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Weekend picks: Anna Kendrick talks up new book in Naperville

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan
Nov 16, 2016 5:00 am - Thursday Kendrick stops in Naperville Anna Kendrick discusses her book "Scrappy Little Nobody" Thursday at Community Christian Church, 1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville. Tic...
Kendrick is authentic, engaging in 'Scrappy Little Nobody'

By LINCEE RAY
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - "Scrappy Little Nobody" (Touchstone), by Anna Kendrick Anna Kendrick has charmed her fans in films such as "Up in the Air," ''Into the Woods" and "Pitch Perfect." In "Sc...
Review: Stefanie Pintoff's 'City on Edge' is gripping story

By JEFF AYERS
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - "City on Edge" (Bantam), by Stefanie Pintoff Stefanie Pintoff brings back Eve Rossi and her unorthodox team from last year's "Hostage Taker" with another stellar case in...
British biographer, historian to speak at Harper

Submitted by Harper College
Nov 14, 2016 10:00 pm - British biographer and cultural historian Barry Miles - co-owner of the famous London bookshop where Yoko met John - will visit Harper College to read from his work and ...
Review: Jack Reacher returns in 'Night School'

By JEFF AYERS
Nov 14, 2016 6:00 am - "Night School" (Delacorte Press), by Lee Child "Night School," featuring Lee Child's enigmatic hero Jack Reacher, goes back to 1996 when Reacher was still in the militar...
New book explores supersized philanthropy of Joan Kroc

By ANN LEVIN
Nov 14, 2016 6:00 am - "Ray & Joan" (Dutton), by Lisa Napoli In 2012, journalist Lisa Napoli did a story about a peace monument in Santa Monica, California, that had fallen into disrepair. She...
Review: 'No Man's Land' by David Baldacci is action-packed

By WAKA TSUNODA
Nov 14, 2016 6:00 am - "No Man's Land" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci David Baldacci's typical action thriller often features a character in dire emotional straits. This gives t...
Author events: Bernie Sanders, Anna Kendrick coming to Naperville

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Nov 12, 2016 6:00 am - The Warrenville VFW Post 8081 will host a book signing featuring two authors who are also Vietnam veterans at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the post, 3S371 Mignin Drive, ...
Review: Richer version of 'Road to Perdition' is released

By BRUCE DESILVA
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - "Road to Perdition: The New, Expanded Novel" (Brash Books), by Max Allan Collins Readers can be forgiven if they believe there's nothing more to be done with "Road to Pe...
Book Review: 'Say No More' is stellar mystery

By JEFF AYERS
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - "Say No More" (Forge), by Hank Phillippi Ryan "Say No More," Hank Phillippi Ryan's latest novel to feature intrepid Boston reporter Jane Ryland and homicide detective Ja...

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