Literature
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Review: Music matters in Paulette Jiles' 'Simon the Fiddler'
Apr 13, 2020 7:00 am - 'œSimon the Fiddler'ť by Paulette Jiles (William Morrow) 'œSimon the Fiddler'ť is the origin story of Simon Boudlin, a traveling musician who appears in Paulette Jiles' ...
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Book review: Julia Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss in 'Afterlife'
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Recommended Read: 'The Basketball Diaries' by Jim CarrollApr 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Early in my tenure at Indiana University, a dorm pal from New Jersey introduced me to a writer, poet and recording artist from New York City named Jim Carroll. The intro...
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Book review: Novelist Don Winslow goes small and succeeds wildly
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Gurnee Mills artist creates 'funny and cute' caricature video on COVID-19Apr 11, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO, IL, (April 12, 2020) - When her children asked "Why can't we go to the park or see our friends anymore?" a Chicago mother, Marta Sytniewski decided to draw Fun...
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Today's Recommended Read: "Harry's Trees" by Jon CohenApr 11, 2020 7:28 am - I cannot recommend "Harry's Trees" enough. The novel by Jon Cohen is perfect for so many readers. It's a feel-good novel about friendship, love, healing and the magical...
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Book review: 'Rules for Being a Girl' leaves readers wanting more
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Constable: Cancer devastating, but truth, love, humor keep her groundedApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - During her ambulance ride to the hospital near her home in Seattle, Katie Weber makes a phone call to her parents, Stephen and Charlotte Weber, in Arlington Heights. "Do...
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Book review: Marie Kondo has a new book on tidying up at the office. Her tips work at the home office, too.
Apr 10, 2020 6:00 am - "Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life" by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein; Little, Brown Spark; 320 pages The joy of cleaning at work is that,...
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Shipping News" by E. Annie ProulxApr 09, 2020 6:00 am - Failed newspaper reporter Quoyle is haunted by his devious wife's death in a car crash with her lover after she'd sold their two children for $7,000. Days later, he's ca...