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Douglas Brunt serves up tale of pro tennis in 'Trophy Son'

By LINCEE RAY
May 31, 2017 7:00 am - "Trophy Son" (St. Martin's Press), by Douglas Brunt Best-selling author Douglas Brunt writes about the world of professional tennis and the use of performance-enhancing ...
Review: How Sherry Lansing crashed Hollywood's glass ceiling

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
May 31, 2017 7:00 am - "Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker" (Crown Archetype), by Stephen Galloway Never heard of Sherry Lansing? That's OK - neither had ...
Author, activist wants Virginia's place in history known as a once great barbecue destination

By Jim Shahin Washington Post
May 31, 2017 6:00 am - It's hard not to conjure up Don Quixote when considering Joe Haynes. Like the famous fictional character who went into the Spanish countryside on a quest to right wrongs...
Collection of Jack Reacher short stories is a fun read

By JONATHAN ELDERFIELD
May 30, 2017 7:00 am - "No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories" (Delacorte Press), by Lee Child Do you recall that famous line from the "Forrest Gump" film? "My momm...
Review: Al Franken writes about his years in the Senate

By JEFF AYERS
May 30, 2017 7:00 am - "Al Franken: Giant of the Senate" (Twelve Books) by Al Franken Former writer and "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken uses his gift of humor to tell the story of hi...
Author events: Meet grill master Steven Raichlen at Naperville's Anderson's

By Laura Milbrath Stewart
May 27, 2017 7:22 am - • Chris Grabenstein, best-selling author of "Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library," signs copies of his newest title, "Welcome to Wonderland #2: Beach Party Surf Monkey,...
Constable: Fiction mirrors Cubs, political reality

By Burt Constable
May 25, 2017 5:30 am - In 2014, when former Hoffman Estates resident Dennis Hetzel published his first sports/politics novel, "Killing the Curse," about the Cubs in the World Series amid presi...
Stern dishes on celebrity gossip in 'According to a Source'

By LINCEE RAY
May 23, 2017 7:00 am - "According to a Source: A Novel" (Thomas Dunne Books), by Abby Stern Do you ever wonder how celebrity gossip outlets uncover all that juicy info? How can media sources g...
Stern dishes on celebrity gossip in 'According to a Source'

By LINCEE RAY
May 23, 2017 7:00 am - "According to a Source: A Novel" (Thomas Dunne Books), by Abby Stern Do you ever wonder how celebrity gossip outlets uncover all that juicy info? How can media sources g...
Review: 'Apollo 8' tells thrilling story of moon mission

By JEFF AYERS
May 22, 2017 7:00 am - "Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon" (Henry Holt), by Jeffrey Kluger In "Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon," aut...

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