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Paris Hilton's path from party girl to icon of 'extra'

By MAE ANDERSON
Mar 18, 2023 6:00 AM - Dubbed the "OG Influencer," club kid-turned-mogul Paris Hilton pioneered becoming "famous for being famous" in the early 2000s, which she recounts in "Paris: The Memoir."
Illinois Libraries Present to host virtual visit with actor, author and restauranteur Danny Trejo

Submitted by Hollis Sienkiewicz
Mar 17, 2023 1:20 PM - Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration between public libraries offering premier events, welcomes Danny Trejo in an online event on Tuesday, April 4.
Book review: Friends abused as teens are targeted for murder in 'What Have We Done'

By Bruce DeSilva
Mar 14, 2023 6:00 AM - Five teenagers stood together in the dark and took turns firing a .22 caliber pistol into a shallow grave. Then they fell to their knees and swept dirt into it with their bare hands. That's how Alex Finlay's "What Have We Done," starts, but who they killed and why is not revealed until late in this suspenseful thriller.
Book review: Novel 'Ruthy Ramirez' flips true crime on its head

By Donna Edwards
Mar 13, 2023 5:00 AM - If true crime is your guilty pleasure, you absolutely must find out what happened to Ruthy Ramirez.
Arlington Heights author who became known nationally as the 'angel lady' dies

By Christopher Placek
Mar 10, 2023 5:05 PM - An Arlington Heights author who rose to national fame and became known as the "angel lady" for her books about angels and miracles has died. Joan Marie Wester Anderson, 84, wrote more than two dozen books about people who said heavenly angels miraculously saved them from tough situations.
Glenside Library to host award-winning children's author Jennifer Torres

Submitted by Glenside Library
Mar 10, 2023 12:02 PM - On Wednesday, March 15, Glenside Library in Glendale Heights is welcoming Jennifer Torres, the award-winning author of "Stef Soto," "Taco Queen," "The Do-Over," "Catalina Incognito," "Lola Out Loud," and other books for young readers.
Books, movies and more at Gail Borden Library Foundation book sale March 15-19

By Liz Clemmons
Mar 10, 2023 5:55 PM - Stock up on your favorite books without emptying your wallet at the Gail Borden Library Foundation book sale on Wednesday to Sunday, March 15-19.
Book lecture to discuss C.S. Lewis and the art of writing

Submitted by Wheaton College
Mar 8, 2023 10:42 PM - On Wednesday, March 15, the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College presents "C.S. Lewis on Writing & Writers," a lecture and book signing with editor David C. Downing.
Book review: 'The Exceptions' an inspiring and infuriating story

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Mar 4, 2023 6:00 AM - Kate Zernike had been covering higher education at The Boston Globe for about six months when she was tipped off to a major story: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was about to admit to years of gender discrimination against female faculty members. Zernike goes deeper into the story more than two decades later with her new book "The Exceptions."
Taylor Jenkins Reid writes her own Hollywood success story

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Mar 1, 2023 6:00 AM - "I'm jealous you get to meet her," an employee working behind the scenes at a recent press opportunity for "Daisy Jones & the Six" told some journalists. The "her" in question was Taylor Jenkins Reid, the best-selling author behind "Daisy Jones."

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