Literature
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Scott Turow: Master of the legal thriller is still on top of his game
May 14, 2020 6:00 am - “The Last Trial” by Scott Turow (Grand Central Publishing) When Evanston resident Scott Turow's debut novel, “Presumed Innocent,” was published in 1987, ...
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Book review: Lou Gehrig's generosity of spirit shines in new book
May 13, 2020 6:00 am - "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir," Alan D. Gaff (Simon & Schuster) In the pre-television and internet era, it's hard to imagine the wattage a star player suc...
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Review: Lou Gehrig's generosity of spirit shines in new book
May 12, 2020 7:00 am - "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir,'ť Alan D. Gaff (Simon & Schuster) In the pre-television and internet era, it's hard to imagine the wattage a star player such as Lou Gehrig...
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Comedian Tom Papa is a fount of happy distractions - and baking tips
May 12, 2020 6:00 am - "You're Doing Great! And Other Reasons to Stay Alive" by Tom Papa (St. Martin's) In a time when we could all use some inspirational uplift - not the sacc...
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Local author's 'Cece Saves the Planet' now availableMay 11, 2020 11:00 pm - West Chicago, May 12, 2020- Ashley Keller, owner of Fishy Green Organic Farm and Cece's Honey Bees, has released her first children's book, "Cece Saves the Planet" on Am...
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These children's books have engaged my kids after a long day in quarantine
May 11, 2020 6:00 am - It's getting harder and harder to keep my little kids — ages 5 and 6 — interested in a bedtime story. In quarantine, screens have become an integral part of their everyd...
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Proceeds from 'The Cross Man' memoir go to the Zanis familyMay 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Greg Zanis, the Aurora carpenter known throughout the nation as the man who traveled hundreds of thousands of miles carrying his handmade crosses to scenes of tragedy an...
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Book review: Natalie Wood's daughter opens up about the life and death of her famous mother
May 10, 2020 7:28 am - "More Than Love" by Natasha Gregson Wagner (Scribner) As a child, Natasha Gregson Wagner followed a succession of good-luck rituals every time her mother...
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Mother's Day book picks by Delia Owens, Jennifer Weiner, Kiley Reid and more
May 10, 2020 7:28 am - As a mother of four, I count down to Mother's Day. It's the one time a year the kids bring me breakfast in bed. Forget any presents that they (or my husband) might get m...
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Evanston's Scott Turow discusses literature, litigation and 'The Last Trial'May 09, 2020 7:30 am - Lest its title spark concern, “The Last Trial,” Scott Turow's new courtroom thriller, is not his last. “It's Sandy Stern's last trial,” said the best-selling author and...