Literature
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Review: Augusten Burroughs searches for love in new memoir
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - "Lust and Wonder" (St. Martin's Press), by Augusten Burroughs If you've read author Augusten Burroughs' other cynically funny memoirs, you might be surpr...
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Review: 2 sisters' secrets go viral in 'Keep Me Posted'
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - "Keep Me Posted" (NAL), by Lisa Beazley Cassie and Sid are sisters, best friends, and desperate for more time together. While Cassie balances twin 3-year-olds, a cramped...
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Young couple navigates cancer and life in 'Alice & Oliver'
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - "Alice & Oliver" (Random House), by Charles Bock Set in early '90s Manhattan when street corners touted pay phones, Charles Bock's "Alice and Oliver" jar...
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James McBride pays tribute to the Godfather of Soul
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - "Kill 'Em and Leave" (Spiegel & Grau), by James McBride James McBride, best-selling author of "The Color of Water" and "The Good Lord Bird," has written a furious ode to...
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'For the Love of Wine' explores an ancient wine culture
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - "For the Love of Wine: My Odyssey Through the World's Most Ancient Wine Culture" (Potomac Books), by Alice Feiring As children we learn to read starting with ABCs, yet m...
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Travel writer Marty Essen at Oakton April 5Apr 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Award-winning author Marty Essen will present the global travel and photography show "Around the World in 90 Minutes" from 2:30-4 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, at Oakton's Sko...
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Author appearances: Get your Qs ready for Nick Offerman's visit to NapervilleApr 02, 2016 7:24 am - • Meet author Herve Tullet as he signs copies of his new children's book, "Let's Play!," at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naper...
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Evanovich delivers heartfelt romance in 'Total Package'
Apr 01, 2016 7:00 am - "The Total Package" (William Morrow), by Stephanie Evanovich Stephanie Evanovich delivers another swoon-worthy romance with "The Total Package." She ...
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Wisconsin supper clubs explored in filmmaker's lectureMar 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Wisconsin supper clubs explored in filmmaker's lecture
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Shred your personal documents at Algonquin CommonsMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - As you're doing your spring cleaning, you might want to gather those old, outdated documents you no longer need and bring them to the Randall Road corridor this weekend....