Literature
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Book review: A story of polar exploration and women's suffrage
Dec 18, 2022 6:00 am - “Terra Nova” by Henriette Lazaridis (Pegasus Books) Hunger takes many forms. While Viola becomes fascinated with London's suffragette hunger strikers, he...
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Some recent biking books that make great holiday gifts for cyclistsDec 16, 2022 5:00 am - Need holiday gift ideas for a cyclist? Maybe you're so busy cycling you missed these recent biking books. Don't let these pass you by. You'll be disappointed if you expe...
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Book review: Smiley visits Wild West in 'A Dangerous Business'
Dec 12, 2022 10:00 pm - "A Dangerous Business" by Jane Smiley (Alfred A. Knopf) After a fall publishing season filled with Big Books by John Irving, Cormac McCarthy and Barbara ...
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Book review: Thief forced to steal a vital U.S. defense secret in 'Three-Edged Sword'
Dec 09, 2022 10:00 pm - “Three-Edged Sword” by Jeff Lindsay (Dutton) After the Cold War, former Soviet spy Ivo Balodis built himself a fortress in an abandoned missile site on a...
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Book review: The digital sleuths who demystified cryptocurrency
Dec 07, 2022 5:00 am - "Tracers In The Dark" by Andy Greenberg (Doubleday) The year was 2011. Cryptocurrency was a little-understood novelty, and Sen. Chuck Schumer called a ne...
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Book review: Hurricane-force novel with a hint of magical realism
Dec 06, 2022 5:00 am - "The Light Pirate" by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Grand Central) Wanda is named after the hurricane she was born in. It's also the hurricane that changes the tra...
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Book review: New novel explores the life-changing power of art
Dec 04, 2022 6:30 am - “Now Is Not the Time to Panic” by Kevin Wilson (Ecco) For the past 25 years the best-selling author Kevin Wilson has repeated to himself a semi-poetical,...
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Book review: 'Someday, Maybe' earnestly embodies widow's grief
Dec 03, 2022 6:20 am - "Someday, Maybe" by Onyi Nwabineli (Graydon House Books) "Someday, maybe" is a phrase that noncommittally encapsulates hopes and fears alike. It's a resp...
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Q&A with Glenview author Mandy Yom addresses inclusivityDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - Glenview's Mandy Yom, who shares a birthday with her brother, Don, received a unique present on her eighth birthday. On Feb. 27, 1980, Yom and her 11-year-old brother an...
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts UnlimitedNov 29, 2022 10:00 pm - Are you creative? Do you live within the boundaries of Northwest Suburban High School District 214? District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Dai...