occasionally had to depend on the recollections of others because his own memo...
'The Art of War,' Amy Schumer's memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-...
Britney Spears' book 'The Woman In Me' makes private details public, and public events personal

By MARIA SHERMAN and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press
Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' highly anticipated memoir "The Woman in Me" will be released Tuesday, revealing the pop superstar's personal take on events that have playe...
Wheaton Public Library book & art sale opens Nov. 9

Submitted by Carolyn DeAre
Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The Friends of the Wheaton Public Library are busy sorting and pricing items for their annual Holiday Book and Art Sale. The sale is unique in that it features individua...
Book review: John Grisham brings back 'The Firm' star Mitch McDeere in 'The Exchange'

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Oct 22, 2023 6:00 am - Thirty-two years after "The Firm" launched his career as a legal novelist who churns out bestselling books that almost invariably become movies, John Grisham returns wit...
Book review: Dolly Parton gives a tour of her closet in 'Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones'

By Mae Anderson Associated Press
Oct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Dolly Parton's iconic look - big hair, big heels and tight low-cut dresses covered in rhinestones or beads - is a big part of her lasting appeal, nearly as important as ...
Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a 'weight off my shoulders'

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press
Oct 16, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days. She's no longer hiding that she's been separated from megastar husband Will Smith for seven years. "It's a weig...

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