Literature
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Turtle Power! Elgin library enlists TMNT for summer reading programJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - Cowabunga! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are embarking on an important mission — encouraging Elgin area kids to read. The Gail Borden Library in Elgin has made the he...
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Wheaton College to host June 19 lecture on C.S. Lewis' 'The Abolition of Man'Jun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - On Monday, June 19, the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College presents "Inside the Abolition of Man," a lecture by the Rev. Joel Heck. One of C. S. Lewis's most impor...
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Book review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone
Jun 10, 2023 6:00 am - "The Wind Knows My Name" by Isabel Allende (Ballantine Books) Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories ...
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Book review: Elliot Page's timely debut memoir 'Pageboy' is powerful, humanizing
Jun 07, 2023 6:00 am - "Pageboy" by Elliot Page (Flatiron Books) Look, I admire Elliot Page as much as the next LGBTQ+ person and was swooning just as hard over this incredible...
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Indian Trails library kicking off summer reading program with music, activitiesJun 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The Indian Trails Public Library District will kick off its annual summer reading program Saturday with a musical performance and other activities. The event will run fr...
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Book review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 female scientists who explored the Grand Canyon
Jun 06, 2023 6:00 am - “Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W.W. Norton & Company) Long before...
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Book review: 'V is for Victory' explores FDR's bid to win public, industry support during WWII
Jun 05, 2023 6:00 am - “V is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt's American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II” by Craig Nelson (Scribner) There are plenty of battles that ...
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Book review: 'The Celebrants' by Steven Rowley will make you want to call an old friend
Jun 04, 2023 6:00 am - “The Celebrants” by Steven Rowley (G.P. Putnam's Sons) Steven Rowley is one of those authors where if you read one of his novels, his name gets added to ...
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Bartlett's Global Arts Festival celebrates diversityMay 30, 2023 11:00 pm - A community event celebrating cultural diversity and values to broaden knowledge, encourage acceptance and grow unity - the seventh annual Global Arts Festival - will be...
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Book review: 'Games and Rituals' finds intrigue in the mundane
May 28, 2023 6:00 am - “Games and Rituals” by Katherine Heiny (Knopf) A driving examiner falls for the new guy. A woman wonders what to do about her teenage son who may be experimenting w...