Literature
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Northwest Cultural Council hosts poetry workshop in PalatineJul 28, 2013 2:20 pm - The Northwest Cultural Council will hold its Second Saturday Poetry workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court. T...
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Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new bookJul 28, 2013 6:32 am - LOS ANGELES — Shirley Jones opens the door to her house and appears every inch the ladylike Marian the librarian or sweet farm girl Laurey or cheerfully steady Mrs. Part...
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Book notes: Meet Anton DiSclafani at Anderson’sJul 28, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Anton DiSclafani as she reads from and signs copies of her book “The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Anderson’s Bookshop,...
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Brooks weaves strong themes into ‘Witch Wraith’Jul 27, 2013 6:00 am - Terry Brooks has written a slam-bang conclusion to his “The Dark Legacy of Shannara” trilogy with the stellar “Witch Wraith.” The magical barrier that keeps hideous ...
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A novelist's pub crawl across the Muslim worldJul 27, 2013 6:00 am - Looking to deal with a serious drinking problem, British novelist and travel writer Lawrence Osborne decides to traverse the Muslim world to gain a different perspective...
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Algonquin library to hold Larsen Park Storytelling FestivalJul 26, 2013 10:01 am - Submitted by Algonquin Area Public Library The Algonquin Area Public Library, in cooperation with the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department and Algonquin Eve...
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J.K. Rowling's 'The Cuckoo's Calling' quite entertainingJul 25, 2013 8:30 am - Full disclosure: I never would have guessed. I've read every book J.K. Rowling has published, some of them several times over. OK, all of them several times over. And st...
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'Downfall' is 'must read' for action-thriller fansJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - A chance encounter with a woman in a bar thrusts Sam Capra into the deadliest and scariest mission yet in Jeff Abbott's new thriller, “Downfall.” Capra is an ex-CIA age...
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A novel about fathers & sons struggling to connectJul 23, 2013 6:00 am - The ghost of J.D. Salinger hovers over David Gilbert's new novel, “& Sons.” Set amid the wealth and privilege of Manhattan's toniest neighborhood, the novel centers on A...
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Scrapbooks give peek inside Hemingway’s early lifeJul 21, 2013 5:01 am - BOSTON — Long before Ernest Hemingway first wrote a story, his mother was busy writing about him. Grace Hall Hemingway started a series of scrapbooks documenting the chi...