Literature
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Book portrays injustice of immigrants' 1927 executionsAug 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Barrington writers workshop helps man craft novel
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'The Accident' a compelling thrillerAug 19, 2011 5:45 am - A husband is forced to confront his wife's secret life in “The Accident,” Linwood Barclay's best thriller to date. When Glen Garber's wife, Sheila, doesn't arrive at hom...
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Book notes: Myla Goldberg stops in NapervilleAug 19, 2011 1:00 am - Ÿ Marisel Vera discusses and signs copies of her debut novel, “If I Bring You Roses,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winn...
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Saul Bellow novel chosen for Chicago book programAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Public Library has chosen its 21st book for the city’s “One Book, One Chicago” program. It is Saul Bellow’s “The Adventures of Augie March.” The 10-year-old ...
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Addison native takes on Robert Ludlum franchiseAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - When Jamie Freveletti used to ride her bike as a child in the summer over the bubbling tar roads in what was then rural Addison, there was an odd-shaped building that al...
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Little City Book Fair opens Friday at HarperAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - It’s time for the annual Little City Foundation Book Fair, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 19-21, at Harper College in Palatine. The nationally renowned used book sale that’...
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'Submission' looks at how 9/11 left U.S. fragmentedAug 16, 2011 12:15 pm - Having chosen a winning design for the World Trade Center memorial, a jury in New York opens the envelope with the architect's name and gets a shock: He is Muslim. Ten y...
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Images: Wizard World Chicago Comic ConAug 12, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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Palatine poety workshop explores obsessionAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - The Northwest Cultural Council announces a Second Saturday Poetry Workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 13, led by Helen Degen-Cohen. Saturday’s topic will be “Giving...
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'Tom Waits' overshadowed by formatAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - Editor and biographer Paul Maher Jr. has commendably followed the impulse to reveal a person in his own words as he culled this collection of profiles, reviews and other...