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Naperville's Bob Odenkirk returning home to promote his new memoir

By Scott C. Morgan
Jan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Former Naperville resident Bob Odenkirk is coming home in early March to promote his new memoir "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama." Two Chicago appearances and one in Napervil...
Book review: TV star Bertinelli pens compelling 'Enough Already'

By Mike Householder Associated Press
Jan 22, 2022 5:00 am - "Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today" by Valerie Bertinelli (Mariner Books) Valerie Bertinelli has been in the public eye for going on a ...
Review: Bride saved from a brutal husband in 'The Runaway'

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Runaway'ť by Nick Petrie (G.P. Putnam's Sons) Long haul trucker Roy Wiley is handsome and charming, so when he stops at a gas station in dreary Coldwater, Montana,...
Review: TV star Bertinelli pens compelling 'Enough Already'

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - 'œEnough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today'ť by Valerie Bertinelli (Mariner Books) Valerie Bertinelli has been in the public eye for going on a half-century. ...
Book review: 'Wahala' is a solid, slow-burn, page-turning mystery

By Alicia Rancilio Associated Press
Jan 18, 2022 5:00 am - "Wahala" by Nikki May (William Morrow/Custom House) The African word "wahala," used commonly in Nigeria, means trouble and that's just what happens when ...
Takei memoir selected for One Book, One Batavia

Shaw Media
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The Batavia Public Library has chosen the graphic novel "They Called Us Enemy" by actor George Takei as this year's selection for One Book, One Batavia, according to a n...
Catalina Maria Johnson to explore 'Latin Hip Hop as a New Poetry' Feb. 10

Submitted by Omar Nunez
Jan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Feb. 10, the West Chicago Public Library will host Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D., an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, journalist, and Beat Latino radio sho...
Meet the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author winners

Daily Herald report
Jan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library is hosting a live chat with 2021 Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project winners from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. It is an opportunity to meet an...
Book review: 'Olga Dies Dreaming' is a unique and beautiful force

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Jan 16, 2022 6:28 am - "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez (Flatiron Books) "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez follows Olga and her brother, Prieto, two New York nat...
Book review: 'Taking Down Backpage' a compelling look at prosecuting the sex trafficking site

By Jeff Rowe Associated Press
Jan 15, 2022 6:28 am - "Taking Down Backpage: Fighting the World's Largest Sex Trafficker" by Maggy Krell (New York University Press) The final chapter in the Taking Down Backp...

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