Literature
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Hawthorn Woods Book Nook club to mmet WednesdayDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Hawthorn Woods Book Nook Reading Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at village hall, 2 Lagoon Drive. The group will discuss Stieg Larson's "The Girl wit...
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Author events: Meet middle-grade author K.A. Holt in Arlington HeightsDec 10, 2016 6:26 am - • Local author Erica O'Rourke (writing under the name of Lucy Kerr) celebrates the release of her new adult mystery book, "Time of Death," at an author event at 3 p.m. S...
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Hooked has millions of teens reading books by text
Dec 10, 2016 6:15 am - OK, it's not exactly Dickens. But how about a great story delivered to you by text message? That's the idea hatched by Prerna Gupta and Parag Chordia. The two entreprene...
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Radio personalities Steve and Johnnie reminisce about WGN, Les PaulDec 06, 2016 10:00 pm - For 27 years, Steve King and his wife Johnnie Putman were comforting companions to night owls around Chicago, broadcasting their "Life After Dark" show to dozens of stat...
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Book Review: "Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance"
Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - "Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance (A Jack Ryan Novel)" (G.P. Putnam's Sons) by Mark Greaney The latest novel featuring Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's iconic hero and now pr...
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Schaumburg library hosts book discussion groupsDec 06, 2016 12:00 am - Several book discussion groups of the Schaumburg Township District Library will meet in January. The Young(ish) Adult Book Club will discuss "A Monster Calls" by Patri...
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Review: 'The Platinum Age of Television'
Dec 05, 2016 6:00 am - "The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific" (Penguin Random House/ Doubleday), by David Bianculli NPR's "Fresh Air" TV...
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Author appearances: Dorie Greenspan, Cokie Roberts and moreDec 03, 2016 6:10 am - • ABC News and NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts discusses her book for young readers, "Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation," at a luncheon event at...
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Book Review: 'Moonglow' by Michael Chabon
Nov 29, 2016 6:00 am - "Moonglow: a Novel" (Harper), by Michael Chabon In his latest novel, "Moonglow," author and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon aims for the moon and successfully touch...
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Megyn Kelly in Lombard advises Trump: 'Try to take the high road'Nov 28, 2016 12:00 am - Journalist discusses president-elect during charity event in Lombard