Literature
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Review: Jeffrey Toobin revisits Patty Hearst saga
Aug 01, 2016 7:00 am - "American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst" (Doubleday), by Jeffrey Toobin Earlier this year the well-known legal analyst Jeffr...
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Wizard magic: J.K. Rowling hopes 'Harry Potter' play goes globalJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - LONDON - London is under Harry Potter's spell once more - and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play "Harry Potter and the Curse...
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Potter play hype shows the world is still wild about HarryJul 30, 2016 7:24 am - LONDON - There are fans with wands and wizard costumes, midnight book parties and throngs of excited muggles. Harry Potter's magic is back. Nine years after J.K. Rowling...
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Author events: Anderson's hosts Penn Jillette book signing in La GrangeJul 30, 2016 7:21 am - • Kathryn Knapik-Kick signs copies of her book "The Many Tales of Sammy the Cat" from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, outside of This Old Book bookstore, 138 Center St., ...
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Harry Potter fans celebrate 'Cursed Child' release in NapervilleJul 30, 2016 1:00 am - Kassidy Wiskari shrugged her shoulders. Yes, Harry Potter is all grown up. And yes, J.K. Rowling didn't write his latest adventure. No matter. Wiskari is a die-hard, and...
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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...