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Lisle Library District joins with local libraries to host author and comedian Jenny Lawson

Submitted by Joy Davis
Mar 14, 2022 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 30, bestselling author and humorist Jenny Lawson will discuss her newest novel "Broken (But in the Best Way Possible)" virtually at 7 p.m. Lawson is...
Review: Nine names, each of them marked for death

By BRUCE DESILVA
Mar 14, 2022 7:00 am - 'œNine Lives'ť by Peter Swanson (William Morrow) The elderly owner of a decaying hotel in Kennewick, Maine, is shoved to the ground, dragged to a tidal pool, and held th...
Book review: 'Ocean State' a story of love, both good and bad

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Mar 14, 2022 5:00 am - "Ocean State" by Stewart O'Nan (Grove Press) In Stewart O'Nan's "Ocean State," the very first line reveals that a teenage girl was murdered - and also wh...
Dolly Parton and James Patterson mix words, music on 'Run, Rose, Run'

By Hillel Italie Associated Press
Mar 12, 2022 6:20 am - LA VERGNE, Tennessee - Sometimes even Dolly Parton has a hard time keeping up with the legend of Dolly Parton. "I often go into my museum in Dollywood, you know, because...
Review: 'Ocean State' a story of love, both good and bad

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Mar 09, 2022 6:00 am - 'œOcean State,'ť by Stewart O'Nan (Grove Press) In Stewart O'Nan's 'œOcean State,'ť the very first line reveals that a teenage girl was murdered - and also who did it. A...
Book review: 'Sandy Hook' is vital reading in the post-truth age

By Donna Edwards Associated Press
Mar 08, 2022 5:00 am - "Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for the Truth" by Elizabeth Williamson (Dutton) If you stand on a street corner all day yelling at passer...
Review: 'The Darkest Place' isn't a bright crime novel

By BRUCE DESILVA
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Darkest Place'ť by Phillip Margolin (Minotaur) Plot elements in 'œThe Darkest Place,'ť Phillip Margolin's fifth legal thriller featuring Portland, Oregon, lawyer R...
Review: Laugh-out-loud essays in book 'Girls Can Kiss Now'

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œGirls Can Kiss Now,'ť by Jill Gutowitz (Atria) In 'œGirls Can Kiss Now,'ť Jill Gutowitz, the 'œself-proclaimed overlord of lesbian Twitter,'ť takes readers on a thrill...
Book review: Thrilling, page-turning 'The Heights' by Louise Candlish is a delight

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Mar 06, 2022 6:15 am - "The Heights" by Louise Candlish (Atria) Louise Candlish's "The Heights" opens with Ellen Saint spotting a man she knows standing in an apartment window....
Book review: Margaret Atwood's writings are both funny, frightening

By Anita Snow Associated Press
Mar 05, 2022 6:20 am - "Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021" by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday) Canadian poet, novelist and literary critic Margaret Atwoo...

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