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Book review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press
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 ...
Book review: Elliot Page's timely debut memoir 'Pageboy' is powerful, humanizing

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
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...
Indian Trails library kicking off summer reading program with music, activities

By Russell Lissau
Jun 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...
Book review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 female scientists who explored the Grand Canyon

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press
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...
Book review: 'V is for Victory' explores FDR's bid to win public, industry support during WWII

By Andrew DeMillo Associated Press
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 ...
Book review: 'The Celebrants' by Steven Rowley will make you want to call an old friend

By Alicia Rancilio Associated Press
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 ...
Bartlett's Global Arts Festival celebrates diversity

Submitted by Dale Ann Kasuba
May 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...
Book review: 'Games and Rituals' finds intrigue in the mundane

By DONNA EDWARDS Associated Press
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...
Social media star and influencer Tinx really wants you to take her advice and live your best life

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press
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 ...
Find new passions with library's Summer Challenge

By Hollis Sienkiewicz Schaumburg Township District Library
May 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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