Literature
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Book notes: Joelle Charbonneau signs her book at Wauconda librarySep 06, 2014 6:15 am - • "The Testing" author Joelle Charbonneau discusses and signs copies of her book at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Wauconda Area Public Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauc...
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Jack Reacher returns in Lee Child's 'Personal'Sep 06, 2014 5:45 am - Jack Reacher reads an ad in a newspaper left on a bus and knows it was meant for him in “Personal,” Lee Child's latest thriller to feature his larger-than-life hero. T...
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'Bad Feminist' essays are sharp, funnySep 02, 2014 5:45 am - Roxane Gay may call herself a bad feminist - she cops to loving pink and dancing to misogynist music - but she is a strong writer. In her new collection of essays, ...
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'Dirty Work' is nuanced, thoughtful storySep 01, 2014 6:15 am - At the start of Gabriel Weston's “Dirty Work,” Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist, has choked during surgery and left her patient in a coma. She now faces four ...
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Dunham, Poehler, NPH among those with books this fallAug 31, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — So many memoirs are coming out this fall, written in so many ways. Neil Patrick Harris, for instance, decided that his early 40s was too young for a “life” st...
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Book notes: Meet 'Flight 232' author in Lake ForestAug 30, 2014 6:15 am - • Candace Fleming discusses her book "The Family Romanov" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or ander...
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Gregg Hurwitz delivers in 'Don't Look Back'Aug 30, 2014 5:45 am - A single mother takes a vacation that descends into hell in Gregg Hurwitz's latest thriller, “Don't Look Back.” Eve Hardaway struggles at home as she cares for a young b...
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'Mean Streak' is filled with surprisesAug 29, 2014 6:00 am - Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, finds herself trapped in an isolated cabin with a man hiding from the world in “Mean Streak,” Sandra Brown's l...
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Late columnist's spy novel hits silver screenAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - I don't know what the late Bill Granger would have written about one of his novels finally being made into "The November Man" film starring Pierce Brosnan. But I do know...
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Author's ode to crosswords is right on the markAug 26, 2014 5:30 am - If you love solving crosswords, you know how it feels to be in the fraternity. There's the rush of matching wits with a mysterious puzzle-maker, the thrill of nailing an...