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James Lee Burke's latest transports readers back to 1952

By JEFF AYERS
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - "The Jealous Kind" (Simon & Schuster), by James Lee Burke James Lee Burke transports readers back to 1952 in his coming-of-age tale, "The Jealous Kind." Aaron Broussard ...
2 American authors among 6 Booker Prize finalists

By JILL LAWLESS
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Hard-hitting novels about fractured families, a fractured Europe and the fractured state of race relations in the United States are among six finalists ann...
Review: Cussler's 'Pirate' delivers action and thrills

By JEFF AYERS
Sep 13, 2016 7:00 am - "Pirate: a Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell "Pirate," the latest entry in the Sam and Remi Fargo series by Clive Cu...
New acts, more artists add depth, variety to Elgin Fringe Festival

By Jamie Greco Daily Herald correspondent
Sep 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Variety and creativity are the hallmarks of the Elgin Fringe Festival, which runs Thursday, Sept. 15, through Sunday, Sept. 18, in Elgin's downtown district, featuring d...
Review: 'Darktown' by Thomas Mullen has intense plot

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Sep 12, 2016 7:00 am - "Darktown: a Novel" (Atria/37Ink), by Thomas Mullen Atlanta during the post-World War II years was a city on the cusp of change: "Neither city nor country but some odd c...
'Wolf Boys' follows American teens employed by drug cartels

By CHRISTINA LEDBETTER
Sep 12, 2016 7:00 am - "Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel" (Simon & Schuster), by Dan Slater Dan Slater's "Wolf Boys" follows the story of Gabriel Cardo...
Review: Ian McEwan's 'Nutshell' is 'Hamlet' in miniature

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Sep 12, 2016 7:00 am - "Nutshell" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday), by Ian McEwan It takes a lion's nerve to rewrite "Hamlet" from the viewpoint of a fetus, a stunt conceived and sweetly achieved by ...
Author events: Meet Jason Segel Sept. 15 at the Tivoli in Downers Grove

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Sep 10, 2016 7:23 am - • Cassie Beasley signs copies of her book "Circus Mirandus" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in the sig...
'One of These Things First' is insightful memoir

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - "One of These Things First: A Memoir" (Delphinium), by Steven Gaines In 1962, when he turned 15, Steven Gaines slashed his wrists on a glass window in the back of his gr...
Review: 'The White Mirror' by Elsa Hart is compelling novel

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - "The White Mirror" (Minotaur Books), by Elsa Hart Warring nations, divisive politics, a fear of foreigners and a distrust of what seems to be an unusual religion were ch...

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