Literature
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Cantigny Book Talk to be on ‘Nature is Our Country Club’Jun 13, 2024 9:22 pm - For his newest book “Nature Is Our Country Club: How Golf Explains Sustainability In a Changing World,” North Aurora author Christopher Cudworth spent four years researching the golf industry's economic and environmental realities as courses face changes due to climate change.
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West Chicago Public Library District resident named finalist in statewide writing competitionJun 13, 2024 7:09 pm - The Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project Manuscript competition recently announced this year’s finalists: • “Nicky” by Hailey Atwood (West Chicago Public Library D...
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AAUW Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Used Book Sale kicks off June 20Jun 12, 2024 10:48 am - The Wheaton-Glen Ellyn AAUW Branch, NFP is busy gathering books for its 2024 Used Book Sale. More than 11,000 books will provide a great opportunity to refresh your TBR (To Be Read) piles.
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Oprah Winfrey picks David Wroblewski’s ‘Familiaris’ for her book clubJun 11, 2024 12:58 pm - NEW YORK — Author David Wroblewski has reached special status among contemporary authors: a two-time selection for Oprah Winfrey's book club. Winfrey announced Tuesd...
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Book Review: Glamour and tragedy intertwine in Griffin Dunne’s memoir ‘The Friday Afternoon Club’Jun 10, 2024 5:20 pm - Actor and producer Griffin Dunne grew up in New York and Los Angeles with the glitterati all around. His father, Dominick Dunne, a television executive and film produ...
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Book signing for John Robert Wiltgen’s ‘The Candy in My Pocket’ set for June 21-22Jun 07, 2024 6:36 pm - Author and internationally acclaimed, award-winning residential designer John Robert Wiltgen will be signing his memoir “The Candy in My Pocket” at noon Friday, June 21, ...
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Book Review: Indigenous author explores charged issue of blood lines in his debut novel ‘Fire Exit’Jun 07, 2024 2:23 pm - Morgan Talty has followed up on the success of his prize-winning story collection “Night of the Living Rez” with a poignant first novel that explores the charged question of what constitutes identity — family or tribe?
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Book Review: From Crichton and Patterson, ‘Eruption’ is poised to be seismic publishing eventJun 07, 2024 1:46 pm - You know you’ve got some juice in the publishing world when you get top billing on a book nearly 16 years after your death. “Eruption” is the completion of a partial manuscript found by the late Michael Crichton’s wife, Sherri, and finished by James Patterson.
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A new ‘Hunger Games’ book — and movie — is comingJun 06, 2024 12:08 pm - Inspired by an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for...
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Book review: ‘When the Sea Came Alive’ expands understanding of D-Day invasionJun 05, 2024 9:50 am - Writing about the Allied invasion of Normandy, Garrett M. Graff is treading into familiar history with his latest book. From books by historian Stephen Ambrose to films ...
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