Literature
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Book Review: 'Work Pause Thrive' by Lisen Stromberg
Feb 06, 2017 6:00 am - "Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career" (BenBella Books), by Lisen Stromberg It's no secret that working parents have a difficult ti...
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Review: Robert B. Parker's 'Revelation'
Feb 06, 2017 6:00 am - "Robert B. Parker's Revelation" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Robert Knott The late Robert B. Parker made a career - a very successful, almost 40-year one - out of a series o...
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Book Review: 'Under the Knife' by Kelly Parsons
Feb 06, 2017 6:00 am - "Under the Knife" (St. Martin's Press), by Kelly Parsons Kelly Parsons' new medical thriller delivers an engrossing story about revenge, grief, technology and hospital p...
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Author events: Veronica Roth discusses new book Feb. 9 in NapervilleFeb 04, 2017 6:00 am - • Young adult authors B.T. Gottfred (“The Nerdy and the Dirty”) and Gretchen McNeil (“I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl”) discuss their new novels at 1 p.m. Sunday, Fe...
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Review: 'The Men in My life' by Patricia Bosworth
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - "The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan" (Harper), by Patricia Bosworth One-time actress Patricia Bosworth's long and sometimes fascinating memo...
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Political conflict leads Hersey student to write poemJan 30, 2017 10:00 pm - Emily Dattilo, a 17-year-old senior at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, began writing poetry when she was 5 years old. "Lately, I've taken to writing free v...
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Book Review: 'The Trapped Girl' by Robert Dugoni
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - "The Trapped Girl" (Amazon Publishing), by Robert Dugoni The discovery of a dead body leads Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite to a baffling case in "The Trappe...
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Book Review: 'Rather Be the Devil' by Ian Rankin
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - "Rather Be the Devil" (Little Brown and Company), by Ian Rankin Does your idea of a relaxing and rewarding retirement involve inspecting drowned corpses on the dockside,...
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Book Review: 'Right Behind You' by Lisa Gardner
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - "Right Behind You" (Dutton), by Lisa Gardner A terrifying incident that occurs when a young girl witnesses something life-changing propels Lisa Gardner's tight and compe...
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Author events: Exotic pet vet Dr. Laurie Hess signs new book in NapervilleJan 28, 2017 6:22 am - • Meet award-winning author and illustrator Kevin Henkes as he signs copies of "Egg," his new title for preschoolers, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Anderson's Bookshop,...