Literature
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Review: A wise, witty memoir on 'divine tedium' of marriage
Feb 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œForeverland,'ť by Heather Havrilesky (Ecco) Dear AP book reviewer: I thought I was doing OK with the pandemic, but the recent surge of COVID-19 cases has really got m...
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Review: Chuck Klosterman deep dives into 'The Nineties'
Feb 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Nineties'ť by Chuck Klosterman (Penguin Press) Few things make a book reviewer feel older than reading a book - words on actual tree pulp, bound together with a ha...
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Book review: Allende's 'Violeta' an epic South American tale
Feb 07, 2022 5:00 am - "Violeta" by Isabel Allende (Random House) Chilean writer Isabel Allende's latest novel is "Violeta," an epic tale that transports readers across a centu...
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Good News Sunday: Courtney Kiolbassa named 2021 Advocate Good Shepherd Nurse of the YearFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: In middle school, Courtney Kiolbassa saw...
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Book review: Unique narrator propels 'What the Fireflies Knew'
Feb 05, 2022 6:20 am - "What the Fireflies Knew" by Kai Harris (Tiny Reparations Books) One of the joys of reviewing books is reading things you otherwise never would. So let m...
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Lisle Library District joins with local libraries to host bestselling author Jasmine Guillory Feb. 16Feb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Feb. 16, bestselling romance author Jasmine Guillory will discuss her newest novel "While We Were Dating" virtually at 7 p.m. with the Lisle Library Distri...
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Local libraries to host bestselling author Jasmine Guillory Feb. 16Feb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Feb. 16, bestselling romance author Jasmine Guillory will discuss her newest novel "While We Were Dating" virtually at 7 p.m. with libraries around the sta...
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Review: Journey to the origins of the Earth
Feb 02, 2022 6:00 am - 'œOtherlands: Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems,'ť by Thomas Halliday (Random House) If there is one uncertainty that has persisted since the beginning of time, it'...
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Book review: 'Black Cake' a delicious novel in bite-sized chunks
Feb 01, 2022 5:00 am - “Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson (Ballantine Books) The debut novel of former journalist and short fiction writer Charmaine Wilkerson opens with a one...
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District 300 Foundation awards grant promoting reading funJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 recently introduced elementary students to Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine. Lincoln Prairie Elementary School educators St...