Literature
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Book review: ‘Clover Hendry’s Day Off’ is an infectious, Ferris Bueller-inspired 24-hour adventureJan 29, 2024 11:58 am - What starts as a normal Thursday quickly transforms into, well, not a normal Thursday. Something’s in the air — and maybe also inside that pill Clover Hendry took — and t...
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Book review: ‘Come and Get It’ takes readers back to school, blending gossip with weightier themesJan 29, 2024 9:55 am - It’s always fun to read books that take you back to your formative years. Kiley Reid’s sophomore novel, “Come & Get It,” is set in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the state un...
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Book review: Iranian-born Kaveh Akbar pens an unforgettable portrait of the poet as a young manJan 24, 2024 2:14 pm - A martyr is someone willing to die for a cause. It is a provocative title for any book, let alone one by an Iranian American author. But as Kaveh Akbar so ably demonstrat...
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Judge to read ‘Abe Lincoln’s Hat’ to local youth as part of ‘Judges Go to School Day’Jan 22, 2024 11:56 pm - In conjunction with the February celebration of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, Judge Chantelle Porter of Addison will be among the many Illinois judges to deliv...
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Hang out with Water Street Writers for a night of literature and communityJan 16, 2024 6:01 pm - On Sunday, Feb. 4, Water Street Writers will be featuring the talents of Heather Zenaty, Chris Gerrib, Vince Vieceli, and John Grenier in a night of literature and commun...
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Find a new book for the new year at Mount Prospect Public Library Book SaleJan 11, 2024 3:33 pm - It’s a new year, time for a new book; so leave the cold behind and join hundreds of your neighbors for the Friends of Mount Prospect Public Library’s book sale Jan. 20-21...
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Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in OctoberJan 11, 2024 7:36 am - A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall. The book, currently untitled, was completed with the help of ac...
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Book review: ‘Sugar, Baby’ is a train wreck with no consequences that you can’t help but readJan 08, 2024 12:41 pm - Agnes Green grew up on the poor side of a town outside London in the new novel “Sugar, Baby.” She's been an outsider her whole life, with her strict conservative Christia...
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Home Delivery Service brings Schaumburg Library to your doorJan 08, 2024 6:58 am - Organizing the Friendship Village Saturday Night Movie Club is no easy feat – just ask Irene Bauer. “It takes a lot of time,” Bauer said. “And you can’t please everybody....
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Sci-fi authors to talk AI at Jan. 11 webinar with Illinois Libraries PresentJan 07, 2024 3:52 pm - More than 200 Illinois libraries are hosting an online program, “Speculating About Our AI Future with Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu and Martha Wells,” on Thursday, Jan. 11. Thr...