Literature
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'Conviction' has believable characters, intriguing twists
Mar 27, 2017 7:00 am - "Conviction" (Minotaur), by Julia Dahl Julia Dahl's examination of the myriad communities that exist - sometimes not so harmoniously - in Brooklyn, New York, fuels her t...
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Author events: Musician John Oates performs, discusses book in NapervilleMar 25, 2017 7:21 am - • "Bad Blood" author Demitria Lunetta signs copies of the teen horror/fantasy title at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville...
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Carol Stream writer, 109, working on her 12th book
Mar 25, 2017 1:00 am - When the ideas clatter and claw inside Merle Phillips' head in the dark of night, there's no point trying to get back to sleep. So she eases out of bed and shuffles over...
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Feast for the soul: Jim Harrison on wine and food
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Elk Grove Village author to speak about Alaska panhandle bookMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - A former Elk Grove Village resident will be at the public library Monday to talk about his book "Spirits of Southeast Alaska: The History and Hauntings of Alaska's Panha...
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'Inferno' brings insight and humanity to Ebola outbreak
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Review: Didion revisits the past to illuminate the present
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Greg Iles brings his 'Natchez Burning' trilogy to an end
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Poets to speak at Oakton's Chicago Writers SeriesMar 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Join Chicago area influential poets and educators Jamila Woods and Kevin Coval for a special reading at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Oakton Community College's Footlik...
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9 new things to check out this spring in the city, suburbsMar 19, 2017 7:15 am - Spring time, fling time. Soon enough, the weather will warm and you'll be excited again to get out of the house. What's there to do? Plenty - from touring productions ...