Literature
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A workaholic dad learns to adapt in 'This Was Not the Plan'
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - "This Was Not the Plan" (Touchstone), by Cristina Alger Charlie Goldwyn's life plan has gone awry. He didn't plan on being raised by a single mother. He ...
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Review: 'The Language of Secrets' is action-packed novel
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - "The Language of Secrets" (Minotaur), by Ausma Zehanat Khan The hot-button issues of religion and culture - sometimes wrapped in controversy and suspicion - make a compe...
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Review: 'The Cowshed' a stark reminder of dark time in China
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - "The Cowshed: Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution" (New York Review Books), by Ji Xianlin China doesn't make it easy for its people to openly discuss sensitive i...
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Constable: When opera and 'Dummies' collideJan 31, 2016 6:30 am - Before he wrote “Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Dummies” and starred in cabaret shows he wrote, Bill Dyszel made a life-changing discovery as a freshman at Palatine High Sch...
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Author appearances: Grace Helbig signs her book Feb. 5 at Anderson's in NapervilleJan 30, 2016 6:17 am - • British journalist, New York Times best-selling author and the niece of "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes, Jessica Fellowes will discuss her book "The World of D...
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New book details dying doctor's quest to find meaning
Jan 27, 2016 6:00 am - "When Breath Becomes Air" (Random House), by Paul Kalanithi In his posthumously published "When Breath Becomes Air," Paul Kalanithi gets straight to the sudden turning p...
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Elgin Literary Festival returns with mix of activitiesJan 26, 2016 10:00 pm - The second annual Elgin Literary Festival returns to downtown Elgin Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30, with a mix of panel discussions, lectures, children's activit...
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New book details dying doctor's quest to find meaning
Jan 26, 2016 6:00 am - "When Breath Becomes Air" (Random House), by Paul Kalanithi In his posthumously published "When Breath Becomes Air," Paul Kalanithi gets straight to the sudden turning p...
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Review: 'Where it Hurts' is superb detective novel
Jan 26, 2016 5:00 am - "Where It Hurts" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Reed Farrel Coleman Gus Murphy was looking forward to retirement after a distinguished career as a Long Island policeman, but ...
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Previously unpublished Beatrix Potter story discoveredJan 25, 2016 10:00 pm - LONDON - Peter Rabbit is back, in a previously unpublished story by children's author Beatrix Potter. "The Tale of Kitty-In-Boots" was tracked down by publisher Jo Hanks...