Literature
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Review: 'Funny Farm' a warm memoir of rescue in many forms
Feb 22, 2022 6:00 am - 'œFunny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals'ť by Laurie Zaleski (St. Martin's Press) As its title promises, Laurie Zaleski's memoir about how she came to fo...
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Book review: Journey to the origins of the Earth
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Family creates app with authors, illustrators to help pediatric cancer patients get through chemoFeb 22, 2022 4:00 am - From the moment Jenna Brown gave birth to her daughter Sydney in February 2020, she called her “Love.” As with most new parents, Jenna and her husband, Jeremy, of Oswego...
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Book review: 'Smile and Look Pretty' a girl-power rallying cry
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Book review: Tessa Hadley pens subtle, seductive novel of '60s
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Goddard schools collecting books for children who have noneFeb 19, 2022 4:00 am - To help bridge the gap of literacy access for underprivileged children, the Goddard schools in the Chicago area are collecting children's books. Continuing now through F...
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Constable: Bob Odenkirk realizes his life in Naperville and beyond is all good, manFeb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Having spent nearly 13 years portraying Saul Goodman, a strip-mall lawyer with a knack for fixing things, Bob Odenkirk agrees to this interview provided we take care of ...
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For National Poetry Month, Aurora Downtown hosts call for poemsFeb 16, 2022 10:00 pm - In honor of National Poetry Month this April, Aurora Downtown is hosting a call for poems. The theme is "Rebirth" and poems will be reviewed by the city's poet laureate....
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McHenry High School starts a new Writers Week traditionFeb 16, 2022 10:00 pm - McHenry High School was buzzing with words last week from the inaugural Writers Week celebration of writing and literature that was punctuated by the annual Poetry Slam ...
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Review: Sheila Heti offers a story strained by the surreal