Literature
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Book review: 'City of Windows' is a compelling, baffling thriller
Aug 13, 2019 6:00 AM - A former FBI agent has to assist on a major case that has the citizens of New York terrified in Robert Pobi's thriller "City of Windows." -
Review: Violence simmers throughout 'The Hidden Things'
Aug 12, 2019 9:56 AM - Violence simmers throughout 'The Hidden Things,' Jamie Mason's sly, satisfying third novel
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T. Jefferson Parker tells latest tale in tight, vivid prose
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Review: Plot unfolds at rapid pace in 'The Bitterroots'
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In the age of ear buds and audiobooks, they want to be the voices in your head
Aug 11, 2019 7:15 AM - Voice actors, specifically audiobook readers, are part of an often unheralded industry. But here's a look at what it's like. -
Constable: When tense nation found hope in the Freedom Train
Aug 10, 2019 4:13 PM - The Big Boy steam engine that rolled through the suburbs last month had fans, but it didn't create the buzz that the Freedom Train did more than 70 years ago. In their new book, Gerry and Janet Souter of Arlington Heights explain how that train crossing the nation with patriotic displays was a "rock star" as it toured all 48 states and inspired the nation in the wake of World War II. -
Glenbard Parent Series to discuss 'Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI'
Aug 9, 2019 9:48 PM - The Glenbard Parent Series Navigating Healthy Families is partnering with the Glen Ellyn Public Library for a discussion of the true crime thriller, "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI." -
Bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" to visit Wauconda
Aug 8, 2019 7:10 PM - Garth Stein, author of the bestselling book "The Art of Racing in the Rain," will pay Wauconda a visit this fall. -
Ella's Friends to host book sale Oct. 3-6 at Hampshire libraryAug 9, 2019 7:00 PM - Ella's Friends, the support group for the Ella Johnson Memorial Library in Hampshire, will hold a book sale Oct. 3-6. On sale will be books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and audio books, most priced $1 or less. All children's books are 50 cents.
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Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to life with 'Nevermore'
Aug 6, 2019 2:12 PM - Edgar Allan Poe's dark and mysterious poetry comes to the stage to tell the story of modern lives ravaged by loss in "Nevermore," an original adaptation by Goodly Creatures Theatre.
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