Literature
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Book notes: Dave Barry reads 'Insane City' in NapervilleFeb 08, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Authors Leslie Goddard and Christopher Lynch team up for an author event at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park...
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Lisa Gardner's 'Touch & Go' is a winnerFeb 06, 2013 5:00 am - Lisa Gardner, the master of the psychological thriller, has delivered another tour de force with “Touch & Go,” which exposes the raw nerves of a family imploding, an...
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'Hour of Peril' is compelling true storyFeb 05, 2013 5:00 am - It's February 1861 and Abraham Lincoln is making his way by train from Springfield, Ill., to his inauguration in Washington, D.C., on March 4. Allan Pinkerton and his r...
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'Me Before You' will move reader to tearsFeb 02, 2013 5:00 am - There are books that you cannot put down. There are also books where you become so invested in the characters, you force yourself to stop reading to prolong the experien...
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Enter Dist. 214 community writing, art contestFeb 01, 2013 9:04 am - Calling all writers, poets and artists. Officials with Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and the Daily Herald are looking for submissions for their annual Com...
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'Little Elvises' compelling, suspensefulFeb 01, 2013 5:00 am - Ever since Dashiell Hammett introduced us to Sam Spade in “The Maltese Falcon” 83 years ago, hundreds of writers have adopted his formula, flooding the bookshelves with ...
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Dave Barry's 'Insane City' is hystericalJan 30, 2013 5:00 am - Humorist Dave Barry has produced his first solo adult novel in more than 10 years, and it's hysterical. In a story reminiscent of “The Hangover” films, Seth is marrying ...
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Robert Crais' 'Suspect' is action-packed, deeply touchingJan 29, 2013 5:00 am - Los Angeles police officer Scott James and his partner, Stephanie Anders, were searching for an all-night noodle house late one night when they ran straight into a gunba...
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Yoga expert opens up about body insecurities in new bookJan 27, 2013 6:22 am - “May I Be Happy: a Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind” (Dutton), by Cyndi Lee Yoga students are often motivated and even inspired by watching teachers twist thei...
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‘Insane Devotion’ a heavy meowmoirJan 27, 2013 6:03 am - Peter Trachtenberg’s “Another Insane Devotion” is a discursive essay on personal growth, a public exercise in private exorcism, and a collection of notes toward a philos...