Literature
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Review: How Meacham's Lincoln defeated 'Big Lie' of his day
Oct 24, 2022 7:00 am - 'œAnd There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle'ť by Jon Meacham (Random House) Fun fact: Feb. 12, 1809, is the birthdate for both Abraham Lincoln and C...
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Review: A Texas cop solves murder of a woman with a secret
Oct 24, 2022 7:00 am - 'œMurder at the Jubilee Rally'ť by Terry Shames (Severn House) Samuel Craddock, the amiable police chief of mythical Jarrett Creek, Texas, is good at his job, but he's g...
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Book review: A new collection from a master of the short story
Oct 22, 2022 7:00 am - "Liberation Day" by George Saunders (Random House) George Saunders is back with a new collection of short stories that feature his usual dystopian worlds...
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Review: Reporter's murder shows cost of pursuing the truth
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - 'œIn the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Coverup, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press,'ť by Katherine Corcoran (Bloomsbury) The confluence of corrupt governance, pov...
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St. Charles author named finalist in statewide Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author ProjectOct 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Rebecca Taniguchi of St. Charles/Campton Hills has been chosen as one of three finalists in the statewide Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project competition for her n...
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Review: Paul Newman memoir stuns with brutal honesty
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - 'œThe Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir'ť by Paul Newman (Knopf): Paul Newman may have been a better actor than many moviegoers realized. Self-assured in h...
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Book review: Barbara Kingsolver takes on 'David Copperfield'
Oct 18, 2022 6:00 am - "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) "Demon Copperhead," the latest from Barbara Kingsolver, is a modern re-imagining of "David Copperfield,...
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Review: Barbara Kingsolver takes on '~David Copperfield'
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - 'œDemon Copperhead'ť by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) 'œDemon Copperhead,'ť the latest from Barbara Kingsolver, is a modern reimagining of 'œDavid Copperfield,'ť set in Ap...
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Review: A new collection from a master of the short story
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - 'œLiberation Day,'ť by George Saunders (Random House) George Saunders is back with a new collection of short stories that feature his usual dystopian worlds and heartlan...
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Review: John Irving writes long tale 'The Last Chairlift'
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - 'œThe Last Chairlift'ť by John Irving (Simon & Schuster) After 54 years and 15 novels, John Irving's finally done it. He's written a book longer than most editions of '...