Literature
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Perri dives into world of embezzlement in 'The Assistants'
May 09, 2016 7:00 am - "The Assistants" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Camille Perri Camille Perri wastes no time diving into the shady world of embezzlement in her first novel, "The Assistants." Pe...
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Author appearances: Mary Alice Monroe talks 'Lowcountry Wedding' at Winnetka's Book StallMay 07, 2016 7:16 am - • "A Lowcountry Wedding" author Mary Alice Monroe discusses her book at noon Monday, May 9, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or...
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Mundelein High School literacy programs earn grantsMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Several Mundelein High School employees have received grants from a local educational foundation to support reading and literacy projects. The grants came from the Munde...
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Author Jane Hamilton coming to GurneeMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Author Jane Hamilton will be appearing Tuesday, May 24, at Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, to discuss her latest novel, "The Excellent Lombards." The novel tel...
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Book Review: 'Redemption Road' by John Hart
May 04, 2016 7:00 am - "Redemption Road" (St. Martins/Dunne), by John Hart John Hart's first four novels earned two Edgar Allan Poe Awards and one nomination, as well as a myriad of other awar...
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Book Review: 'Mission Hill' by Pamela Wechsler
May 04, 2016 7:00 am - "Mission Hill" (Minotaur Books), by Pamela Wechsler Screenwriter, TV consultant and former prosecutor Pamela Wechsler skillfully eases into "Mission Hill," her debut leg...
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Book Review: 'I Let You Go'
May 04, 2016 7:00 am - "I Let You Go" (Berkley), by Clare Mackintosh The death of a 5-year-old boy in a hit-and-run accident on a rainy British evening jumpstarts "I Let You Go," which melds a...
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Review: New Spenser novel is a 5-alarm thriller
May 03, 2016 7:00 am - "Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Ace Atkins A troubling series of fires in mostly abandoned Boston buildings turns deadly in "Robert B. Parker's S...
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Book Review: Allison Leotta's 'The Last Good Girl'
May 03, 2016 7:00 am - "The Last Good Girl" (Touchstone), by Allison Leotta Former federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta continues her series featuring her fictional counterpart Anna Cu...
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Stratford-upon-Avon marks 400 years since Shakespeare diedMay 03, 2016 5:58 am - STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England - "All the world's a stage," wrote William Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago. But he played out much of his life in one small English mark...