Literature
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Book review: Make time for astonishing debut 'Nightcrawling'
Jun 11, 2022 7:20 am - "Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley (Alfred A. Knopf) "Nightcrawling" belongs near the top of any "best debut novel of 2022" list. This is not an easy read....
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Review: 'Mini-Forest Revolution' shows how to mimic nature
Jun 09, 2022 7:00 am - Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rebuild the World,'ť by Hannah Lewis (Chelsea Green) Trees serve us better when they are planted with friend...
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Review: Giffin marries romance and history in 'Meant to Be'
Jun 07, 2022 7:00 am - 'œMeant to Be'ť by Emily Giffin (Ballantine) Joe Kingsley comes from a larger-than-life family with connections, achievements and celebrity akin to the Kennedys, complet...
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Review: Make time for astonishing debut '~Nightcrawling'
Jun 07, 2022 7:00 am - 'œNightcrawling'ť by Leila Mottley (Alfred A. Knopf) 'œNightcrawling'ť belongs near the top of any 'œbest debut novel of 2022'ť list. This is not an easy read. The word...
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Book review: David Sedaris' 'Happy-Go-Lucky' an amusing look at life's ironies
Jun 07, 2022 6:00 am - "Happy-Go-Lucky" by David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company) Almost everyone has a dysfunctional family, but few expose their relatives' funny, embarras...
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Review: Tracy Flick is back in dark, comic 'Election' sequel
Jun 06, 2022 7:00 am - 'œTracy Flick Can't Win,'ť by Tom Perrotta (Scribner) Tracy Flick, the character created by Tom Perrotta in his 1998 novel 'œElection'ť and immortalized by Reese Wither...
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Book review: Grisham shortens things up in 'Sparring Partners'
Jun 06, 2022 6:00 am - “Sparring Partners” by John Grisham (Doubleday) Since bursting on the scene with the runaway hit “A Time to Kill” in 1989, John Grisham has been one of t...
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Book celebrates the 50th anniversary of 'Grease'
Jun 06, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - On Valentine's Day 1972, a musical opened off-Broadway needing a lot of love. It was already $20,000 in debt and the reviews were mixed to poor. A decision h...
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Constable: Real Civil War hero inspires LGBTQ+ novel for writer from NapervilleJun 04, 2022 1:00 am - As a young volunteer re-enactor at Naper Settlement, Michael Leali was comfortable identifying as a 19th-century boy. He carried his haversack, which contained essential...
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Review: Grisham shortens things up in 'Sparring Partners'
May 31, 2022 7:00 am - 'œSparring Partners'ť by John Grisham (Doubleday) Since bursting on the scene with the runaway hit 'œA Time to Kill'ť in 1989, John Grisham has been one of the most reli...