Literature
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Book review: Short story anthology ‘The Black Girl Survives in This One’ challenges the horror canon
Apr 08, 2024 3:39 pm - Ahh, the Final Girl — a point of pride, a point of contention. Too often, the white, virginal, Western ideal. But not this time. “The Black Girl Survives in This One,” a ...
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Third place winners in 2024 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing ContestApr 08, 2024 1:07 pm - Visual art, poetry and prose: We share the work of the third place winners in the Arts Unlimited District 214 and Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest.
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Children’s book author shows support for Palatine school’s PTAApr 07, 2024 2:35 pm - When children’s book author and motivational speaker Randi Moxi heard about the financial plight of a parent-teacher organization in Palatine Township Elementary District...
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‘You can’t accept life if you can’t accept death’: Hands of Hope offers book club for grief and loss
Apr 05, 2024 5:24 am - Imagine a book club focused on death and grief. That’s what Hands of Hope began this year with its Turning the Page Book Club.
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Second place winners in 2024 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing ContestApr 05, 2024 5:00 am - Visual art, poetry and prose: We share the work of the second place winners in the Arts Unlimited District 214 and Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest.
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Celebrating creativity: Meet the 2024 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersApr 04, 2024 1:18 pm - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Dai...
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First place winnersApr 03, 2024 6:00 am - Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest Visual Art: “Under the Grave” by Emma Taucher Poetry: “What I Think About the G...
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Book Review: ‘City of Ruins’ completes a masterful Don Winslow trilogy
Apr 01, 2024 9:40 am - Years ago, when novelist Don Winslow first read Aeschylus, he recognized that the Greek father of literary tragedies had explored every major theme found in modern crime ...
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Eclipse featured at Local Author Showcase April 3 at Anderson’s Bookshop-NapervilleMar 28, 2024 6:25 pm - Did you know eclipses have a season? “Eclipse seasons” happen less than six months apart when the lunar orbit is perfect for Sun, Earth, and Moon eclipse alignments to ...
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Book Review: ‘Glorious Exploits’ turns classical history into an endearing comedy about tragedy
Mar 25, 2024 9:59 am - If the googly eyes on the cover didn’t make it apparent, Ferdia Lennon’s knockout debut novel “Glorious Exploits” is hilarious. In fact, it’s loaded with dark humor literally from page one. Never before has history been such a riot, and so indelibly endearing.