Literature
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Musician Jeff Tweedy displays sense of humor in his memoirNov 25, 2018 6:29 am - "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)" by Jeff Tweedy; Dutton; 304 pages In his memoir, "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)," Jeff Tweedy, frontman of the Chicago-ba...
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Quest Academy eighth-graders publish book with local author's helpNov 21, 2018 5:00 am - Earlier this month, author Cynthea Liu appeared at Quest Academy in Palatine for a book signing, but she wasn't the writer of this book. Turns out, the eighth-grade stud...
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Musician Jeff Tweedy displays sense of humor in his memoir
Nov 19, 2018 6:00 am - "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)" (Dutton), by Jeff Tweedy In his memoir, "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)," Jeff Tweedy, frontman of the American rock band Wilco, displays ...
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Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' is 2018's fastest-selling bookNov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - "Becoming," the new memoir by former first lady Michelle Obama, is the fastest-selling book of the year, according to Barnes & Noble. The retailer announced that first-w...
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Book review: At the top of his game, Baldacci introduces readers to Atlee Pine in new thrillerNov 18, 2018 6:28 am - "Long Road to Mercy: an Atlee Pine Thriller" by David Baldacci; Grand Central Publishing; 416 pages David Baldacci introduces readers to FBI Special Agen...
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Constable: Visiting one of his restaurants, founder Dick Portillo still one of the crewNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - Watching Dick Portillo wait his turn behind other customers standing in the lunch line at the Downers Grove Portillo's restaurant tells you something about the man. An e...
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Review: 'Green Book' is sure to put a smile on your face
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 am - If there is a big studio movie that's more generally crowd-pleasing than "Green Book " this season, I have yet to find it. In this landscape of challenging, provocative,...
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'When I got on the plane, I sobbed for 30 minutes': Michelle Obama kicks off book tour
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Michelle Obama began her 12-stop book tour Tuesday by sitting with Oprah Winfrey before an audience at the home arena of the Chicago Bulls, speaking on ev...
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Baldacci introduces readers to Atlee Pine in new thriller
Nov 13, 2018 6:00 am - "Long Road to Mercy: an Atlee Pine Thriller"(Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci David Baldacci introduces readers to FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine in his latest...
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Review: A new collection of essays by Jonathan Franzen
Nov 13, 2018 6:00 am - "The End of the End of the Earth: Essays" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Jonathan Franzen One subject comes up frequently in Jonathan Franzen's latest collection of ess...