Literature
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Book review: Bride saved from a brutal husband in 'The Runaway'
Jan 25, 2022 5:00 am - "The Runaway" 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 Coldw...
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Review: Killer gives the Florida Keys condo lifestyle a try
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - 'œMermaid Confidential'ť by Tim Dorsey (William Morrow) 'œMermaid Confidential'ť is the 25th slapstick-noir novel in which Tim Dorsey chronicles the antics of obsessive-...
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Review: Allende's 'Violeta,' an epic South American tale
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - 'œVioleta,'ť by Isabel Allende. (Random House) Chilean writer Isabel Allende's latest novel is 'œVioleta,'ť an epic tale that transports readers across a century of Sou...
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Review: Schaffhausen sets standard for serial killer novels
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - 'œLast Seen Alive'ť by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) When Joanna Schaffhausen first introduced FBI Special Agent Reed Markham and Boston police officer Ellery Hathaway,...
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Book review: 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband' is funny and big-hearted
Jan 24, 2022 5:00 am - "Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband" by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Pamela Dorman Books) Yinka Oladeji is a 30-year-old, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman...
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Naperville's Bob Odenkirk returning home to promote his new memoirJan 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...
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Book review: TV star Bertinelli pens compelling 'Enough Already'
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 ...
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Review: Bride saved from a brutal husband in 'The Runaway'
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,...
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Review: TV star Bertinelli pens compelling 'Enough Already'
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. ...
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Book review: 'Wahala' is a solid, slow-burn, page-turning mystery
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 ...