Literature
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Social media star and influencer Tinx really wants you to take her advice and live your best life
May 28, 2023 6:00 am - “I need you to not wait three weeks for that loser to text you back when he's not going to,” said Christina Najjar, best-known to her social media followers and podcast ...
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Find new passions with library's Summer ChallengeMay 25, 2023 6:00 am - Summer is all about spending time as a family. Swimming at the pool and playing in the park, chasing fireflies and making s'mores. It's also a great time for families to...
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Book Review: A brilliant new story collection by Jolene McIlwain awaits in 'Sidle Creek'
May 21, 2023 6:00 am - "Sidle Creek" by Jolene McIlwain (Melville House) Lately, the news out of rural Appalachia has not been good: a train derailment, toxic chemicals, the op...
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'100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die' offers a bucket list for the Prairie StateMay 20, 2023 6:00 am - It's a five-hour drive from the Volo Auto Museum to the Cahokia Mounds. But it's all part of the same journey. Award-winning author Melanie Holmes, who hails from the so...
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Book review: Tom Hanks' novel shares inside look at moviemaking
May 13, 2023 6:00 am - "The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece" by Tom Hanks (Knopf) There may be no one better suited to tell the tale of how a movie gets made than ...
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Book review: Actor Minka Kelly bares all in stunning new memoir
May 08, 2023 6:00 am - "Tell Me Everything" by Minka Kelly (Henry Holt and Company) To most of us, Minka Kelly is cheerleader Lyla Garrity from the much-loved high school footb...
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In new cookbook, Miranda Lambert reveals recipes that fed her
May 06, 2023 6:00 am - When she was a teenager, Miranda Lambert listened at the dinner table while her grandmother, her mother and their friends swapped gossip, life lessons and stories from E...
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Book review: In 'Homegrown,' Jeffrey Toobin looks at Oklahoma City bombing
May 06, 2023 6:00 am - "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism" by Jeffrey Toobin (Simon & Schuster) In the nearly three decades that have passed since the Oklaho...
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'Girl Dad': St. Charles author, father shares parenting insights in book he co-wrote with his daughterMay 05, 2023 6:00 am - His books can be seen as primers for being good parents or grandparents - full of insight, advice and common-sense approaches to everyday interactions between parents an...
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Retired Glenbrook North teacher shares his semi-true story of life as 'drum corps addict'May 04, 2023 5:55 am - Mike Piskel maintains that he is not a writer. He's a science teacher. It turns out he's both. An award-winning Glenbrook North teacher from 1981-2018, Piskel's debut bo...