Literature
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St. Charles Public Library to host local author Ramesh Shah Sept. 6Aug 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library will host "Tomorrow will be a Better Day" with local author Ramesh Shah on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the library...
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Review: Debut novel 'Perish' handles trauma with grace, grit
Aug 23, 2022 7:00 am - 'œPerish'ť by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations Books) When a family's matriarch is on her deathbed, they all gather back to Jerusalem, Texas, the hometown where their un...
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Book review: Terrified woman is tracked through Western wilderness in Krueger's 'Fox Creek'
Aug 23, 2022 6:00 am - “Fox Creek” by William Kent Krueger (Astria) Retired sheriff and part-time private detective Cork O'Connor is working the grill in his Aurora, Minnesota, restaurant...
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Review: Terrified woman tracked through Western wilderness
Aug 22, 2022 7:00 am - 'œFox Creek'ť by William Kent Krueger (Atria) Retired sheriff and part time private detective Cork O'Connor is working the grill in his Aurora, Minnesota, restaurant whe...
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Credit cards, cash, and what they hope is candy: What librarians find in returnsAug 22, 2022 5:30 am - When borrowed books make their way back to a library, oftentimes librarians find a little something extra tucked inside. “This is fairly common,” said Ritu Chhabra, cust...
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CAPE Con returns Aug. 27 to Aurora's Santori LibraryAug 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Join Aurora Public Library for a day celebrating comics, graphics novels, pop culture, and fandoms for all ages. The third annual CAPE Con will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satu...
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Book review: Robert Pobi's hero struggles with a mystery readers can solve
Aug 21, 2022 7:20 am - "Do No Harm" by Robert Pobi (Minotaur) Lucas Page retired from the FBI more than a decade ago after losing an eye, an arm and a leg in an explosion. But Lucas is a ...
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Book review: 'Slenderman' chronicles a harrowing childhood crime
Aug 20, 2022 7:20 am - "Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls" by Kathleen Hale (Grove Press) The seemingly senseless stab...
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Controversial 'Gender Queer' will remain on the shelf at Barrington High, board decidesAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - The controversial graphic memoir “Gender Queer” will remain on the shelf at the Barrington High School library, the Barrington Community Unit School District 220 school ...
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Review: '~Slenderman' chronicles a harrowing childhood crime
Aug 16, 2022 7:00 am - 'œSlenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls,'ť by Kathleen Hale (Grove Press) The seemingly senseless stabbing of a you...