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Winfrey selects prison memoir 'That Bird Has My Wings' for book club pick

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Sep 12, 2022 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey has selected a prison memoir by Jarvis Jay Masters, currently on death row in San Quentin State Prison in California, for her latest book club p...
Review: Ian McEwan returns with masterful book 'Lessons'

By ROB MERRILL
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - 'œLessons,'ť by Ian McEwan (Alfred A. Knopf) 'œRoland occasionally reflected on the events and accidents, personal and global, minuscule and momentous that had formed a...
Review: T. C. Boyle's latest short stories are hit-and-miss

By DONNA EDWARDS
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - 'œI Walk Between the Raindrops'ť by T.C. Boyle (Ecco) An alcoholic author gets a strange visit that dredges up old memories. A couple becomes trapped on a cruise ship at...
Review: Jann Wenner's memoir looks as his rock, rolling role

By ANITA SNOW
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - 'œLike a Rolling Stone: A Memoir'ť (Little, Brown) Jann S. Wenner takes us on a long, strange trip with his accessible and entertaining rock '~n' roll memoir. As the fo...
Elgin library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with exhibits, programs

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Sep 12, 2022 5:30 am - Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with multiple exhibits and programs now through October. Visitors will discover the influence ...
Book review: 'The Marriage Portrait' reimagines the fate of a doomed Renaissance duchess

By Julia Rubin Associated Press
Sep 11, 2022 7:00 am - "The Marriage Portrait" by Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf) Stories of highborn girls confined to castles, forced to marry young, and pressured to have sons or d...
Book review: 'Like, Comment, Subscribe' looks at YouTube's rise

By Andrew DeMillo Associated Press
Sep 10, 2022 7:20 am - "Like, Comment, Subscribe" by Mark Bergen (Viking) YouTube has become such a part of daily life and popular culture in its 17-year history that it's easy...
Northeastern Illinois University's Presidential Lecture Series to feature historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Submitted by Ann Fink
Sep 08, 2022 11:00 pm - Northeastern Illinois University's newly relaunched Presidential Lecture Series will welcome acclaimed author, historian and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. "An Evenin...
Best bets: Stevie Nicks, Lyric Opera, Cheap Trick & Eric Clapton

By Barbara Vitello and Brian Shamie
Sep 07, 2022 6:00 am - Stevie Nicks under the stars Travel the “Edge of Seventeen” with legendary songwriter Stevie Nicks as the former Fleetwood Mac artist spends two nights at Ravinia Festiv...
Book review: Homes' 'Unfolding' imagines a government takeover by a right-wing cabal

By Ann Levin Associated Press
Sep 07, 2022 6:00 am - "The Unfolding" by A.M. Homes (Viking) If you ever wondered who was behind the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, pick up a copy of A.M. Homes' new novel, "The ...

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