Literature
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The genius of Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan's storytellingOct 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Thursday morning, we learned that Bob Dylan had won the Nobel Prize for literature for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." ...
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Engineers bring da Vinci's catapult to Arlington Heights libraryOct 12, 2016 6:00 am - A rare chance to glimpse into the world of Leonardo da Vinci's genius mind exists this month on the main floor of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. No, not one of ...
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'The Lost Boy' by Camilla Lackberg is psychological thriller
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - "The Lost Boy" (Pegasus Crime), by Camilla Lackberg Camilla Lackberg proves why she's called Sweden's "queen of crime" in her superb seventh novel set in the coastal tow...
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Review: Nicholas Sparks debuts 20th novel, 'Two By Two'
Oct 10, 2016 7:00 am - "Two By Two" (Grand Central Publishing), by Nicholas Sparks In 1996, Nicholas Sparks introduced the world to Allie and Noah in his best-selling novel "The Notebook." The...
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Author events: Beach Boys' Mike Love signs new book in NapervilleOct 08, 2016 7:21 am - • Meet "I'm From Division Street" author Kenneth N. Green as he discusses his book at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Temple Jeremiah, 937 Happ Road, Northfield. Free. For de...
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Review: 'Strong Cold Dead' is fast-moving & action-packed
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "Strong Cold Dead" (Forge), by Jon Land Caitlin Strong, a trigger-happy, often insubordinate, fifth-generation Texas Ranger, is back in another rollicking Jon Land adven...
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Dublin's murder squad hunts for a killer in 'The Trespasser'
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "The Trespasser" (Viking), by Tana French Though Detective Antoinette Conway always dreamed of working in the murder squad, now that she's made it to the Dublin Castle g...
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Review: 'Fractured' moves at satisfyingly addictive pace
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "Fractured" (Lake Union Publishing), by Catherine McKenzie The end of summer doesn't need to mean the end of beach reads. And a beach read doesn't need to mean lightweig...
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'The Dollhouse' is as much about a place as about people
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - "The Dollhouse" (Dutton), by Fiona Davis Former actress and journalist Fiona Davis' debut novel, "The Dollhouse," is as much about a place as it is about people. Built i...
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Author events: Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn signs her book at Naperville's Anderson'sOct 01, 2016 7:17 am - • Caldecott honoree Aaron Becker signs copies of his book "Return" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For a place in th...