Literature
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Book notes: Meet Janet Evanovich at Skokie's B&NJun 13, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Danielle Sosin, winner of the 2011 Milkweed National Fiction Prize, discusses her novel “The Long Shining Waters” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, at The Book Stall at Ch...
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‘Paradise Aperture’ wins science fiction prize for suburban writerJun 12, 2012 8:06 am - David Carani still cannot believe his good fortune. In April, the Palatine resident was at the center of an Academy Awards-like ceremony in Hollywood for sci-fi and fant...
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Joan of bark: Rivers' new book spares no oneJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Joan Rivers' tongue is as sharp as her plastic surgeon's scalpel, and she holds nothing back in her latest book, “I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me.” Few have wo...
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Palatine Public Library group holding used book sale June 15-17Jun 10, 2012 6:34 pm - The Friends of the Palatine Public Library will hold a used book sale, featuring books, CDs and DVDs donated by the community, June 15-17 at the main library, 700 N. Nor...
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Book notes: Gillian Flynn signs 'Gone Girl' in WinnetkaJun 07, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Author Gillian Flynn discusses, reads from and signs copies of her new novel, “Gone Girl,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St...
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From here to Mars, Bradbury's legacy enduresJun 07, 2012 5:30 am - A prolific and versatile writer whose career spanned many genres and seven decades, Waukegan-born Ray Bradbury is remembered as an author who brought science fiction and...
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Author, Waukegan native Ray Bradbury dies in CaliforniaJun 06, 2012 4:27 pm - Science-fiction master Ray Bradbury, one of Lake County’s most famous native sons, is being remembered here as an imaginative, inspirational and important author. Bradbu...
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'Gone Girl' is brilliant, devious thrillerJun 06, 2012 6:00 am - Admirers of Gillian Flynn's previous books, “Sharp Objects” and “Dark Places,” will be ecstatic over “Gone Girl,” her most intricately twisted and deliciously sinister s...
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Algonquin winery reopens with new menu, offeringsJun 05, 2012 8:00 am - Steve Boyer knew that wine just wasn't enough. Though he had the successful Village Vintner Winery along Randall Road in Carpentersville for years, he always knew there ...
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'The 500' a gripping debut from Matthew QuirkJun 05, 2012 6:00 am - “The 500,” a gripping debut novel by Matthew Quirk, is reminiscent of John Grisham's “The Firm” and will have readers enthralled from the opening sentence. Mike Ford lan...