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Meet Chicago suburban authors at library's free event

Submitted by Cook Memorial Public Library
Jan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - The "read local" movement encourages bibliophiles to read books that are written by authors who live nearby. To connect readers with the writers working in their midst, ...
'American Housewife' depicts uproarious picture of wifedom

By CHRISTINA LEDBETTER
Jan 12, 2016 6:00 am - "American Housewife" (Doubleday), by Helen Ellis An organized kidnapping mission rescues beauty pageant escapees. A neighborly feud draws blood. A dying wife secures a b...
'Olive Kitteridge' author publishes new novel

By ANN LEVIN
Jan 11, 2016 6:00 am - "My Name is Lucy Barton" (Random House), by Elizabeth Strout The narrator of Elizabeth Strout's new novel has a peculiar voice for a twice-married, successful w...
Review: Actor David McCallum writes crime novel

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Jan 11, 2016 6:00 am - David McCallum - yes, actor David McCallum of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "NCIS" fame - confidently embarks on a second career in his highly entertaining debut that mi...
Author of children's book 'Rump' to visit Palatine Library

Submitted by Palatine Public Library
Jan 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Liesl Shurtliff, Chicago author of "Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin" visits Palatine Library to engage aspiring young writers (grades three and up) in two aftern...
Author appearances: YouTube star Lindsey Stirling speaks, signs books in Naperville

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
Jan 09, 2016 6:27 am - • Financial expert and author Chris Hogan discusses and signs copies of his book "Retire Inspired: It's Not an Age, It's a Financial Number" at noon Tuesday, Jan. 12, at...
Prairie Center presents 'Spoon River Anthology' Jan. 17

Submitted by Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts
Jan 07, 2016 5:00 am - The Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts will present the "Spoon River Anthology" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in the lecture hall. The event commemorates the centennial...
Do not pet service dogs? Naperville woman shows kids why

By Marie Wilson
Jan 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Naperville woman illustrates how service dogs help veterans
Writers can learn to market via Pinterest

Daily Herald report
Jan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Writers, whether published or unpublished, can learn about Pinterest as a way to publicize their work during an upcoming meeting of the American Christian Fiction Writer...
Northwest Cultural Council explores poetry of place, exile and self

Submitted by Northwest Cultural Council
Jan 03, 2016 12:00 am - The Northwest Cultural Council Second Saturday Poetry Workshop will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court. Poet Angela ...

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