Literature
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Book review: Amanda Gorman offers inventive collection of poems
Dec 29, 2021 5:00 am - "Call Us What We Carry" by Amanda Gorman (Viking Books) Asserting that "our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation" in "The ...
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2021 in books: 'Everything feels magnified'
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Meteorologist Ginger Zee set for virtual Anderson's Bookshop eventDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Ginger Zee, ABC-TV's chief meteorologist, will discuss her new book "A Little Closer to Home" in a virtual event copresented locally by Anderson's Bookshop at 7 p.m. Thu...
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Peoria's Downstate Story literary magazine releases Vol. 30, featuring Midwestern authorsDec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Nine new short stories by Illinois and Midwestern writers are featured in the 2021 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria's only literary magazine for fiction. Downstate St...
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Review: Ragan captivates with new thriller '~Count to Three'
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Addison author wins 2nd place in inaugural Spanish language author competitionDec 12, 2021 10:00 pm - Between completing the 2019 Chicago Marathon, releasing his first book, "The Blue Q: The World As I See It," in October of 2020, translating his published novel into Spa...
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Kelsea Ballerini feels her way through her new poetry book
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St. Charles library offers activities for kidsDec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - This winter, the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., is offering a variety of programs for kids. Sign up for the events at scpld.libnet.info/events. • Kids in k...
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Review: Amanda Gorman offers inventive collection of poems
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Review: 'Garbo' a mesmerizing look at film's greatest enigma