Literature
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Review: Nick Heller returns in Finder's 'Guilty Minds'
Jul 25, 2016 7:00 am - "Guilty Minds" (Dutton), by Joseph Finder Corporate fixer and private intelligence operative Nick Heller returns in a tale of scandal and manipulation in Joseph Finder's...
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Review: Megan Abbott's new novel is fiercely gripping
Jul 25, 2016 7:00 am - "You Will Know Me" (Little, Brown and Co.), by Megan Abbott Obsession can grow from the simplest of desires - to be good at something. That can easily morph into the nee...
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Linda Fairstein navigates NYC fashion scene in new thriller
Jul 25, 2016 7:00 am - "Killer Look" (Dutton), by Linda Fairstein Linda Fairstein's novels about Assistant District Attorney Alexandra "Alex" Cooper take readers behind the scenes to New York ...
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Many genres at inaugural AuthorFestJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - The inaugural AuthorFest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center. Meet New York Times best selling author ...
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Author events: Delia Ephron discusses new novel in Libertyville, Lake ForestJul 23, 2016 7:18 am - • Mawi Asgedom signs copies of his book "Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey From a Refugee Camp to Harvard" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Anderson's Book...
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Thank 7-year-old for new Little Free Library in Hawthorn WoodsJul 22, 2016 5:00 am - 7-year-old asked for code change to do it
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Comic Mania in Elgin aims to attract a younger audienceJul 20, 2016 8:00 am - As Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library hosted its seventh annual Comic Book Mania on Saturday, July 16, professionals like comic book artist Mark Stegbauer and comic book...
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Review: 'Seinfeldia' offers little new on landmark comedy
Jul 18, 2016 7:00 am - "Seinfeldia" (Simon & Schuster), by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Eighteen years ago, in one of the most anticipated moments in American television history, fans of "Seinfe...
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Polk unpacks leaving Wall Street in 'For the Love of Money'
Jul 18, 2016 7:00 am - "For the Love of Money: a Memoir" (Scribner), by Sam Polk While working at his dream job as a senior trader on Wall Street, Sam Polk received a bonus of several million ...
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Review: 'Secret Language of Stones' is romantic ghost story
Jul 18, 2016 7:00 am - "The Secret Language of Stones" (Atria), by M.J. Rose A woman with the ability to communicate with the dead using gemstones finds love from an unexpected source in "The ...