Literature
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Author events: Jane Alexander discusses 'Wild Things' at New TrierOct 22, 2016 7:19 am - • Local author Paul Barile signs copies of his new novel, "My Brother's Hands," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. To re...
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Readers will feel lost in 'The Tourist' by Robert Dickinson
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - "The Tourist" (Redhook), by Robert Dickinson Robert Dickinson's latest novel, "The Tourist," is billed as a conspiracy thriller, but it's a sci-fi novel that explores va...
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Review: 'The Obsidian Chamber' keeps readers guessing
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - "The Obsidian Chamber (A Pendergast Novel)" (Grand Central Publishing), by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child The latest novel in Preston & Child's Pendergast series pick...
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Kristi Yamaguchi visits Whiteley Elementary in Hoffman EstatesOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Famed figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi visited Frank C. Whiteley Elementary School in Hoffman Estates to read her latest children's book with students Tuesday morning. Yam...
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Award-winning author enthralls Lincolnshire studentsOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Daniel Wright Junior High School students sat enthralled Tuesday as author Steve Sheinkin discussed his nonfiction historical books, including the award-winning "The Por...
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Book Review: 'IQ' delivers moving, yet action-packed plot
Oct 17, 2016 7:00 am - "IQ" (Mullholland Books), by Joe Ide Sherlock Holmes - and all his incarnations - never go out of style. It's not just the updates that keep the Great Detective in our m...
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David Rosenfelt returns with 'The Twelve Dogs of Christmas'
Oct 17, 2016 7:00 am - "The Twelve Dogs of Christmas: an Andy Carpenter Mystery" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt David Rosenfelt is known for his legal thrillers filled with wry humor. His late...
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Review: Music critic writes personal history of pop music
Oct 17, 2016 7:00 am - "Love for Sale: Pop Music in America" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by David Hajdu Ever wonder what makes pop music so irresistible? David Hajdu, a music critic and profe...
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Bernie Sanders to speak in NapervilleOct 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Voters who supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primaries won't get to cast a ballot for him next month, but they can hear his postelection comments w...
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Author events: Meet Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi in Winnetka, NapervilleOct 15, 2016 7:00 am - Soman Chainani signs copies of his book “The School for Good and Evil: Ever Never Handbook” at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Na...