Literature
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Book review: Dylan Marron finds common ground with the enemy
Apr 05, 2022 6:00 am - "Conversations With People Who Hate Me" by Dylan Marron (Atria) Digital content producer Dylan Marron had always focused his career on shining a light on...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin's 'Ella' puts modern spin on fairy taleApr 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Children's Theatre of Elgin's original take on classic fairy tale opens Friday
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Review: Liked '~Station Eleven?' Read '~Sea of Tranquility'
Apr 04, 2022 7:00 am - 'œSea of Tranquility'ť by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf) Add another talent to Emily St. John Mandel's impressive resume as a novelist - she's very good at writing books ...
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Writers Read Series welcomes poet and author Paul Tran April 14Apr 03, 2022 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage Writers Read Series welcomes poet and author Paul Tran to discuss their book of poetry, "All the Flowers Kneeling," at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1...
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Book review: The satirical absurdity of Chou's 'Disorientation'
Apr 03, 2022 7:15 am - “Disorientation” by Elaine Hsieh Chou (Penguin Press) Ingrid Yang's future is laid out cleanly before her: Get her Ph.D., marry her fiancé, get a tenure-track teach...
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Harper College alumnus to lead discussion about power, media and #MeTooMar 31, 2022 11:00 pm - Christopher J. Schneider and Stacey Hannem are well-respected sociologists. They're both doctors in their field. They each serve as professors at Canadian universities. ...
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Book review: Humanity crystallized in 'Letter to a Stranger'
Mar 30, 2022 6:00 am - “Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us” edited by Colleen Kinder (Algonquin) If you've ever purposely gone down the Craigslist Missed Con...
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Two authors join Summer Place Theatre in talk about the history behind 'The Sound of Music'Mar 29, 2022 11:00 pm - North Central College Cultural Events will present an "Author Talk" on "The Times Surrounding The Sound of Music" on Tuesday, April 12, at Meiley-Swallow Hall. It will b...
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Review: Dylan Marron finds common ground with the enemy
Mar 29, 2022 7:00 am - 'œConversations with People Who Hate Me,'ť by Dylan Marron (Atria) Digital content producer Dylan Marron had always focused his career on shining a light on oppression. ...
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Book review: 'A Novel Obsession' is alluring, unsettling, meta
Mar 29, 2022 6:00 am - “A Novel Obsession” by Caitlin Barasch (Dutton) Friendship, love, jealousy, obsession. They seem distinct enough, but what happens when these experiences...