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Book review: A new collection from a master of the short story

By Ann Levin Associated Press
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...
Review: Reporter's murder shows cost of pursuing the truth

By JEFF ROWE
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...
St. Charles author named finalist in statewide Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project

Submitted by Rebecca Taniguchi
Oct 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...
Review: Paul Newman memoir stuns with brutal honesty

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
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...
Book review: Barbara Kingsolver takes on 'David Copperfield'

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
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,...
Review: Barbara Kingsolver takes on '~David Copperfield'

By ROB MERRILL
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...
Review: A new collection from a master of the short story

By ANN LEVIN
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...
Review: John Irving writes long tale 'The Last Chairlift'

By ROB MERRILL
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 '...
Book review: 'The Fall Guy' accurately portrays police procedures

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Oct 16, 2022 11:00 pm - "Fall Guy" by Archer Mayor (Minotaur) A Mercedes sedan, stolen a few days earlier in New Hampshire, is found abandoned in Vermont. It is crammed with sto...
Review: Birds and burdens in Lydia Millet's 'Dinosaurs'

By AMANCAI BIRABEN
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - 'œDinosaurs,'ť by Lydia Millet (W.W. Norton) Besides moving on from a bad breakup, Gil, the protagonist of Lydia Millet's 'œDinosaurs,'ť walks from New York to Phoenix b...

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