Literature
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'The Care & Keeping of You' author and her podcast co-host break down puberty for today's parents
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The average onset of puberty is about two years earlier than a generation ago. Well over half of tweens and teens report body image issues. The average age of first expo...
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Annual Folktoberfest to support Beyond Hunger's pop-up pantryOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Music & Potlucks presents the sixth annual Folktoberfest on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 26-27, and Sunday, Oct. 29. All events take place at the Friendly Music Community i...
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Book bans and politics: Not just a school issue, public libraries see surge in challengesOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Challenges to books in schools libraries have led to heated debates across the suburbs, from Antioch in far northern Lake County to Barrington in the Northwest suburbs a...
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Schaumburg's Library Boxes offer hand-picked books for readersOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - When Schaumburg Township District Library first offered Library Boxes back in 2018, it was just for teens. The Steen family of Schaumburg remembers jumping on board righ...
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Book review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book
Oct 07, 2023 6:00 am - Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of successful sketch comedy. Which means they would be the first to point out that lines like tha...
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Meet Tri-Cities author Sammi King at St. Charles book signingOct 06, 2023 6:00 am - Earlier this year, we highlighted some local journalists who just happened to be publishing books around the same time. Former Daily Herald columnist Sammi King of Batav...
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Jon Fosse, a Norwegian master of spare Nordic writing, wins the Nobel Prize in literature
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, whose work tackles birth, death, faith and the other "elemental stuff" of life in spare Nordic prose, won the Nobel Prize for Lit...
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Book by Naperville North student inspires youth with dyslexia and other learning roadblocksOct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Just in time for National Dyslexia Awareness Month in October, Naperville North High School junior Rory Andrlik - who lives and learns with dyslexia - has written a chil...
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Book review: 'SNL' star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice
Sep 30, 2023 6:00 am - Leslie Jones wants to set one thing straight in her memoir: She is undeniable. The word pops up 11 times in the book. Indefatigable is another good word to describe a co...
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Gail Borden Library to host Authors Fair Oct. 8Sep 28, 2023 11:00 pm - Discover new books for your nightstand at the Authors Fair 2023 from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in downtown Elgin. ...