Literature
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Book review: A boarding school whodunit fueled by feminist rage
Feb 25, 2023 5:00 am - "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebecca Makkai (Viking) Take a pinch of "Prep," the boarding-school drama by Curtis Sittenfeld. Add a dollop of "My Da...
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'This was his dream': Ray Bradbury's collection to be displayed at his Waukegan childhood libraryFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Famed author Ray Bradbury's personal collection of books and artifacts will be preserved and showcased at what had been his childhood library and inspiration in his home...
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Love was all around at Wheaton's Prairie Path BooksFeb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Love was all around at Prairie Path Books, a local independent bookstore in Wheaton's Town Square. A very little girl came in with her mom, who took a photo of her daug...
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The next chapter: Lombard library getting ready for big move to new buildingFeb 23, 2023 4:45 am - After seven years of plot twists, Lombard's old Helen M. Plum Memorial Library will close its doors next month so books and supplies can be packed up and moved to a new ...
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'One Book, One Community' author Jasmin Darznik coming to suburbsFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Suburban libraries - and suburban book lovers - will mark the end of the seventh annual "One Book, One Community" series this month with the featured author. Jasmin Darz...
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Book review: 'Bright and Deadly Things' a paranoia-racked thriller
Feb 14, 2023 5:00 am - "Bright and Deadly Things" by Lexie Elliott (Berkley) A mysterious argument. A seductive student. A mystical clock. And a shocking series of break-ins th...
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Book review: Greta Thunberg aims to educate with 'The Climate Book'
Feb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - "The Climate Book" by Greta Thunberg (Penguin Press) Skipping school to sit outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018 with a sign reading "School Strike for...
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Book review: 'Looking for Jane' is gripping, historical, relevant
Feb 11, 2023 5:00 am - "Looking for Jane" by Heather Marshall (Atria) Gripping from the moment it begins, Heather Marshall's novel "Looking for Jane" is getting a well-deserved...
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Book review: Searching for belonging in 'Central Places'
Feb 06, 2023 5:00 am - "Central Places" by Delia Cai (Ballantine) Delia Cai's debut novel has all the trappings of a breezy rom-com: Audrey, a successful 27-year-old New Yorker...
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Elgin woman's book chronicles her unlikely path to motherhood through Alzheimer'sFeb 06, 2023 4:00 am - Pam Singleton never gave birth to a child. But that ultimately didn't stop her from being a mother, even in a most unlikely manner. Now the Elgin woman has written a boo...