Literature
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'I go where I am needed': Batavia Chamber of Commerce honors volunteer Mary Anne CallahanSep 16, 2022 6:00 am - If there were a mantra for what makes a community volunteer click, it would simply be this: "I go where I am needed." That's what Mary Anne Callahan of Batavia told me w...
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Review: Joel Dicker's latest thriller ambitious but flawed
Sep 13, 2022 7:00 am - 'œThe Enigma of Room 622'ť by Joel Dicker (HarperVia) In Joel Dicker's fat new thriller, a famous novelist named Joel, vacationing in room No. 623 of the Hotel de Verbie...
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Winfrey selects prison memoir 'That Bird Has My Wings' for book club pick
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Review: Ian McEwan returns with masterful book 'Lessons'
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Review: T. C. Boyle's latest short stories are hit-and-miss
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Review: Jann Wenner's memoir looks as his rock, rolling role
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Elgin library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with exhibits, programsSep 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 ...
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Book review: 'The Marriage Portrait' reimagines the fate of a doomed Renaissance duchess
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Book review: 'Like, Comment, Subscribe' looks at YouTube's rise
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Northeastern Illinois University's Presidential Lecture Series to feature historian Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorSep 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...