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Best Bets: Kane County Fair returns to St. Charles

By Scott C. Morgan
Jul 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Fair fun The Kane County Fair returns starting Wednesday with attractions like racing pigs, a Wild West Revue, rides, an agriculture game show and more at the Kane Count...
Friends of Geneva Library host used book sale July 22-24

Submitted by Paula Krapf
Jul 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Thousands of gently-used books will be available for purchase at the Friends of Geneva Public Library's Used Book Sale July 22-24 at the library, 227 S. Seventh St. The ...
Review: 'Hatchet Island' a mystery with contrived solution

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - 'œHatchet Island'ť by Paul Doiron (Minotaur) Stacey Stevens's old college roommate, now working at a bird sanctuary off the Maine coast, is in a panic. Lobstermen who ha...
Review: An Irish hitman juggles murder with parenthood

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - 'œThe Lemon Man'ť by Keith Bruton (Brash Books) Patrick Callen, a Dublin, Ireland hitman with a mild case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, stays organized by making lis...
Review: 'Bull Durham' fans, rejoice at 'Church of Baseball'

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Jul 05, 2022 7:00 am - 'œThe Church of Baseball: The Making of '~Bull Durham': Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings and a Hit'ť by Ron Shelton (Knopf) Former minor-league ballplayer ...
Book review: Crime thriller debut well-executed in 'The Favor'

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Jul 04, 2022 11:00 pm - "The Favor" by Nora Murphy (Minotaur) Leah and Liam Dawson are lawyers. McKenna and Zack Hawkins are doctors. Or at least, Leah was a lawyer. And McKenna...
Book review: 'The House Across the Lake' is a wild, improbable ride

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
Jul 02, 2022 7:20 am - "The House Across the Lake" by Riley Sager (Dutton) Casey Fletcher and her husband, Len, bought a cottage on a remote lake in Vermont as a getaway from their hectic...
Book review: Shashi Bhat's slice-of-life novel is both meaningless and profound

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Jun 28, 2022 6:00 am - "The Most Precious Substance on Earth" by Shashi Bhat (Grand Central) As a freshman, Nina has a crush on her English teacher. That's how "The Most Precio...
Review: 'Elsewhere' ponders the meaning of motherhood

By ROB MERRILL
Jun 27, 2022 7:00 am - 'œElsewhere'ť by Alexis Schaitkin (Celadon Books) Sometimes it's fun to read something that doesn't fit in any particular category. 'œElsewhere,'ť the new novel from Ale...
Review: A hunting trip turns deadly when a blizzard strikes

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jun 27, 2022 7:00 am - 'œOutside'ť by Ragnar Jonasson (Minotaur) It's reunion week in Iceland for Daniel, Armann, Gunnlaugur, and Helena, who were tight in college and like to get together eve...

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