Literature
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Books are people, reading a conversation at Human Library of the Fox ValleyJul 03, 2016 7:23 am - Books are people, reading a conversation at Human Library of the Fox Valley
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Author appearances: Rachel Ruiz signs new picture book at La Grange's Anderson'sJul 02, 2016 7:18 am - • Meet children's book author Amy Young as she signs copies of her picture book "A Unicorn Named Sparkle" at noon Wednesday, July 6, at Anderson's Bookshop, 26 S. La Gra...
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Constable: Ex-Harper dean's stories as Wrigley usher rebound with CubsJun 30, 2016 5:39 am - When Buffalo Grove author Bruce Bohrer's "Best Seat In The House! Diary of a Wrigley Field Usher" was published in 2014, the Chicago Cubs were in last place, with key pl...
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'Fifty-Year Mission' is compelling 'Star Trek' time line
Jun 27, 2016 7:00 am - "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years" (Thomas Dunne Books), by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman E...
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Author appearances: Steven Raichlen signs 'Project Smoke'Jun 25, 2016 7:00 am - • Chicago cultural historian and author Tim Samuelson discusses his book, “But Wait, There's More! The Irresistible Appeal and Spiel of Ronco and Popeil,” and his collec...
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Naperville plans party for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'Jun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Downtown Naperville is working some magic for the release of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." J.K. Rowling's newest book is drawing the fanfare of a midnight releas...
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Bartlett festival adds literary arts to repertoireJun 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Bartlett festival adds literary arts to its lineup
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Book Review: Anne Tyler tames Shakespeare's 'Shrew'
Jun 20, 2016 7:00 am - "Vinegar Girl" (Hogarth), by Anne Tyler Last fall Hogarth Press published the first in a series of novels by contemporary writers reimagining Shakespeare's plays on the ...
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'Burn What Will Burn': suspenseful, hard-boiled crime novel
Jun 20, 2016 7:00 am - "Burn What Will Burn" (Minotaur), by CB McKenzie After his wife drowns in a bathtub, a death in which he may have been complicit, Bob Reynolds retreats to a tiny town in...
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Author appearances: Stacey Kade discusses new novel at Crystal Lake's B&NJun 18, 2016 7:19 am - • "The Nest" author Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney discusses her book at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com...