Literature
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Review: Journalist's first collection of fiction excels
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œLand of Big Numbers,'ť by Te-Ping Chen (Mariner Books) A Chinese tech company recently made headlines for its use of 'œsmart'ť cushions in office chairs to monitor its...
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Review: Mike Nichols bio the epic his artistic life deserves
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œMike Nichols: A Life,'ť by Mark Harris (Penguin Press) Inspiration and talent don't always travel together. How many young men and women electrified by director Elia K...
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Review: New story collection by Danish writer Dorthe Nors
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œWild Swims,'ť by Dorthe Nors (Graywolf Press) 'œHygge'ť is the Danish word for a sense of coziness and comfort that is supposedly characteristic of that Scandinavian ...
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Review: 'We Could Be Heroes' is the story of deep friendship
Feb 01, 2021 6:00 am - 'œWe Could Be Heroes,'ť by Mike Chen (Mira) In Mike Chen's 'œWe Could Be Heroes,'ť Jamie and Zoe each wake up alone in an unfamiliar apartment. Neither has any memory o...
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Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
Feb 01, 2021 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. "Hopefully this will be a bridge that b...
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Foundation names 2021 Young Arts winnersJan 31, 2021 10:00 pm - The National YoungArts Foundation recently announced its 2021 YoungArts Winners. YoungArts' winners are the nation's most accomplished young artists in the visual, liter...
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Book review: 'Tropic of Stupid' continues slapstick-noir series
Jan 30, 2021 6:28 am - "Tropic of Stupid" by Tim Dorsey (William Morrow) "Tropic of Stupid," the 24th novel in Tim Dorsey's series featuring obsessive-compulsive psychopath Ser...
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Constable: As pandemic giveth new skills, will it taketh away old ones?Jan 28, 2021 4:30 am - Staying in place during the pandemic has led some of us to discover new skills. Who doesn't know people who proudly posted photographs of freshly made loaves of bread th...
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College of DuPage explores Black History Month with virtual programsJan 26, 2021 10:00 pm - In celebration of Black History Month, College of DuPage invites students, staff, faculty and community members to examine, recognize and celebrate the Black family in t...
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 can enter contestJan 26, 2021 10:00 pm - Are you creative? Do you live within the boundaries of Northwest Suburban High School District 214? District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Dai...