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Book review: Young detective solves the murder of a legendary Chicago cop in 'Long Gone'

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Aug 16, 2022 6:00 am - "Long Gone" by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) Four veteran Chicago police detectives are known as The Fantastic Four for their long history of spectacula...
Fox News gets into movies with story from romance novelist

Associated Press
Aug 16, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Fox News is getting into the movies by producing its first feature film, an adaptation of "The Shell Collector" from romance novelist Nancy Naigle. The movie,...
Review: Man Ray muse Kiki de Montparnasse takes center stage

By ANN LEVIN
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - 'œKiki Man Ray,'ť by Mark Braude (W.W. Norton) You may have seen the famous picture of her nude back marked with the sound holes of a violin, which recently sold for $1...
"Whispers" theme of Mundelein short story contest

Daily Herald report
Aug 15, 2022 1:00 am - "Whispers" is the theme of the Mundelein Arts Commission's 2022 short story contest. The theme was inspired by the new sculpture "Susurro" ("Whisper") at Park and Seymo...
Book review: Rough-start novel with redemptive, touching finish

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Aug 14, 2022 7:20 am - "Mika in Real Life" by Emiko Jean (William Morrow) Mika Suzuki is a directionless, 35-year-old Japanese woman with a big secret: She gave her daughter up for adopti...
Book review: Fake pregnancy transforms lonely salarywoman's life

By Ann Levin Associated Press
Aug 13, 2022 7:20 am - "Diary of a Void" by Emi Yagi (Viking) Shibata-san, the only woman in her office group, is tired of cleaning up after the men. One day, when her section ...
Elgin Donor Club's annual book review luncheon returns Sept. 22

Submitted by Donor Club of Elgin
Aug 10, 2022 11:00 pm - The Donor Club of Elgin recently announced the return of their annual book review luncheon, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. It will be held Thursday, Sept. 22,...
Cult-classic motoring novelist to sign books at the Geneva Concours d'Elegance Aug. 28

Submitted by Karen Miller
Aug 10, 2022 11:00 pm - He's known as "the world's fastest novelist," and Burt Levy's seven-book series of "The Last Open Road" novels have become genuine cult classics on the motor sports and ...
Arlington Heights park is backdrop for new children's book about baseball

By Christopher Placek
Aug 09, 2022 11:00 pm - Paul Petricca has spent nearly three decades teaching hundreds of Little League, high school and college baseball and softball players how to hit. Many of those lessons ...
Book review: Slick crime novel 'Heat 2' revisits a classic movie

By Douglass K. Daniel Associated Press
Aug 09, 2022 6:00 am - "Heat 2: A Novel" by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner (William Morrow) Hollywood screenwriter and director Michael Mann and veteran thriller writer Meg Gard...

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