Literature
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Eclipse featured at Local Author Showcase April 3 at Anderson’s Bookshop-NapervilleMar 28, 2024 6:25 pm - Did you know eclipses have a season? “Eclipse seasons” happen less than six months apart when the lunar orbit is perfect for Sun, Earth, and Moon eclipse alignments to ...
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Book Review: ‘Glorious Exploits’ turns classical history into an endearing comedy about tragedy
Mar 25, 2024 9:59 am - If the googly eyes on the cover didn’t make it apparent, Ferdia Lennon’s knockout debut novel “Glorious Exploits” is hilarious. In fact, it’s loaded with dark humor literally from page one. Never before has history been such a riot, and so indelibly endearing.
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Q&A: Author Rebecca Serle shares what’s behind her ‘magical realism’ and new book ‘Expiration Dates’
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Best Bets: Adam Ant, Beatles tribute, ‘The Choir of Man’Mar 21, 2024 7:08 am - Adam Ant and British ska band The English Beat headline Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Abbey Road brings the Beatles to life at the Metropolis, the CSO performs in Wheaton and more.
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Book Review: ‘Newshawks in Berlin’ illustrates tough choices news organizations face in wartime
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Book Review: Debut novel ‘Headshot’ gives us head shots of the psyches of teenage girl boxers
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‘You can get through this’: Mount Prospect woman’s book shines light on invisible injuryMar 08, 2024 9:03 pm - High school sweethearts Chase and Katianne Olson were raising a family in Mount Prospect when their lives changed in an instant on May 18, 2020. Chase was doing maintenan...
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Downers Grove’s One Book, One Town event focuses on compassion, hope
Mar 05, 2024 5:15 pm - Library, EQuality Downers Grove collaborate on communitywide reading event If you live in the Downers Grove community and are looking for a book to read, there is a...
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Book Review: ‘The Hunter’ is a dark and lyrical tale of revenge, friendship and loyalty in collision
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Book review: Elizabeth Brooks’ Austen-esque World War II novel has romance, betrayal and a touch of macabre