Literature
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'The Bone Orchard' is satisfying mysterAug 01, 2014 5:45 am - Mike Bowditch's recklessness and insubordination, along with his struggle with a series of personal tragedies, seemed to make him a bad match for his job as a Maine game...
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'The Home Place' a strong debut for Carrie La SeurJul 29, 2014 6:00 am - Carrie La Seur's finely crafted debut chronicles a woman's complicated relationship with her hometown of Billings, Montana, her relatives who stayed behind and her a...
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Little Free Library debuts at Arlington Hts. community centerJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - For Tyler Frank, 14, and Matt Barba, 13, what started out as an assignment for their Genius Hour class at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights recently became a rea...
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Book notes: Meet 'Twilight' screenwriter Chris Weitz in NapervilleJul 26, 2014 6:30 am - • "Going Somewhere" author Brian Benson discusses his book at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 28, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or th...
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Compelling characters populate Atkins' 'The Forsaken'Jul 26, 2014 5:45 am - Sheriff Quinn Colson has been working to clean up corruption and injustice in Ace Atkins' compelling crime fiction series, but he can't change the past of Jericho, Missi...
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Arlington Hts. library reveals book for community to readJul 26, 2014 1:00 am - Not an overly literary book, but not a fluff piece either. A book with plenty of themes for discussion, appealing to teens - and definitely a page-turner. In a nutshell,...
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Humor, dogs and gangsters all in the mix of Rosenfelt's 'Hounded'Jul 22, 2014 5:45 am - David Rosenfelt deftly works in wry humor, a love of dogs and New Jersey gangsters in "Hounded," his highly entertaining 12th legal thriller featuring attorney Andy ...
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Burke fashions epic story in 'Wayfaring Stranger'Jul 21, 2014 11:30 am - Author James Lee Burke is a descendant of tough Texas lawmen. In fact, his maternal great-grandfather once tangled with some of the West's most notorious gunslingers. Al...
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5 things to know about the new Goddess of ThunderJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - When superhero comics publishers alter a character, they often wait and hope for the clap of approval. This week, Marvel Comics' big announcement brought a thunderclap. ...
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Arlington Heights author digs up 'Wizard of Oz' historyJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - If ever, oh ever, a classic there was, "The Wizard of Oz" is one because ... Because, because, because, because, because ... Because of the wonderful thing it was. By a...